Feeding the World without Consuming the Planet

November 05, 2013,
2:00pm - 5:30pm

Confronting global environmental change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Changes to water, land and climate will affect the future of food and agriculture. The MIT Food Symposium will bring together industry experts and researchers to share their perspectives and gain a better understanding of how research can address these global resource challenges.

This event is free and open to the public. Please register in advance to help us prepare appropriately.

There will be live online streaming of the event on November 5th at globalchange.mit.edu/foodsymposium

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AGENDA

2:00 – 3:00pm: Climate, Food, Water, Energy Nexus

3:00 – 4:00pm: Agricultural Resources and Inputs

4:00 – 5:00pm: Agricultural Commodity Markets, Food and Consumers

5:00 – 5:30pm: MIT View: Unique Contribution to Finding Solutions