feeding the planet in 2050

FEEDING THE PLANET
IN 2050
24TH OF JUNE 2015, 10:30 AM
BELGIAN PAVILION
10:30 Registration
10:45 Opening Speech: René COLLIN, Walloon Minister for Agriculture
11:00 The Knowledge Transfer Offices in Wallonia-Brussels
11:20 THEME 1: EATING SOMETHING ELSE
o Belgium, a pionneer in the rise of edible insects
R. Caparros, Researcher, Department of Functional and Evolutionary
Entomology | ULg-Gembloux
o Socio-ecological aquaculture : development of sea cucumber aquaculture
G. Caulier, PhD., Biosciences Institute |University of Mons
11:50 THEME 2: ALTERNATIVE CULTURES
o FytoSave®, a new powerful biopesticide registered in Europe
P. Van Cutsem, Founder, Unit of research in plant cellular and mollecular
biology | University of Namur
o LEDs in plant production : a green revolution under illumination
S. Colasse, Laboratory Director, Life Lighting Unit | University College
Condorcet
o Development of hydroponic and aquaponic systems for urban uses
H. Jijakli, Laboratory Director, Integrated and Urban Plant Pathology
Laboratory | ULg-Gembloux
12:30 THEME 3: BACK TO THE LAND
o Urban agriculture and transition towards sustainable food systems
N. Maughan, Researcher, Research Unit of landscape ecology and plant
production system | Université Libre de Bruxelles
o Agroecology: a new management approach
P. Baret, Professor, Earth and Life Institute | University of Louvain-la- Neuve
o Satellites and models at the service of agriculture management
M. Lang, Researcher | ULg-Arlon
13:00
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13:15 Networking Lunch
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