About the Forum for the Future of Agriculture
The European Landowners’ Organization and Syngenta came together in 2008 to create a new, open and inclusive place in Europe where all stakeholders interested in contributing to a more sustainable agriculture system could come together to debate and share knowledge and expertise on how this could be achieved. They remain committed to that goal and have now invited other organisations to join and help take forward the Forum for the Future of Agriculture on the next phase of its journey.
The Forum for the Future of Agriculture (ForumforAg) is now established as the premiere meeting place in Brussels to debate sustainable agriculture and environmental challenges, and one of the leading international forums committed to help building a more resilient, sustainable, climate-smart and nature positive food and agriculture system.
The Forum is where agriculture and environment meet for an open dialogue at our Annual Conference and other events throughout the year. To achieve this goal, the Forum and its partners announced a ‘Call to Action’ in March 2023 which included a series of commitments, to support the transformation of the agri-food system in Europe and beyond.
Upcoming events
Latest news
New report on finding common ground in a divided world published
‘Finding Common Ground in a Divided World’ explores how global agriculture can remain both sustainable, resilient and profitable amid profound geopolitical, economic, and environmental change. Developed by the Global Forum on Farm Policy and Innovation (GFFPI) – a collaboration between leading agricultural think tanks from Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United States includign the Forum for the Future of Agriculture – the paper brings together diverse perspectives to inform constructive dialogue on the future of food and farm policy.
Annual Conference – what a busy week!
Our Annual Conference brought together a wide range of interested parties, both in the room and online, to explore new frontiers for agri-food system transformation.
At the start of the day former astronaut Mike Massimino highlighted the importance of uniting against the common challenges that our planet faces. The day then progressed with discussions on those major challenges with a wide range of views being represented by investment leaders, policy makers, the farming community and those from the industry and food supply chain. Overall, everyone agreed that we need to move towards a more resilient, profitable, and nature-positive food system or as it was expressed in one session “Make Earth great again!”
We ended the day with another explorer, Fred Buyle, who inspired us with his love for the oceans and explained how, as humans, we and our agriculture are all connected to the deep blue.
Three new Supporting Partners join Forum
The Forum for the Future of Agriculture is thrilled to welcome three new Supporting Partners – Arla, Mars and The Landbanking Group. You can find out more by clicking here.
Recent events
International events
Online webinar
2025 Aligning policy, practice and innovation for sustainable agriculture
International events
European Parliament, Room SPINELLI 3G2
2025 Growing agricultural resilience through innovative crop nutrition
International events
The Thon Hotel, rue de la Loi 75, 1000 Brussels
2025 Market outlook workshop Day 1
Some recent videos from ForumforAg
2025 Annual Conference – Introduction
Stephen Sackur, Rose O’Donovan, Janez Potočnik
2025 Annual Conference – Inspirational talk
Mike Massimino, Stephen Sackur
2025 Annual Conference – Session 1
Viorel Gutu, Mairéad McGuinness, Francis Malige, Luís Rua, Stephen Sackur
2025 Annual Conference – Session 2
Morgan Després, Jörg-Andreas Krüger, Jean-Marc Peterschmitt, Felipe Ortega Schlingmann, Jurgen Tack, Rose O’Donovan
2025 Annual Conference – Inspirational talk 2
Cherry Muijsson, Tobias Bandel
2025 Annual Conference – Session 3
Grzegorz Brodziak, Katie McRobert, Prof. Dr. Harald Grethe, Tassos Haniotis, Rose O’Donovan
2025 Annual Conference – Session 4
Roman Tarnovsky, Deanna Kovar, Ranveer Chandra, Stephen Sackur
2025 Annual Conference -Session 5
Alberto Arroyo Schnell, Petra Laux, Bart Vandewaetere, Noor Yafai, Rose O’Donovan
2025 Annual Conference – Land & Soil Management Award
Martin Gerzabek
2025 Annual Conference – Inspirational talk 3
Fred Buyle
2025 Annual Conference – Closing
Janez Potočnik
Recent articles and publications
Event Summary
2025 Aligning policy, practice and innovation for sustainable agriculture summary
Dec 02, 2025
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2025 Growing agricultural resilience through innovative crop nutrition summary
Nov 27, 2025
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2025 Market outlook workshop day 2 summary
Nov 23, 2025
Read NowNew Advisory Council appointed to support Forum’s mission for agri-food
The Forum for the Future of Agriculture have announced the establishment of a new Advisory Council to support it in the achievement of its mission to help build a more resilient, sustainable, climate smart and nature positive food and agriculture system.
Listen to latest podcasts
We regularly release new episodes of ForumforAg Food Systems podcast where we interview politicians, civil society representatives, thought leaders, scientists, activists, farmers, business leaders and many others with ideas and actions on how we can deliver a safe, plentiful, and above all sustainable food system that works for everyone.
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