Research Capacity Building Event: Increasing resilience of agri-food supply chains

23rd Nov – 25th Nov 2015 09:00 – 12:00

This event is the Launch Meeting for a new research Project: Sustainable Supply Chain Management in the Colombian Agricultural Sector funded by a Newton Caldas Institutional Link with Colombia.

It also includes the second seminar in an ESRC funded seminar series ‘Architects of a Better World: Building the Post 2015 Business Engagement Architecture’. The seminar series is a direct response to the United Nations Global Compact’s call for businesses and business schools to support the establishment of a framework for sustainable development. This seminar addresses the resource need of sustainable food and agriculture, food security, and the role of business in this regard. Given the launching of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, with the second goal being to ‘end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture’, the seminar is timely and complements the Newton Caldas project.

The two and half day conference is aimed at academics, business people (including co-ops), early career researchers and others who are interested in exploring food security in relation to innovations in supply chains, business models, sustainability and organisational forms. It will serve as a platform to promote dialogue between academic and professionals via inspired presentations whilst dissecting and debating the current issues and problems faced. The conference will provide opportunities for leading academics and practitioners to share their domestic and international experience whilst evaluating the funding streams and potential outcomes in order to set a research agenda for agricultural supply chain research in the next 5 years and drive greater participation across all Agriculture supply chains.

Day 1 and 2 of the conference will include presentations from academic and industry experts, and small-group discussions. On the 2nd day there will be a poster exhibition during lunchtime followed by an Open forum for PhD students to ask questions. Also, our steering committee will moderate a structured conversation around sustainable agricultural supply chain. Day 3 activities will be an exciting trip to North Wyke Farm and end promptly at noon to allow for return travel.

Further information is available here.

If you would like to participate, please respond to Avril Sun - [email protected].