National Sustainable Food Summit 2012 announced
The 2nd National Sustainable Food Summit, will take place in Sydney on 3-4 April, 2012, and a pre-conference on the 2 April.
The summit is being promoted by Three Pillars Network, will gather over 340 delegates including primary producers and members of the business, government, education, public health, community and not-for-profit sectors came together in Melbourne to share ideas that could inform a vision for Australia’s food system in 2030.
The summit will also focus on the limits and challenges to Australia’s current system – to begin to examine what new frameworks and emerging solutions will help support a sustainable and resilient food system for Australia now and in the future.
3 Pillars Network again collaborates with partners from across the food system including Meat & Livestock Australia, Grains Research & Development Corporation, Office of the Environment and Heritage, Dairy Australia, LRQA, Agrifood Skills, the Australian Food and Grocery Council, Agribusiness Association of Australia, WWF Australia, Net Balance and Responsible Investment Association.
The summit will be addressed by a variety of Australian and International scientists, sustainability strategists and food system thought leaders, including Jeremy Rifkin, Julian Cribb, Colin Chartres, Olivier De Schutter, Kirsten Larsen, Robert Pekin, Nicola Watts and Michael Croft.
Food systems, like many other systems in society, are undergoing changes, and as a result of energy and environmental pressures, there are significant increases in populations and urbanisation, new technologies and rapidly evolving geopolitical dynamics.
The food system will need to respond to the cumulative effects of these changes in a way that makes sure developments in environmentally sustainable systems in the 21st century provides high quality food for future and current generations. It is likely that this system, as it evolves will be very different.
The Inaugural National Sustainable Food Summit last year generated consensus for the need to collaborate and continue the conversations necessary to transform Australia’s food system.
Where and when
The 2nd National Sustainable Food Summit will be taking place at Dockside, Sydney from 3-4 April 2012. A series of pre-conference workshops are also being offered on 2 April 2012. For more information and to register for the Summit, please email cheryl@3pillarsnetwork.com.au or visit www.3pillarsnetwork.com.au
