Catch up with our special online summit on 29 October 2024, where we discussed how we can accelerate the transition to a more sustainable agri-food system in Ireland and beyond.
Together, we will explore narratives around agriculture and food systems and how they can help build support to accelerate the climate transition, starting from Ireland’s example and reflecting on how it can be scaled and replicated across Europe.
Expert speakers will look at key themes and insights gathered from our recent workshop in Dublin, which brought together farmers, industry, academics, creatives, and other perspectives, to map and analyse the landscape of beliefs and assumptions underlying the debates around a sustainable future for food and farming in Ireland.
Speakers
- Ailbhe Gerrard, Brookfield Farm
- P.J. Mathews, Director of the Creative Futures Academy at University College Dublin
- Laura Costello, Head of Sustainability and Planet Services at THINKHOUSE
Key themes
- Situating change in Irish culture, history and national identity: Exploring how deep-rooted connection to land and farming is part of Irish national culture and identity, and what this tells us about how we can best make the case for a sustainable agri-food system.
- Farmers at the forefront: How can we tackle the feelings of exclusion and burden that farmers often experience? Farmers need to be given agency, and positioned as empowered protagonists in shaping the future – without carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders.
- A creative, collaborative challenge: The future of Ireland, and the wider world, depends on us imagining and achieving a new vision of our agri-food system. This will require collective innovation and creativity, across generations and disciplines. How can this be achieved in practice?
The event is designed and facilitated by Future Narratives Lab, and hosted by EIT Climate-KIC as part of our partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.