22nd International Farm Management Association Congress
| Event Name | 22nd International Farm Management Association Congress |
|---|---|
| Start Date | Mar 3, 2019 12:00 pm |
| End Date | Mar 8, 2019 3:00 pm |
| Duration | 5 days and 3 hours |
| Description | <p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans"; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 53, 53);"><strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Tasmania will host the 22nd International Farm Management Congress in 2019.</strong></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans"; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">The congress will be held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Launceston from 3 to 8 March 2019.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans"; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">The theme for the 2019 Congress is <strong style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Growing Agriculture @ 41 Degrees South – Excellence in farm management through innovation, diversification and integration with tourism.</strong></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans"; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">The demand for food is increasing; we will need to increase food production by 70% by 2050. For some economies that depend strongly on agriculture, like Tasmania, there are attractive export opportunities for the supply of high quality and “quality assured” produce. What needs to happen for these opportunities to be realised?</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans"; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">The Congress will devote a number of sessions to presentations, discussions and workshops to examine what Governments, educators, researchers, consultants, farmers and commercial companies will need to do to capitalise on these opportunities.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans"; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">The Congress program also includes 2 days of field tours visiting farms and related institutions in northern Tasmania, presentations on global “hot topics”, and contributed papers on the Congress sub-themes.</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans"; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">IFMA 22 is hosted by the Tasmanian Department of State Growth and the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (a joint venture between the University of Tasmania and the Department of Primary Industry, Parks Water and the Environment).</p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: subpixel-antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family: "Open Sans"; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(53, 53, 53);">There will be a one week pre-congress tour in Tasmania and a one week post-congress tour on mainland Australia.</p> |
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