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Mairi Gougeon, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform, and Islands and SEFARI Gateway are hosting Scotland’s Global Food Sec

Venue: Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 Saint Mary's Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SU Programme:

The event will be hosted by Professor Mathew Williams, Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) and will feature keynote addresses, breakout sessions, panel debate, networking and posters.Objectives of the event:

The lecture will take place at Edinburgh International Conference Centre, beginning at 5pm on Wednesday 1st October with a pre-lecture exhibition. This will be followed at 6pm by Professor Raworth’s talk and a Q&A session. A post-lecture reception will also be held at 7:30pm. 

This year's event focuses on the topic of future of STEM in Scotland.

The event will be hosted by Professor Mathew Williams, Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) and will feature keynote addresses, breakout sessions, panel debate, networking and posters. Objectives of the event:

The conference seeks to foster strategic partnerships and to discover the latest in innovation, while sharing knowledge across sectors to maximise opportunities and identify solutions.

This year's TB Macaulay Lecture will be delivered by globally renowned environmental expert, Professor Gretchen C.

This year's topic is Food production, Security and Exports and the event is open to all with prior registration. During the event, soil science, food production, food quality, regulation, safety of processing and distribution will be discussed, plus the imperative of long-term supply security.