Under the Patronage of H. H. Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority

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POST SHOW REPORTThe world’s most influential event for sustainable agriculture

www.InnovationsInAgriculture.com

Innovation in agriculture gives us a real chance of feeding nine billion people using fewer resources and with no environmental damage.

It has the potential to offer solutions to combat global warming, provide technologies that can improve nutrition and social prosperity in

developing countries, be an unlimited source of clean energy, and help us look after our most precious resource: water.

Launched in February 2014, the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) achieved international acclaim for being the largest

showcase of innovations for sustainable agriculture the world had ever seen.

Building on the success of the first edition, GFIA 2015 leveraged partnerships with over 40 powerful international organisations to make

GFIA the world’s most influential event for the future of food production.

A WOrld Of innOvATiOn

40% more visitors

24 new countries represented by visitors

4,552 attendees from 85 countries

254 exhibitors from 41 countries

23 ministerial delegations

251 speakers across five conference programmes

“I was spending my days as a GFIA delegate with a group of mostly European, Middle Eastern and African leaders vastly more action oriented than any I had seen in my seven years as a participant at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. While Davos was always about projecting the identity of “importance” simply by virtue of ones attendance - GFIA in Abu Dhabi was laser focused on the foundations of global security in its truest sense.”

Dylan Ratigan, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur

and former host of MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan Show

ExcHAnging idEAS frOm ArOund THE WOrldInvolving 251 speakers across 5 focused conference programmes, delegates enjoyed over 50 hours of conference content.

“We need all of you, the world’s leading experts on agriculture to muster every ounce of courage and innovative energy you have...We have met these challenges before and I assure you we can meet them again. Keep up the great work.”

John Kerry, US Secretary of State, speaking at GFIA 2015

JoHN KERRY,US Secretary of State (video address)

HRH THE PRINCE oF WALES (video address)

DR. REN WANG,Assistant Director General, Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations

DR. NAoKo ISHII,CEo & Chair, Global Environment Facility

HANS HASSLE,CEo, Plantagon

JoHAN GATSoNIDES, Head Food Security and Agroresources, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands

ALYA AL MAZRoUI, MANAGER, UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science, National Center of Meteorology & Seismology

DR. INGE HERMAN RYDLAND, MFA Norway, Co-Chair, Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture

DYMPHNA vAN DER LANS, CEo, Clinton Climate Initiative

DR. KAMEL ABDULLAH,CEo, Exeed Industries

PRoFESSoR LoUISEo. FRESCo,President of the Executive Board, Wageningen UR

GERDA vERBURG,Chair, Committee on World Food Security

H.E. DR RASHID MoHAMMED KHALFAN AL SHARIqI, Director General, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority

DR. ETHEL SENNHAUSER, Director of Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank

HRH KING GEoRGERUKIDI Iv oF ToRo,Uganda

of delegates rated their overall conference experience as good or excellent

83% of delegates rated the quality of speakers as good or excellent

80% of delegates rated the networking opportunities as good or excellent

88%

80%83%

Delegate Feedback

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Edible Cities: Building Resiliencewith Urban Agriculture

GFIA Innovation Programme

Including keynote speeches from:

THE innOvATiOnS

Introducing three game-changers:

INNovATIoN: SALT FARM TExEL

organisation: Salt Farm Texel, The Netherlands

At the research location of Salt Farm Texel, a salt tolerant variety of potato has been identified that is four times higher than previously believed to be possible. With over one billion hectares of salinised soil worldwide, and rising, the potential to increase agricultural production on previously non-cultivated land is enormous.

INNovATIoN: PRoTIx

organisation: Protix Biosystems, The Netherlands

Insects play a pivotal role in the nutrient cycle by converting low quality degrading material into high quality living biomass. Protix has developed large scale production technologies that enable the extraction of high-quality proteins and lipids from organic waste. This makes Protix the first company worldwide to cultivate insects efficiently, ensuring organic waste as a new source of feed for future generations.

INNovATIoN: PLANET LABS

organisation: Planet Labs, UK

Fresh data from any place on Earth is foundational to solving commercial, environmental, and humanitarian challenges. Satellite imaging has revolutionised our knowledge of the Earth, but Planet Labs can do better and go faster — by getting smaller. It produces tiny satellites that, when launched in a cluster, provide high-res images of the entire planet. Its global sensing and analytics platform unlocks the ability to understand and respond to change at a local and global scale.

Across four theatres, 100 speakers had just 15 minutes to show an audience of food producers, technology buyers and investors how

their innovation can improve productivity and why it could shape the future of sustainable farming around the world.

“Your work to promote sustainability and resource conservation through what I hope will be genuinely appropriate technology and innovation could not be more important.”

HRH The Prince of Wales, speaking at GFIA 2015

THE ExHibiTiOn

Agribusiness

Animal Production

Aquaculture

Biodiversity

Biotechnology

Crop Protection

Horticulture

ICT in Agriculture

Indoor Agriculture

Mechanisation

Nutrition

organic Agriculture

Post Harvest

Over 250 suppliers of sustainable agriculture innovations from around the world gathered in Abu Dhabi to demonstrate how their

technology and services could increase productivity, whilst saving resources, or protect the environment.

view the full exhibitor list at www.InnovationsInAgriculture.com

“An outstanding opportunity to meet business partners.”

John E. Woods, Desert Control Institute

Precision Agriculture

Renewable Energy

Saltwater Agriculture

Soil Health

Urban Agriculture

Water Management

90%

92% 71%

94%

83%

Exhibitor Feedback

thought the quality of event attendees was ‘good’ or ‘excellent’

Exhibitors presented technology across the following themes:

were satisfied with their participation

will consider exhibiting at GFIA 2016

were satisfied with the quantity of visitors

agree that GFIA attracts an international audience

inTErnATiOnAl cOllAbOrATiOnS

ADFCA HoSTED SCIENTIST PRoGRAMME

organised in partnership with Global Forum on Agricultural

Research (GFAR)

GLoBAL ALLIANCE FoR CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE: SPECIAL MINISTERIAL SESSIoN

organised in association with the Global Alliance for Climate-

Smart Agriculture

AGRIFooD LEADERS MEETING

organised in partnership with the Kingdom of the Netherlands

GRAND CHALLENGES FoR DEvELoPMENT PAvILIoN AND INNovAToR PRESENTATIoNS

organised in partnership with USAID

EMERGING LEADERS IN THE FooD & ENERGY SYSTEMS FoRUM

Sponsored by Climate Interactive

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE FARMER PARTNERSHIPS

organised in partnership with SAI Platform

Recognising the international reach of GFIA attendees, for the first time, a large number of GFIA partners took the opportunity to run

free fringe events.

EATx MENA: MIDDLE EAST AND NoRTH AFRICA 2015

organised in partnership with EAT Stockholm Food Forum

DEMAND FoR CLIMATE oBSERvATIoNS IN AFRICA: CASE STUDIES IN SoCIAL SERvICES, FARM SERvICES AND CRoP INSURANCE

organised in partnership with TAHMo

CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE: TECHNoLoGY FoR IMPACT

organised in partnership with CGIAR (IFPRI / CCAFS)

CREATING AN EvERGREEN AGRICULTURE WoRKSHoP

organised in partnership with World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

TUToRIAL WoRKSHoP oN ARID-LAND CRoP HYDRoPoNICS AND ALGAE PRoDUCTIoN

organised in partnership with The University of Arizona and the UAE

Ministry of Environment and Water

“It was extremely exciting and entertaining, full of brilliant minds and super ideas for the future.”

Agustin Mercado Jr, World Agroforestry Centre

THE viSiTOr

Top 5 visitor job functions

Executive Management: 22%

R&D: 16%

Sales Manager: 7%

Engineer: 7%

Project Manager: 6%

Attracting 4,552 attendees from 85 countries, GFIA 2015 attracted 40% more visitors to Abu Dhabi than the launch event in 2014.

Geographical Breakdown of visitors:

Visitors by company activity

Food producers: 27%

Suppliers: 19%

R&D: 17%

Government: 14%

NGos: 9%

Investors: 7%

Supply Chain: 7%

“Worldwide, high quality contacts “galore” and an inspiring, relaxed atmosphere. Thank you!”

Matthias Hoelscher, ECoSUS Special-Substrates

7%

8%

2%

13%

65%

4%

1%

North America

South America

Africa

Europe

Middle East

Asia

Australia

visitor Feedback

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attended GFIA to find new sustainable agriculture innovations

were the final decision maker or key specifier for purchasing decisions

would recommend visiting GFIA to someone else

agree that GFIA is a leading event

think they will place an order within 12 months

found the products they were looking for

viP ATTEndEESH.E AHmAD bIn AmER Al-HumAIDI Minister, Ministry of Environment, qatar

EnG. AlI bIn AwAD bIn KHAmIs Al YAqOObI General Director, Regional Municipality and Water Resources, Al Buraimi Governorate, oman

H.E. AmInA mOHAmED Foreign Minister, Government of Kenya

HOn. bEDA mAcHAR DEnG Minister, Ministry of AgricultureRepublic of South Sudan

H.E. mRs. cATHERInE sAmbA-PAnzA President, Government of Central African Republic

mR. cHRIs HEGADORnDirector, office of Global Food SecurityU.S. Department of State

DR. DAVID HOwlETTClimate Change and Livelihoods AdviserDepartment for International Development, UK

ms. DYmPHnA VAn DER lAnsCEo, Clinton Climate Initiative

DR. ETHEl sEnnHAusERDirector of Agriculture Global PracticeWorld Bank

DR. FRAncOIs PYTHOuDDirector, International Sustainable Agriculture UnitSwiss Federal office for Agriculture

DR. FRAnK RIjsbERmAnCEo, CGIAR Consorium

H.E. GAAFAR AHmED AbDullA OmERMinister, Ministry of Agriculture and IrrigationNorth Sudan

H.R.H KInG GEORGE RuKIDI IV Kingdom of Toro, Uganda

ms. GERDA VERbuRGChair, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

mR. Gus VAn DER FElTzGlobal Director City Farming, Philips

mR. HAns jOEHRHead of Agriculture, Nestlé

mR. HOwARD-YAnA sHAPIROChief Agricultural officer Mars, Incorporated

DR. InGE HERmAn RYDlAnDHead of Food SecurityMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Norway

mR. jEAn bERnOuCEo, McCain Continental Europe

mR. jOHAn GATsOnIDEsHead Food Security and AgroresourcesMinistry of Economic Affairs, The Netherlands

DR. lAncE O’bRIEnDirector, Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland

PROF. lOuIsE FREscOPresident of the Executive BoardWageningen UR

ms. lYsTRA AnTOInEGlobal Director, Sustainable Agriculture Development, DuPont

HOn. mAcHAR AYuElMinister, Ministry of Agriculture, Uganda

DR. nAOKO IsHIICEo and ChairpersonGlobal Environment Facility

H.E. DR. RAsHID AHmED mOHAmmED bIn FAHADMinister, UAE Ministry of Environment and Water

H.E. DR RAsHID mOHAmmED KHAlFAn Al sHARIqI, Director General, Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority

DR. REn wAnGAssistant General DirectorUN Food and Agriculture organisation

HOn sTEPHEn mAsATO wAsIRAMinister, Ministry of of AgricultureFood Security and Cooperative, Tanzania

mRs. TumusIImE RHODA PEAcECommissioner for Rural Economy and AgricultureAfrican Union

“The meeting of some of the best minds and most important actors in the industry.”

Jamie Patrick, McKinsey and Company

inTrOducing Our nEw STEEring cOmmiTTEE mEmbErS

DYMPHNA vAN DER LANS, CEo, Clinton Climate Initiative

DR GUNHILD SToRDALEN, CEo, EAT Food Forum

DR HANS vAN DER BEEK, Agricultural Counsellor for GCC Countries, Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands

DR JUERGEN voEGELE, Senior Director, Agriculture Global Practice The World Bank

DR DENNIS GARRITY, UN Drylands Ambassador, Senior Fellow, World Agroforestry Center

MARTIN BWALYE, Head of Agriculture, NEPAD

MAxIMILIAN LoESSL, Founder, Association for vertical Farming; Agrilution

ENG. JENNIE vAN DER MHEEN, Account Manager Africa, Wageningen UR

DR oULED BELGACEM, Head Regional Programme, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas

RoMAN MENDLE, Smart Urban Infrastructure, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

DR NAoKo ISHII, CEo and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility

DR CALEB HARPER, Founder – MIT City Farm, MIT Media Labs

PRoF SAYED AZAM-ALI, CEo, Crops for the Future Research Centre

PETER-ERIK YWEMA, General Manager, SAI Platform

DR MARK HoLDERNESS, Executive Director, Global Forum on Agricultural Research

DR CHAITANYA KRISHNA RAo, Researcher – Business Model Analysis and Enterprise Development, International Water Management Institute

MARCELo C. DE ANDRADE, Chairman-founder, Pro-Natura International

DR BRUCE CAMPBELL, Director, Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, CGIAR Consortium

H.E. Dr Rashid shariqi, Director General, Abu Dhabi Food Control

Authority • Dr. Abdullah Alshankiti, Soil Management Research,

International Center for Biosaline Agriculture • Adam Anders,

Managing Director, Anterra Capital • nicolas Denis, Principal,

McKinsey & Company • Prof joel cuello, Professor of Biosystems

Engineering, The University of Arizona • Dr Alex Escola, Associate

Professor, University of Lleida • Dr Khaled Hassouna, Associate

Director, MENA Initiatives, virginia Tech • Dr Kiran sharma,

CEo – Agribusiness, International Crops Research Institute for

WITH THANKS To THESE STEERING CoMMITTEE MEMBERS FoR THEIR CoNTINUED SUPPoRT

the Semi-Arid Tropics • Dr michael schwarz, Immediate Past

President, World Aquaculture Society • Dr mourad moursi,

Research Fellow – Harvest Plus, International Food Policy Research

Institute • Rene van Veenhuizen, Senior Programme officer,

RUAF Foundation • Dr wijnand swart, Professor Plant Pathology,

University of Free State • Dr Pamela Ronald, Professor Plant

Pathology, UC Davis • Rajesh srivastava, Managing Director, RABo

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