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Providing food for 10 billion people, despite advancing climate change and scarce production areas, is the challenge agriculture is facing until 2050. As a new series of events at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Weihenstephan Forum on the Future of Agricultural Policy will show how the right framework conditions can be set.

Drohnenaufnahme der Forschungsbrauere // ENGLISH VERSION: Drone picture of research brewery Weihenstephan at TUM Campus Freising — © TUM Pro Lehre Medienproduktion

Bavarian Minister of Agriculture, Michaela Kaniber, as well as researchers and representatives from agricultural and environmental associations will present their views and ideas on agriculture in Bavaria. In six keynote speeches, they will give ideas on the future of Bavarian agriculture.

Interested guests and media are cordially invited to participate in the event. We ask for registration at hans-eisenmann-forum(at)tum.de

Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 4:30 pm
Place: TUM Campus in Weihenstephan, lecture hall 16, Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 6, 85354 Freising

Program:

4.30 pm	Welcome Prof. Senthold Asseng, Scientific Direktor, Hans Eisenmann-Forum for Agricultural Sciences Introduction and Moderation Prof. Johannes Sauer, Chair of Production and Resource Economics
5 p.m.	Keynote speeches Michaela Kaniber, Bavarian Minister of Agriculture Günther Felßner, President, Bavarian Farmers' Association Jörg Migende, Head of Corporate Public Affairs, Head of Digital Farming, Lead Expert Agribusiness, BayWa AG Thomas Lang, Chairman, Landesvereinigung für den ökologischen Landbau in Bavaria Julia Giehrl, Spokesperson for the Agricultural Working Group, Bayerische Jungbauernschaft Richard Mergner, Spokesperson for the Agricultural Working Group, Bayerische Jungbauernschaft
5.50 p.m.	Panel discussion with questions from the audience
6.40 p.m.	“Beer & Brezn”

The series of events by the Weihenstephan Forum on the Future of Agricultural Policy is organized by the Chair of Production and Resource Economics and the Hans Eisenmann-Forum for Agricultural Sciences at TUM.