As global climate change intensifies, the livestock and aquatic sector, a crucial part of the agricultural food system, is facing unprecedented challenges. The increased frequency of extreme weather events, rising sea levels, loss of biodiversity, and resource scarcity driven by climate change pose severe threats to the sustainable development of livestock and aquatic sector. At the same time, the livestock and aquatic sector itself is one of the significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions, having a considerable impact on global climate change.
In order to thoroughly explore the issue of sustainable development in the livestock and aquatic food sector under the context of climate change and to develop innovative strategies, policies and technologies, Institute of Food and Nutrition Development (IFND), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China; the Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy (AGFEP) at China Agricultural University (CAU) are jointly hosting this session. The discussions will cover, but are not limited to, the challenges and difficulties of the green transition in the livestock and aquatic production, the evolution of consumption, future trends and outlooks, and opportunities for collaboration.
It is expected that this conference will bring together diverse expertise to jointly explore scientific and practical recommendations for the sustainable development of the livestock and aquatic sector and strategies to address global climate change.
Climate Change and Livestock & Aquatic Food System Transformation
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 8:30 – 12:00 GMT+8 (Beijing Time) Pinggu Jinhai Lake International Convention & Exhibition Center (Ballroom B), Beijing, China
Moderator: Jiaqi Wang Director general of the Institute of Food and Nutrition Development (IFND), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs | ||||
Opening Remarks | ||||
8:30-8:45 | Mengshan Chen Director, National Advisory Committee on Food and Nutrition
Shenggen Fan Chair Professor and Dean, Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University | |||
Keynote Speech | ||||
8:45-9:00 | Appolinaire Djikeng | |||
9:00-9:15 | Essam Yassin Mohammed Director General of the WorldFish Center | |||
9:15-9:30 | Ming Luo Deputy Director of Institute of Seawater Fisheries, Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences | |||
Round Table - Topic 1 Challenges and Difficulties in the Green Transition of the Livestock and Aquatic Food System Moderator: Jimin Wang Deputy Director General of Institute of Food Nutrition and Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs | ||||
9:30-10:35 | Jimmy Wilson Smith | Director International Programs -Agriculture and Natural Resources of the University of Maryland | ||
Junmin Zhang | Director, Beijing Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China | |||
Sandra Broka | Senior Agriculture Economist/Agriculture and Food Sector Coordinator, World Bank | |||
Wenge Fu | Director of the MBA Education Center at China Agricultural University. | |||
Thomas Cherico Wanger | Associate Professor, Westlake University, China | |||
We Han | President of Shengfeng Foods | |||
Coffee Break 10:35-10:45 | ||||
Round Table - Topic 2 The Impact of Sustainable Consumption on the Livestock and Aquatic Sectors Moderator: Bob Tansey Global Policy Lead, Degraded Lands and Restoration and Senior Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy | ||||
10:45-11:50 | Guansheng Ma | Director, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University | ||
Conrad Rein | Director of Policy Outreach, Innovation Commission, Development Innovation Lab, the university of Chicago | |||
Guangyan Cheng
| Director of the Animal Food and Nutrition Policy Center, Institute of Food and Nutrition Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (IFND) | |||
Claudia Hunecke | Postdoctoral Researcher Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) | |||
Dan Chen | President of Guangdong Hengxing Group Co. | |||
Francois Mosnier | Head of Ocean Programme, Planet Tracker | |||
11:50-12:00 Closing remarks | ||||
12:00- Lunch | ||||
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