Press Release
PRESS RELEASE Launch of planet A®, a collective and open initiative to jump-start the world's third agricultural revolution Paris, 26 October 2017 — Backed by a collective of committed individuals from a variety of backgrounds, planet A® was launched today in Paris with a goal that promises to accelerate the agricultural revolution. It expects to achieve that end by developing knowledge transfers and greater sharing, making the exchange of ideas more fluid and creating the conditions for sparking innovation useful to humankind. The planet A® World Forum, the first spoke in the planet A® hub, will take place in June 2018 in Châlons-en-Champagne, France. It is being organized around four component parts: Research and Experimentation, Training and Support, Development and Economy, and the General Public. The planet A® hub will ultimately be housed in the "City of Agriculture", a unique venue that will be built in Châlons-en- Champagne. Find our digital press kit on : http://www.planet-a-initiative.com/accueil/ "As long as there are people, there will be a need for agriculture." planet A®, at the heart of a collective challenge Intrinsically linked to the origins of all human civilizations, agriculture has continuously evolved over the past 10,000 years. It has accompanied and, at times, even sparked all great human revolutions. Today, agriculture is once again at the crossroads. It must at the same time ensure the supply of food for the nine billion people expected to populate the earth by 2050, preserve the planet with its model for sustainable farming, and offer economic viability to all players in the value chain, i.e.
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