The New Zealand Plant Protection Society (NZPPS) symposium Growing a Greener Future, Crop Protection for Aotearoa 2050, co-hosted by A Lighter Touch, AgResearch and The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited, was held in Auckland on August 12, 2024.
It attracted about 130 attendees representing more than 50 different organisations, including crown research institutes and universities, government agencies, industry bodies, manufacturers and retailers, technology developers, agronomists, advisors and many more.
Some of the presenters were able to share their slides publicly post the event, and they are available here. The symposium programme of speakers and abstracts can be found on the NZPPS website.
Session One – Global to Local:
- Thriving when things feel broken – Julia Jones, Captivating Conversations
- Getting IPM to work in the field; on-farm experiences from the UK and perspectives from the wider supply chain – Aoife O’Driscoll, National Institute of Agricultural Botany, United Kingdom
- Rising to the challenges on the horizon – Barry O’Neil, Horticulture NZ
- A grassroots perspective – Will Burrett, Pāmu
Session Two – Emerging science and future tools (note: not all presenters in this session were able to share their slides post-event)
- A pipeline for the development and delivery of sustainable solutions for pest and pathogen control of plants – Mark Hurst, AgResearch
- RNA interference for plant pest and pathogen control: the potential and the challenges – Grant Smith, Plant & Food Research
- Breeding forage crops for the future – John Caradus, Grasslanz Technology
Session Three – Opportunities and commercial realities (note: not all presenters in this session were able to share their slides post-event)
- Te Tiriti-led responsible innovation – gathering Māori perspectives on gene technologies – Ariana Estoras, AgResearch
- Launching a ‘biological’ product in New Zealand – Matthew Denton Giles, Corteva Agriscience
- Regulatory pathway project – Livia Esterhazy, A Lighter Touch
- A biological success story, Aureo® Gold – Blake Mackie, UPL
Session Four – Creating momentum (note: not all presenters in this session were able to share their slides post-event)
- Showcase of new tools and approaches
