FFAR Project Kickoff November Workshops

As part of the project “Insertion of Small Farmers into Technology-enabled, Rapid-response Fresh Food Supply Chains” sponsored by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) we will be holding a two day event in order to serve the following objectives:

• Present the project vision and objectives.
• Outreach to the agricultural business community (small to medium sized growers).
• Present the initial set of products and benefits that will come from the project.
• Discuss about current issues related to planning and marketing of fresh produce, and how they can be approached.
• Generate a collaboration network to work on these issues.

Below is the agenda for the two day event.

Monday November 18th 

Location: SkySong. 1475 N. Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 Global Conference Room #201

8:30 – 9:00: Coffee and Reception        

9:00 – 10:00: Introduction and Project Vision 

10:00 – 10:30: Supply Side Workshop

10:30 – 10:45: Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:30: Market Intelligence Workshop

11:30 – 12:00: Automated Platforms

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch 

OPEN  PUBLIC/GROWERS SESSION:

1:00 – 2:00: Open discussion with growers to get feedback/brainstorming

2:00 – 2:15: General Vision

2:15 – 2:30: General FFAR Vision –

2:30 – 3:30: 15-minute Presentations:

• Visualization
• Market Intelligence
• Models
• Supply-side logistics issues

3:30 – 4:30: 15-minute Presentations:

• Model Inputs and Parameters –
• Quick Results
• New Mexico Case Study
• Activities to be done

4:30: Closure

Tuesday November 19^th

Location: Brickyard Engineering, 699 S Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281 Room #420

9:00 – 10:00 Yields and Agronomic Potential

10:00 – 11:00 Demand Side and Shared Economies

11:00 – 11:15: Coffee Break 

11:15 – 12:00 Planning Tools

12:00 – 1:00 Development strategies for the project

NOTE: In order to attend this event you must first RSVP, please reach out to [email protected] for an invitation. 

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