A forward-looking perspective on tackling the grand challenges in Plant Health to transform Agriculture sustainably.

Thu 3 December 2020

online

Celebrating the FAO International Year of Plant Health, this dynamic panel discussion featuring expert representatives from farming, industry and research will look at problems in plant health and how research and industry can work together to develop improved crop management strategies driven by biological solutions and green growth.
Followed by Q and A.

Chair:
Dr Richard Harrison - Director of Cambridge Crop Research, NIAB.

Speakers:
Dr Martin Clough - Head of Technology & Digital Integration at Syngenta Crop Protection.
Cathryn Lambourne - Specialist in plant pathology and field vegetable crops in horticulture. Manager of the AHDB Field Vegetable (FV) Panel.
Professor Uta Paszkowski - Professor of Cereal Symbiosis, Department of Plant Sciences, Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge.

This event is hosted by Cambplants Hub and supported by CambPlants Hub, Cambridge Global Food Security Interdisciplinary Research Centre, EIT Food #AnnualFoodAgenda, and the Crop Science Centre.

Cost: Free