Hamish Clarke, James Robertson, Zach Mounsey, Sarah Crofoot, Rosario Monzales and Shaun Snoxell will join 100 delegates aged 18 to 25 from 33 countries for the second global Youth Ag-Summit in Australia.
Feeding a Hungry Planet is the theme of the summit and will take place in Canberra from August 24-28. The summit is hosted by Future Farmers Network Australia and Bayer CropScience.
Bayer NZ managing director Dr Holger Detje, who also heads Bayer NZ’s crop science division, said he was impressed with the quality of the Kiwi delegates.
To select the delegates we ran an essay competition and I must say the quality of the work submitted was outstanding.
“Entrants had to outline their position and ideas on the underlying causes of food insecurity and its effect on a growing population, he said.
“The challenges and solutions identified highlight that opportunities like the Youth Ag-Summit provide a great platform to continue further discussions on what is increasingly an important topic.
“We believe there is a need for young leaders to be engaged in finding sustainable agricultural solutions to the growing global need for safe and nutritious food.
“The Youth Ag-Summit is an opportunity to broaden the perspectives from others around the world. It will also enable young leaders to further grow personally and develop their knowledge,” Detje said.
Once in Canberra the delegates will network, hear from guest speakers and participate in debates and discussions, along with group work and industry tours.
The purpose of the summit is to generate innovative, sustainable and actionable solutions driven by the delegate’s leadership.
Young Country has done a series of interviews on some of the NZ delegates to the Youth Ag-Summit – go to the links below:
• Sarah Crofoot – Global food security
• Rosario Monzales – Decoding food and nutrition insecurity through local and global perspectives
• Shaun Snoxell – Alleviating poverty through food security
• Hamish Clarke – Food insecurity from a New Zealand perspective
• James Robertson – Improving productivity – sustainably
