Farmers from two areas of the world – the United States Corn Belt and Eastern Germany – converged in Urbana-Champaign as part of a transatlantic exchange program towards a sustainable agricultural future.
The College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) hosted the 16-member group – eight members from the U.S. and eight members from Germany – who had been meeting virtually for several months as part of the U.S. - German Forum for the Future of Agriculture. The program is funded by the Aspen Institute Germany in cooperation with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as the implementing partner.
Bringing together stakeholders from relevant regions on both sides of the Atlantic, the forum addresses the challenges of protecting natural resources and mitigating climate change as well as developing rural regions with social and political cohesion. Although primarily farmers, the cohort includes stakeholders from academia, business, and research to add additional perspectives.
The ACES Office of International Programs and the European Union Center worked together with the Aspen Institute to create a comprehensive three-day program including educational and cultural activities in central Illinois.
Source: illinois.edu
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