Building a Community that Regenerates Agriculture
18th-19th May 2022 / 12:00 – 16:15 British Summer Time (BST)
Online Event
We are delighted to invite you to Cool Farm Alliance’s 2022 Annual Meeting. Themed “Building a Community that Regenerates Agriculture”, the two-day meeting will gather the Cool Farm community once more in a virtual space to join their voices and experiences in interactive sessions and discussions.
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Wednesday, 18 May, 2022 |
Thursday, 19 May, 2022 |
Speakers |
The 19th of May will start with a series of public panel discussions and presentations designed to underline the importance of community, scalable approaches, and biodiversity for the transition to regenerative, climate-smart agriculture.
The public event is followed by a closed session for members, which gives them the opportunity to further connect with the Cool Farm community and discuss content from the event as well as key questions in topic breakouts.
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| Time (BST) | Speakers | Session Title | Session Description |
| 12:00 – 12:15 15min |
Andre Eitner Vice-Chair Executive Committee, Cool Farm Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Manager, PepsiCo Richard Profit General Manager, Cool Farm Alliance |
OPENING: Vision and Purpose of the Cool Farm Alliance | Hear about developments and successes over the past year and how they contribute to the vision and mission of the Cool Farm Alliance |
| 12:15 – 12:40 25 min |
James Ede Global Sustainability Lead, Cargill Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers |
Where Social Becomes Cool in Turkey | Learn how Cargill’s corporate responsibility program in Turkey is a unique approach of linking farmer prosperity with the Cool Farm Tool |
| 12:40 – 13:10 30 min |
Dr.ir. Jan Peter Lesschen Senior Researcher & Project Lead Soil and Climate, Wageningen University Khaoula Essoussi Global Dairy Sustainability Manager, Danone |
Collaborating to Drive Climate-Neutral Farming – the ClieNFarms Initiative | We will hear from Danone and Wageningen University about the recently started ClieNFarms Initiative, a joint effort of research, finance, supply chains and farmers that aims to create an enabling environment for the transition to climate-neutral farms, and what role the CFT plays in their activities |
| 13:10 – 13:30 | Q&A and Break | ||
| 13:30- 14:15 45 min |
Marianne Landzettel Ag Journalist & Author Franco Costantini Managing Director, Control Union UK Loekie Schreefel |
Panel: Regenerative Agriculture – How to Regenerate Ecosystems and Build Communities for a Future-Proof Agriculture | In a conversation with experts, we want to explore the key success factors of regenerative agriculture, the potential to scale it globally, and the role of tools like the Cool Farm Tool to drive a transformation to regenerating soil, agriculture and the environment. Questions can be asked at the end of the panel |
| 14:15 – 14:40 25min |
Dr. Eduardo Arellano Ogaz Lead Researcher and Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Caitlin McCormack |
The Cool Farm Biodiversity Module in Motion – Voices from the Field and Collaboration Towards Industry Alignment | Dr. Eduardo Arellano Ogaz shares valuable insights in how his project team used the Cool Farm Biodiversity Module with farmers in Chile, and what they could learn about the farmers attitude towards nature. Furthermore, hear about the Cool Farm’s collaboration with 3Keel to establish the module as industry standard for taking management decisions in support of on-farm biodiversity |
| 14:40 – 14:55 15min |
Geraldine Bernard Global Agriculture Sustainability Lead, Heineken Alberto Javier Maynez Gutierrez |
Low Carbon Farming – Rolling out the Cool Farm Tool as part of a Global Carbon Farming Program | Heineken will talk about its experience with their Global Low Carbon Farming Program, involving currently 300+ farms in 15 countries and 22 suppliers in 2022, and using the Cool Farm Tool. |
| 14:55 – 15:00 5min |
Daniella Malin Deputy General Manager, Cool Farm Alliance |
Closing the Open Session |
Thursday 19 May 2022 – Closed Member Session
| 15:00 – 15:10 | Break | ||
| 15:10 – 16:00 50 min |
Topic Sessions: Review and Discuss Focus Topics and Content from the Annual Meeting | KEY TOPICS: + Biodiversity + Follow-up Methods, Science & Software + Can the Cool Farm Tool Decommodify Commodity Markets? + Using the CFT to incentivise supply chain emissions reductions by farmers |
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| 16:00 – 16:25 25 min |
Presentation of Discussion Rounds & Closing of the Day |