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In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Mark Titterington speaks with Dr Leonard Mizzi, Adviser for Food Systems at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA), about how the EU and its partners can strengthen food security amid climate shocks, trade disruptions and tighter development budgets. They discuss the EU’s Global Gateway and how government...

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Alex Turk talks to Professor Erik Mathijs, Professor of the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at KU Leuven and coordinator of the EU-funded SoilValues project. The discussion explores how healthy soils create value for farmers, businesses and wider society, supporting food production, biodiversity, water management and climate resilience. Drawing on the...

As the Forum for the Future of Agriculture moves towards its 20th anniversary, the latest Food Systems Podcast provides an opportunity to reflect on how both the Forum and the wider food and agriculture landscape have changed - and what needs to happen next. Mark Titterington is joined by long-serving Forum Chairman Janez Potočnik for a wide-ranging conversation about the challenges facing agricul...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to NABU President Jörg-Andreas Krüger. During the conversation he stresses the need for cross-sector collaboration to tackle food security, climate change and biodiversity loss, pointing to war-driven food price rises as proof of rising urg...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to Michael Brückner, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, Munich Re Investment Partners GmbH. Michael sees nature-positive investing as still early-stage but existential for his parent company, which depends on pr...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to Lauren Phillips, FAO's Director of Partnerships and UN Collaboration. Lauren reflects on her panel at the Forum’s Annual Conference about financing agricultural transition, arguing that progress requires tackling nutrition, productivity,...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to Nomindari Enkhtur, CEO of the Mongolian Nature's Legacy Foundation. They discuss her Forum Annual Conference talk on climate resilience, explaining that despite Mongolia's unique context, it faces the same core climate, environmental deg...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Global Ambassador for the Club of Rome. Sandrine reflects on her Annual Conference panel on the converging food and energy crises, arguing food policy must centre citizens' lived experience - who consistently wan...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to Ethan Soloviev of HowGood. Ethan argues AI can help the agri-food system optimise holistically for climate, nature and farmer livelihoods, rather than trading them off. He's largely optimistic about AI despite concerns over energy, water...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to Martin Clough, Head of Digital Collaboration and Sustainability at Syngenta. The discussion centers on how three powerful technologies are converging: generative AI, big data, and omics science, and how they are revolutionizing agricultu...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to Harvey Locke, President, Harvey Locke Conservation Inc and Vice Chair for Nature Positive, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas. Harvey argues that environmental and economic issues are deeply connected. He challenges the traditional...

In this edition of the Food Systems podcast, speaking during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, Alex Turk talks to Cristina Bruce, Senior Vice President for Sustainability and Social Impact at Anglo American. Cristina discussed the company's focus on sustainable agriculture and the development of polyhalite resources in the North of England. She high...

Recorded at the recent Forum for the Future of Agriculture Regional event in Dublin, Rose O’Donovan interviewed Ricard Ramon, Head of Unit for Policy Perspectives at DG AGRI, about the current state of the negotiations with the CAP. Joining online, Mr Ramon said a minimum CAP budget of around 300 billion euros is established to 2034, with significant additional resources available: a requirement t...

In the latest Food Systems Podcast episode, Michael Werz, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, discusses how global instability, conflict and climate change are making resilient food systems central to future geopolitical stability. Speaking with guest presenter Mark Titterington, he warns that food is increasingly being weaponized in conflicts and that fragile supply chains, export restri...

In this episode of the Food Systems Podcast, from the Forum for the Future of Agriculture, we're diving into one of the most critical moments for European agriculture in a generation. As the EU shapes the future Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2027, we're facing a fundamental question: Can we afford the ambition we're claiming to pursue? Rose O'Donovan is joined by Barry Cowen MEP who brings his...

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Tassos Haniotis discusses trends in productivity growth in the agriculture sector globally with Jessica Agnew, Director of the GAP Initiative and Managing Editor of the Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report, Virginia Tech. They also discuss the importance of productivity growth in agriculture to meet increasing demands for food, fiber, fuels, an...

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Alex Turk talks to Justin Rose, President, Worldwide Agriculture & Turf, Small Agriculture and Turf Care, Europe, Africa, and Asia, Deere & Company. The discussion highlights how agricultural data, owned and controlled by farmers, can act as a “second crop” by improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enabling better decision-making through plat...

In our first podcast of 2026, we discuss with the Forum for the Future of Agriculture Chairman Janez Potočnik what's on the Forum's agenda for the new year ahead and get an update on some details about the Annual Conference taking place at the Square in Brussels on April 14th.

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Alex Turk talks to Stientje van Veldhoven, Vice President and Regional Director for Europe, World Resources Institute (WRI) and former Minister for the Environment and Housing in the Netherlands. During the discussion they reflect on the outcomes of COP30 in Belém and explore how WRI Europe is working to accelerate progress on sustainable land use, clim...

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Rose O’Donovan talks to Jurgen Tack, the Secretary General of the European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) about the Forum’s recent report on financing the transition to a more resilient and sustainable agri-food system. The conversation explores tensions, new approaches to public and private financing, the potential of nature credits, and ongoing debate...

On November 25, the Forum will host a webinar on the policy side of nutrient management. Ahead of that, this Food Systems podcast episode takes a look at efficient nutrient management and recycling, exploring how EU-funded projects like NutriBudget and ReNu2Cycle are helping to scale closed-loop nutrient systems for smarter nutrient management, to minimise negative impacts on environment and human...

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Alex Turk talks to Dave Hughes, Head Technology Identification and Evaluation for Crop Protection, Syngenta. They discuss innovation focus and progress, and deep dive into digital technologies, biological pest control and genomic techniques, highlighting the importance of innovation for Europe.

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Alex Turk talks to Emmanuelle Mikosz, Director General of the Forum for the Future of Agriculture. Emma explains her new role and discusses the upcoming publications, events and other activities planned between now and the next Annual Conference in April 2026.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. At the Forum for the Future of Agriculture, we were honoured to welcome Dr. Goodall as an inspirational speaker in 2023. Her words were not only profoundly moving but served as a powerful call to action for all of us working toward a more sustainable and compassionate future. We repeat the original interview as a reminder of her unwavering...

In this edition of the Food Systems Podcast, Alex Turk talks, during an interview at this year's Forum for the Future of Agriculture Annual Conference, to Tobias Bandel, Co-founder of The Landbanking Group and also a farmer. Tobias explains that the Landbanking Group was founded out of frustration that sustainability projects always got stuck in the “pilot world”. Sourcing sustainably was a compet...