International Akademie Fresenius Conference: Digital Agriculture: Regulatory and Scientific Aspects of Precision Application

Digital Technologies in agriculture are seen by regulators and stakeholders as an enabler of the objectives of the Green Deal and Biodiversity Strategy, as well as of the principle of Sustainable Food production systems in Europe. Precision applications are part of this innovation, and there is a need to link the technology to regulatory needs for data generation and risk assessments.

Highlights of the last edition

Regulatory Status

• The Commission on the status of precision applications in the regulatory system
• EFSA: Ideas on how to include precision uses in risk assessment

Relevant Developments & Regulatory Challenges

• Implications of precision farming for risk assessment
• BVL and Syngenta: How to express precision uses of pesticides in the GAP-table

Technology & Research

• The British HSE on drone technology and assessing the risks from pesticide applications
• Julius Kühn Institute on the power of system integration and the role of research in new technologies

Who should attend this conference?

Professionals working in the fields of:

• Managing directors, managers, consultants and scientists working in the field of Plant Protection Products and active substances
• Technical Experts from Research & development
• Agricultural Technology Experts
• Producers, distributors and downstream users of Plant Protection Products
• Risk assessors
• Toxicologists
• Ecotoxicologists
• Product Stewards
• Regulators

Sectors that should take part:

• Agrochemical industry
• Agrotechnological industry
• Biotech Industry
• Research institutes
• Authorities
• Professional associations
• Contract laboratories/consultancies