Writtle University College and Liberty Produce Webinar – The modernisation of agriculture through technological advancement

January 27, 2021

Virtual

EIRA are supporting a webinar series with Writtle University College and Liberty Produce that focuses on the major challenges facing the horticultural and agricultural industries.

The three part series of webinars, developed as a joint initiative by Liberty Produce and Writtle University College, will focus on major issues currently facing our food production systems and potential solutions to transform and modernise agriculture for a more sustainable future. This webinar will focus on barriers to adoption, potential hybrid solutions and implications for fully controlled farming beyond the microgreen.

The first webinar features Dr. Dylan Banks, who will be speaking about the bottlenecks faced in modernisation and interesting solutions that have the potential to transform the industry in unexpected ways. Dr. Susan McCallum will be presenting her speed breeding case study, focusing on blueberries. It will be chaired by Dr. Anya Perera, Writtle’s Head of School for Sustainable Environments & Design.

The webinar will be held between 4:30 – 5:45pm and registration is via this link. 

Members of our team attending

Dr Rob Gowers
Senior Lecturer & Business Development Manager