CONFERENCE DAY TWO

8:00 am Coffee & Networking

Overcoming Hurdles to Farmer Engagement Through Beneficial Incentives & Farmer Education

9:00 am Case Study: Using Carbon Accounting Tools at the Farm Level to Generate Reliable Primary Data

Synopsis

  • Exploring the integration of carbon accounting tools with farm management systems for better data consistency
  • Presenting case study results on how data accuracy leads to more effective carbon reduction strategies
  • Exploring how data harmonisation and standardisation can be achieved

9:30 am Roundtable Discussion: Identifying Strategies to Engage Different Farm Types for Farm-Level Change Toward Net-Zero

Synopsis

  • Comparing interactions with vertically integrated farms versus large estate versus smallholder farms
  • What are the main hurdles to farmer engagement with carbon tools?
  • Discussing potential training programs that are required to involve farmers and growers

10:00 am Morning Break & Networking

11:00 am Empowering Farmers with Sustainable Solutions to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Synopsis

  • Exploring innovative approaches to enhance sustainability in agricultural practices and storage solutions
  • Addressing challenges to adoption and risk mitigation in farming
  • Highlighting collaboration opportunities for climate-smart agriculture

11:30 am Understanding Pressures & Demands Placed on Farmers to Generate Primary Data

Synopsis

  • Discussing the financial and time commitments required to collect, validate, and report primary data
  • Identifying support systems or incentives that could alleviate the burden on farmers to generate reliable data

12:00 pm Networking Lunch

Expanding Our Scope & Approaches to Drive Long-Term Sustainability & Future Growth

1:00 pm Navigating Science Based Targets: What They Mean for You & Key Updates on SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard Revision

Synopsis

  • Clarify what Science Based Targets (SBTs) mean for your organisation and how they shape corporate climate strategies
  • Explore key updates on SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard revision and their implications for target setting and compliance
  • Understand how to align with evolving SBTi guidelines to ensure credibility, transparency, and effective emissions reduction

1:45 pm Panel Discussion: Understanding Critical Barriers Between Harmonisation Throughout the Supply Chain & Next Steps Forward for the Agri Industry

Synopsis

  • Examining the challenges of aligning diverse stakeholder interests, from farmers to retailers, in pursuit of unified goals
  • Defining actionable steps to drive industry-wide alignment while fostering innovation and sustainability

2:30 pm Afternoon Break & Networking

Navigating the Landscape of Accounting Tools for Seamless Carbon Footprint Measurement

3:30 pm Credibility & Data Generation Through Secondary Databases

  • Laura Nobel Manager, Global Feed Life Cycle Assessment Institute

Synopsis

  • How standardised databases can improve data credibility and comparability across the supply chain
  • Challenges in ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and verification when using different sources
  • The role of independent verification and harmonised methodologies in strengthening trust in reported outcomes

4:00 pm Enhancing Carbon Accounting: Leveraging Primary & Secondary Data for Measurable Improvements

Synopsis

  • Evaluating how databases and life cycle assessments can supplement primary data
  • Ensuring data integrity when integrating secondary data into carbon accounting methods

4:30 pm End of the Carbon Accounting in Agricultural Supply Chains Summit Europe