Future proofing the food supply: Session One "Agricultural Innovation"

The first of two sessions in the Royal Society of Tasmania’s Winter Lecture Series 2013 will be chaired by UTAS Vice-Chancellor Prof Peter Rathjen and include three presentations.
Tasmania as a food bowl? by Professor Holger Meinke, Director, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania.
Development of the Tasmanian Poppy Industry  – being competitive in the international market by Dr Tony Fist, Director, Agricultural R&D, Tasmanian Alkaloids Pty Ltd.
Science, values and the politics of place; the search for sustainability in Tasmanian agricultural landscapes  by Professor Ted Lefroy, Director, Centre for Environment, University of Tasmania.