How can farmers, scientists, and the state work together to prevent and mitigate these risks, strengthen food security, and increase Estonia's crisis preparedness?
Climate change, the threat of new and re-emerging animal diseases and zoonoses, the spread of antibiotic resistance, and threats to the continuity of food production increasingly demonstrate how closely human, animal, and environmental health are linked. In this discussion, we seek answers on how farmers, scientists, and the state can work together to prevent and mitigate these risks, strengthen food security, and increase Estonia’s crisis preparedness. What decisions must be made today to ensure we are better prepared by 2035?
The seminar will be conducted and the panel discussion moderated by Toomas Tiirats – Director of the Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences at the Estonian University of Life Sciences.
Panelists include:
Kadri Kaugerand, Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, Head of Animal Health and Welfare
Kristi Huik, University of Tartu, Associate Professor of Medical Microbiology and Virology
Anu Hellenurme, Estonian Pig Breeding Association, CEO
Target audience: farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs, managers and specialists in the agricultural and food sectors, veterinarians and advisors, and representatives of professional associations and state institutions.
