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Under the Patronage of H. H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority
Strategic Partner
POST SHOW REPORTThe world’s most influential event for sustainable agriculture
www.InnovationsInAgriculture.com
Innovation in agriculture gives us a real chance of feeding nine billion people using fewer resources and with no environmental damage.
It has the potential to offer solutions to combat global warming, provide technologies that can improve nutrition and social prosperity in
developing countries, be an unlimited source of clean energy, and help us look after our most precious resource: water.
Launched in February 2014, the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) achieved international acclaim for being the largest
showcase of innovations for sustainable agriculture the world had ever seen.
Building on the success of the first edition, GFIA 2015 leveraged partnerships with over 40 powerful international organisations to make
GFIA the world’s most influential event for the future of food production.
A WOrld Of innOvATiOn
40% more visitors
24 new countries represented by visitors
4,552 attendees from 85 countries
254 exhibitors from 41 countries
23 ministerial delegations
251 speakers across five conference programmes
“I was spending my days as a GFIA delegate with a group of mostly European, Middle Eastern and African leaders vastly more action oriented than any I had seen in my seven years as a participant at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. While Davos was always about projecting the identity of “importance” simply by virtue of ones attendance - GFIA in Abu Dhabi was laser focused on the foundations of global security in its truest sense.”
Dylan Ratigan, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur
and former host of MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan Show
ExcHAnging idEAS frOm ArOund THE WOrldInvolving 251 speakers across 5 focused conference programmes, delegates enjoyed over 50 hours of conference content.
“We need all of you, the world’s leading experts on agriculture to muster every ounce of courage and innovative energy you have...We have met these challenges before and I assure you we can meet them again. Keep up the great work.”
John Kerry, US Secretary of State, speaking at GFIA 2015
JoHN KERRY,US Secretary of State (video address)
HRH THE PRINCE oF WALES (video address)
DR. REN WANG,Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations
DR. NAoKo ISHII,CEo & Chair, Global Environment Facility
HANS HASSLE,CEo, Plantagon
JoHAN GATSoNIDES, Head Food Security and Agroresources, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands
ALYA AL MAZRoUI, MANAGER, UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science, National Center of Meteorology & Seismology
DR. INGE HERMAN RYDLAND, MFA Norway, Co-Chair, Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture
DYMPHNA vAN DER LANS, CEo, Clinton Climate Initiative
DR. KAMEL ABDULLAH,CEo, Exeed Industries
PRoFESSoR LoUISEo. FRESCo,President of the Executive Board, Wageningen UR
GERDA vERBURG,Chair, Committee on World Food Security
H.E. DR RASHID MoHAMMED KHALFAN AL SHARIqI, Director General, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority
DR. ETHEL SENNHAUSER, Director of Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank
HRH KING GEoRGERUKIDI Iv oF ToRo,Uganda
of delegates rated their overall conference experience as good or excellent
83% of delegates rated the quality of speakers as good or excellent
80% of delegates rated the networking opportunities as good or excellent
88%
80%83%
Delegate Feedback
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GFIA
Post HarvestWaste Initiative:from Preventionto Valorisation
GFIAICT for SustainableAgriculture
GFIA
Edible Cities: Building Resiliencewith Urban Agriculture
GFIA Innovation Programme
Including keynote speeches from:
THE innOvATiOnS
Introducing three game-changers:
INNovATIoN: SALT FARM TExEL
organisation: Salt Farm Texel, The Netherlands
At the research location of Salt Farm Texel, a salt tolerant variety of potato has been identified that is four times higher than previously believed to be possible. With over one billion hectares of salinised soil worldwide, and rising, the potential to increase agricultural production on previously non-cultivated land is enormous.
INNovATIoN: PRoTIx
organisation: Protix Biosystems, The Netherlands
Insects play a pivotal role in the nutrient cycle by converting low quality degrading material into high quality living biomass. Protix has developed large scale production technologies that enable the extraction of high-quality proteins and lipids from organic waste. This makes Protix the first company worldwide to cultivate insects efficiently, ensuring organic waste as a new source of feed for future generations.
INNovATIoN: PLANET LABS
organisation: Planet Labs, UK
Fresh data from any place on Earth is foundational to solving commercial, environmental, and humanitarian challenges. Satellite imaging has revolutionised our knowledge of the Earth, but Planet Labs can do better and go faster — by getting smaller. It produces tiny satellites that, when launched in a cluster, provide high-res images of the entire planet. Its global sensing and analytics platform unlocks the ability to understand and respond to change at a local and global scale.
Across four theatres, 100 speakers had just 15 minutes to show an audience of food producers, technology buyers and investors how
their innovation can improve productivity and why it could shape the future of sustainable farming around the world.
“Your work to promote sustainability and resource conservation through what I hope will be genuinely appropriate technology and innovation could not be more important.”
HRH The Prince of Wales, speaking at GFIA 2015
THE ExHibiTiOn
Agribusiness
Animal Production
Aquaculture
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Crop Protection
Horticulture
ICT in Agriculture
Indoor Agriculture
Mechanisation
Nutrition
organic Agriculture
Post Harvest
Over 250 suppliers of sustainable agriculture innovations from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi to demonstrate how their
technology and services could increase productivity, whilst saving resources, or protect the environment.
view the full exhibitor list at www.InnovationsInAgriculture.com
“An outstanding opportunity to meet business partners.”
John E. Woods, Desert Control Institute
Precision Agriculture
Renewable Energy
Saltwater Agriculture
Soil Health
Urban Agriculture
Water Management
90%
92% 71%
94%
83%
Exhibitor Feedback
thought the quality of event attendees was ‘good’ or ‘excellent’
Exhibitors presented technology across the following themes:
were satisfied with their participation
will consider exhibiting at GFIA 2016
were satisfied with the quantity of visitors
agree that GFIA attracts an international audience
inTErnATiOnAl cOllAbOrATiOnS
ADFCA HoSTED SCIENTIST PRoGRAMME
organised in partnership with Global Forum on Agricultural
Research (GFAR)
GLoBAL ALLIANCE FoR CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE: SPECIAL MINISTERIAL SESSIoN
organised in association with the Global Alliance for Climate-
Smart Agriculture
AGRIFooD LEADERS MEETING
organised in partnership with the Kingdom of the Netherlands
GRAND CHALLENGES FoR DEvELoPMENT PAvILIoN AND INNovAToR PRESENTATIoNS
organised in partnership with USAID
EMERGING LEADERS IN THE FooD & ENERGY SYSTEMS FoRUM
Sponsored by Climate Interactive
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FARMER PARTNERSHIPS
organised in partnership with SAI Platform
Recognising the international reach of GFIA attendees, for the first time, a large number of GFIA partners took the opportunity to run
free fringe events.
EATx MENA: MIDDLE EAST AND NoRTH AFRICA 2015
organised in partnership with EAT Stockholm Food Forum
DEMAND FoR CLIMATE oBSERvATIoNS IN AFRICA: CASE STUDIES IN SoCIAL SERvICES, FARM SERvICES AND CRoP INSURANCE
organised in partnership with TAHMo
CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE: TECHNoLoGY FoR IMPACT
organised in partnership with CGIAR (IFPRI / CCAFS)
CREATING AN EvERGREEN AGRICULTURE WoRKSHoP
organised in partnership with World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
TUToRIAL WoRKSHoP oN ARID-LAND CRoP HYDRoPoNICS AND ALGAE PRoDUCTIoN
organised in partnership with The University of Arizona and the UAE
Ministry of Environment and Water
“It was extremely exciting and entertaining, full of brilliant minds and super ideas for the future.”
Agustin Mercado Jr, World Agroforestry Centre
THE viSiTOr
Top 5 visitor job functions
Executive Management: 22%
R&D: 16%
Sales Manager: 7%
Engineer: 7%
Project Manager: 6%
Attracting 4,552 attendees from 85 countries, GFIA 2015 attracted 40% more visitors to Abu Dhabi than the launch event in 2014.
Geographical Breakdown of visitors:
Visitors by company activity
Food producers: 27%
Suppliers: 19%
R&D: 17%
Government: 14%
NGos: 9%
Investors: 7%
Supply Chain: 7%
“Worldwide, high quality contacts “galore” and an inspiring, relaxed atmosphere. Thank you!”
Matthias Hoelscher, ECoSUS Special-Substrates
7%
8%
2%
13%
65%
4%
1%
North America
South America
Africa
Europe
Middle East
Asia
Australia
visitor Feedback
75%78%60%85%57%93%
attended GFIA to find new sustainable agriculture innovations
were the final decision maker or key specifier for purchasing decisions
would recommend visiting GFIA to someone else
agree that GFIA is a leading event
think they will place an order within 12 months
found the products they were looking for
viP ATTEndEESH.E AHmAD bIn AmER Al-HumAIDI Minister, Ministry of Environment, qatar
EnG. AlI bIn AwAD bIn KHAmIs Al YAqOObI General Director, Regional Municipality and Water Resources, Al Buraimi Governorate, oman
H.E. AmInA mOHAmED Foreign Minister, Government of Kenya
HOn. bEDA mAcHAR DEnG Minister, Ministry of AgricultureRepublic of South Sudan
H.E. mRs. cATHERInE sAmbA-PAnzA President, Government of Central African Republic
mR. cHRIs HEGADORnDirector, office of Global Food SecurityU.S. Department of State
DR. DAVID HOwlETTClimate Change and Livelihoods AdviserDepartment for International Development, UK
ms. DYmPHnA VAn DER lAnsCEo, Clinton Climate Initiative
DR. ETHEl sEnnHAusERDirector of Agriculture Global PracticeWorld Bank
DR. FRAncOIs PYTHOuDDirector, International Sustainable Agriculture UnitSwiss Federal office for Agriculture
DR. FRAnK RIjsbERmAnCEo, CGIAR Consorium
H.E. GAAFAR AHmED AbDullA OmERMinister, Ministry of Agriculture and IrrigationNorth Sudan
H.R.H KInG GEORGE RuKIDI IV Kingdom of Toro, Uganda
ms. GERDA VERbuRGChair, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)
mR. Gus VAn DER FElTzGlobal Director City Farming, Philips
mR. HAns jOEHRHead of Agriculture, Nestlé
mR. HOwARD-YAnA sHAPIROChief Agricultural officer Mars, Incorporated
DR. InGE HERmAn RYDlAnDHead of Food SecurityMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
mR. jEAn bERnOuCEo, McCain Continental Europe
mR. jOHAn GATsOnIDEsHead Food Security and AgroresourcesMinistry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands
DR. lAncE O’bRIEnDirector, Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland
PROF. lOuIsE FREscOPresident of the Executive BoardWageningen UR
ms. lYsTRA AnTOInEGlobal Director, Sustainable Agriculture Development, DuPont
HOn. mAcHAR AYuElMinister, Ministry of Agriculture, Uganda
DR. nAOKO IsHIICEo and ChairpersonGlobal Environment Facility
H.E. DR. RAsHID AHmED mOHAmmED bIn FAHADMinister, UAE Ministry of Environment and Water
H.E. DR RAsHID mOHAmmED KHAlFAn Al sHARIqI, Director General, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority
DR. REn wAnGAssistant General DirectorUN Food and Agriculture organisation
HOn sTEPHEn mAsATO wAsIRAMinister, Ministry of of AgricultureFood Security and Cooperative, Tanzania
mRs. TumusIImE RHODA PEAcECommissioner for Rural Economy and AgricultureAfrican Union
“The meeting of some of the best minds and most important actors in the industry.”
Jamie Patrick, McKinsey and Company
inTrOducing Our nEw STEEring cOmmiTTEE mEmbErS
DYMPHNA vAN DER LANS, CEo, Clinton Climate Initiative
DR GUNHILD SToRDALEN, CEo, EAT Food Forum
DR HANS vAN DER BEEK, Agricultural Counsellor for GCC Countries, Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands
DR JUERGEN voEGELE, Senior Director, Agriculture Global Practice The World Bank
DR DENNIS GARRITY, UN Drylands Ambassador, Senior Fellow, World Agroforestry Center
MARTIN BWALYE, Head of Agriculture, NEPAD
MAxIMILIAN LoESSL, Founder, Association for vertical Farming; Agrilution
ENG. JENNIE vAN DER MHEEN, Account Manager Africa, Wageningen UR
DR oULED BELGACEM, Head Regional Programme, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas
RoMAN MENDLE, Smart Urban Infrastructure, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
DR NAoKo ISHII, CEo and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
DR CALEB HARPER, Founder – MIT City Farm, MIT Media Labs
PRoF SAYED AZAM-ALI, CEo, Crops for the Future Research Centre
PETER-ERIK YWEMA, General Manager, SAI Platform
DR MARK HoLDERNESS, Executive Director, Global Forum on Agricultural Research
DR CHAITANYA KRISHNA RAo, Researcher – Business Model Analysis and Enterprise Development, International Water Management Institute
MARCELo C. DE ANDRADE, Chairman-founder, Pro-Natura International
DR BRUCE CAMPBELL, Director, Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, CGIAR Consortium
H.E. Dr Rashid shariqi, Director General, Abu Dhabi Food Control
Authority • Dr. Abdullah Alshankiti, Soil Management Research,
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture • Adam Anders,
Managing Director, Anterra Capital • nicolas Denis, Principal,
McKinsey & Company • Prof joel cuello, Professor of Biosystems
Engineering, The University of Arizona • Dr Alex Escola, Associate
Professor, University of Lleida • Dr Khaled Hassouna, Associate
Director, MENA Initiatives, virginia Tech • Dr Kiran sharma,
CEo – Agribusiness, International Crops Research Institute for
WITH THANKS To THESE STEERING CoMMITTEE MEMBERS FoR THEIR CoNTINUED SUPPoRT
the Semi-Arid Tropics • Dr michael schwarz, Immediate Past
President, World Aquaculture Society • Dr mourad moursi,
Research Fellow – Harvest Plus, International Food Policy Research
Institute • Rene van Veenhuizen, Senior Programme officer,
RUAF Foundation • Dr wijnand swart, Professor Plant Pathology,
University of Free State • Dr Pamela Ronald, Professor Plant
Pathology, UC Davis • Rajesh srivastava, Managing Director, RABo
Equity Partners
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