Description:
Purpose
The network event aims to bring together both sectors Space and Agriculture. This applies to various actors, including scientists, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large companies, universities and research institutions, as well as associations, ministries and public authorities.
The main purpose is to support policy making by illustrating the enormous potentials of Earth Observation concerning climate reporting in the agricultural sector of Germany and the EU.

Context:
The INNOspace network Space2Agriculture (www.space2agriculture.de) provides a communication platform between the space sector and agriculture/forestry. The objective is to establish cross-industry networking and consolidate synergies. New commercialization potentials are to be identified, technology cooperations initiated and joint projects created. The exchange with other industries facilitates the view for new ideas and enables product and process innovations through an actively pursued technology transfer.
The network offers the opportunity to exchange ideas and initiate projects with respect to:
• Earth Observation, Satellite Communication, and Satellite Navigation;
• Technology transfer between space and agriculture (spin-offs and spin-ins);
• Space-based services in support of biodiversity protection and sustainable agriculture as well as climate change, food security and policy-making.

Scope
The open 1h session consist of two modules:
a) three talks (e.g. EO/agriculture scientist, EO/agriculture company, representative of the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture),
b) a panel discussion, or an interactive workshop.

Relevance to LPS22
The event is particularly related to these main topics of the LPS:
- Nurture public & private partnerships (-> bring these sectors together)
- Empower the green transition (-> policy making)
- Advance future technology for EO missions (-> user consultation)

Programme:

-09:00 Space2Agriculture: Welcome & Introduction:
Dr. Robin Ghosh (Project Leader Space2Agriculture, Department Innovation & New Markets, German Space Agency at DLR)

-09:10 ICT-AGRI-FOOD network: digital enabled, sustainable
and transparent agri-food value chains: Dr. Johannes Pfeifer
(Coordinator ICT-AGRI-FOOD, European Research Affairs,
Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE)

-09:20 Intelligent Agricultural Systems and increased necessity for
environmental information: Dr. Thilo Steckel
(Advanced Engineering, CLAAS E-Systems GmbH)

-09:30 Spatial value to resilient agricultural production: contributions
from the Space industry sector: Dr. Axel Relin (Head of Agriculture, GAF AG)

-09:40 Linking digital transition and the transition towards
sustainable food systems: Dr. Bettina Baruth (Deputy Head of Food Security Unit, Joint Research Centre, European Commission)

-09:55 Panel discussion of the speakers + Q&A with the audience

-10:30 World Café

1) Digital Transformation in Agriculture (moderated by BLE)
2) Climate Change and Food Security (moderated by German Space Agency)
3) Sustainable and Biodiversity-friendly Agriculture (moderated by ESA)

-11:00 End