Note New Meeting Start Time
9:30 am
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Speaker: Lenore Newman,
Director, Food and Agriculture Institute
University of the Fraser Valley
Humanity's quest for food spans from hunting and gathering to modern agricultural science. Throughout history, we have balanced a diet filled with seafood, domestic animals, plants and wild-caught meat. Demand for food, however, continues to grow, and the impact of increasing food production on biodiversity and the climate is severe.
In her talk Dr. Newman will focus on emerging technologies such as indoor growing, precision fermentation, mycelium cultivation and cellular agriculture. She will also look at the opportunities for Canada as a current and future agricultural superpower.