Japan’s Smart Agriculture towards Sustainable Society

Thursday, 17th March 2022, 9.00-10.45 (CET)
Online event (Zoom)

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Japan’s Smart Agriculture towards Sustainable Society

Get to know the key challenges agriculture is facing in Japan and how these challenges are being addressed with the help of advanced technological solutions, including automation and robotization of agriculture and precision farming. Learn about concrete examples of the use of smart agriculture solutions in practice.

Prof Noboru Noguchi, PhD, Vice Dean and Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University

Prof Noboru Noguchi, PhD is an eminent Japanese expert in the field of agricultural science and one of the world’s leading experts in robotic agriculture. He is also President of the Japanese Society of Agricultural Engineering, a Member of the Science Council of Japan, a guest lecturer at several foreign universities, and recipient of several professional awards.

AGENDA

9:00 Welcome remarks

  • H.E. Mr Jože Podgoršek, PhD, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Republic of Slovenia
  • H.E. Mr Hiromichi Matsushima, Ambassador of Japan to Slovenia
  • H.E. Ms Ana Polak Petrič, PhD, Ambassador of Slovenia to Japan

9:10 Keynote

  • Prof Noboru Noguchi, PhD, Vice Dean and Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University
    Japan’s Smart Agriculture towards Sustainable Society

10:10 Q&A and DISCUSSION

  • Prof Yoshiaki Ichikawa, PhD, Visiting Professor, Tama University
  • Prof Andrej Simončič, PhD, Director, Agricultural Insitute of Slovenia
  • Prof Miran Lakota, PhD, Head of Department of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor
  • Ms Tatjana Zagorc, PhD, Director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia – Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises

Moderated by Mr Andy Hunt Vodopivec, VP Business Development, AV Living Lab.

10:40 Closing Remarks

  • Mr Miran Skender, Secretary General, Slovenia-Japan Business Council

The event ends at 10:45 (CET).

Past events and publications

Report on Society 5.0 events in February 2019 and November 2019, organized by Slovenia-Japan Business Council with the support of Ministry of Economic Devlopment and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia and SPIRIT Slovenia Public agency.

Prepared by AV Living Lab, 2020.

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