SXSW 2021
Cannabis Ag-Tech Saves Food from Climate Change
Description:
As temperatures rise the world’s food supply is in jeopardy. The UN projects 25% of global food production could be lost by 2050 due to climate change, all while global population increases. That sets up a perfect storm: More people need food as growing regions shrink. For answers, experts are turning to cannabis which evolved outside of conventional farming relying on indoor/regulated environments. Now legal, the industry utilizes genetics & data to create cold-hearty/drought resistant plants. Testing standards also make farmers hyper-aware of pathogens that can destroy harvests and profits. Can cannabis-developed technology/data/genetics be used to increase growing regions, protect against pathogens and save our food supply? And can hemp be the next important plant-based food source?
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Takeaways
- Understand how cannabis cultivation methods can be applied to today’s farming techniques to increase crop yields.
- Learn how modern breeding, next generation sequencing and bioinformatics are all tools that can increase crop growing regions
- Examine the rising threat of pathogens to our food source and learn how forward thinking testing can ensure entire food lots aren’t scrapped.
Speakers
- Codie Sanchez, Managing Director, Partner, Entourage Effect Capital
- David Kessler, VP & Head of Horticulture and Customer Success, Agrify
- Milan Patel, Co-founder & CEO, PathogenDx
- Jonathan Vaught, Founder & CEO, Front Range Biosciences
Organizer
Gina Larson, Creative Director, Mattio Communications
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