For its fifth Critical Conversation, iSEE will bring together diverse stakeholders for a two-day forum to discuss climate-smart commodities and agricultural practices, and their potential role in enhancing resilience in the Midwest. Stakeholders from across the agricultural supply chain, such as farmers, intermediate producers, food distributors, and consumers, as well as academics, industry, government, and nongovernment experts, will provide their perspectives on the resilience of current commodity crops and agricultural practices — and the potential opportunities and risks associated with the wider adoption of alternative crops and climate-smart agricultural strategies. The experts will also identify possible incentives and strategies for the wider adoption of climate-smart agriculture and commodities and reimagining a new status quo in the context of a changing climate.
The Conversation will be preceded by a Sept. 18 keynote from Maggie Monast, Senior Director for Climate-Smart Agriculture, Finance & Markets, at the Environmental Defense Fund. The keynote and the invitation-only conversation on Sept. 19 are at the Illini Club in Chicago.
This video previews the event and gives a quick overview of just some of the climate-smart ag research initiatives iSEE is part of at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
