Industrial agriculture is a key contributor to the climate crisis, which threatens the resilience of our food systems. A panel of farmers and researchers explore farming practices that can help restore our ecosystems.

This discussion is part of the Sydney Environment Institute’s Climate Adaptation series. As climate disasters increase, all sectors of society – from food supply chains to investment strategies – must adapt. This series, led by SEI Postdoctoral Fellow Justin See, platforms thought leaders across research, business, policy and communities to delve into just and sustainable climate change adaptation.

Timestamps

1.01 Acknowledgment of Country
6.47 What is regenerative agriculture?
19.38 Who should drive food system adaptation?
30.06 The real cost of food
34.46 What policy shifts do we need?
43.13 The power of big agriculture

Speakers

Joshua Gilbert, Worimi man and Indigenous agriculturist
William Thorncraft, regenerative farmer
Thomas O'Donoghue, University of Sydney International Centre for Crop and Digital Agriculture
Rebecca Cross (Chair), University of Sydney School of Geosciences

Adapting our food systems

Rising temperatures and heatwaves; drought and interruptions to food supply; rising infectious diseases; air pollution; and extreme weather events all have a very real impact on one’s physical and mental health.

With these extreme events occurring more frequently, what effect will they have on our population?

THE SPEAKERS
- Professor Joel Negin, Head of School, Sydney School of Public Health
- Associate Professor Geoffrey Morgan, School of Public Health
- Jo Longman, Research Fellow, University Centre for Rural Health
- Dr Veronica Matthews, University Centre for Rural Health

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Adapting our food systems

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