Description: Industrial farming with high inputs of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides have been producing crops at the expense of the health of the environment, crops and people, and fuelling the breaching planetary boundaries. In view of this, there has been a global movement of regenerative agriculture to reverse the impacts. It is not a set of rules that limit how farmers work, but a paradigm shift in agriculture that encourages us all to view the farming system holistically and support practices according to not just traditional knowledge but also the best knowledge of science to regenerate farmland while producing high quality crops. We would share our experience in participating in restoration work in deserts, and in collaboration with small-holder local farms in transition to regenerative farming. The target audience includes international scholars, researchers, agricultural industry as well as the general public. Organisers: - Centre for Soybean Research (CSR), State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology (SKLA), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - RGC-AoE Center for Genomic Studies on Plant-Environment Interaction for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security (AoE), CUHK - Hong Kong Seed Technology and Education Center (SeedTEC), CUHK - Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability (IEES), CUHK Acknowledgement: Lo Kwee-Seong Foundation Date: 27 July 2023 Time: 17:00-18:30 (Hong Kong / Mainland China) 11:00-12:30 (South Africa / Europe Berlin) 04:00-05:30 (US New York / Canada Ottawa) (40mins talk and 30 mins Q&A) Venue (Mix mode) - Room 297, Science Centre South Block, CUHK - Online via Zoom (Zoom link will be sent to registered participants by email 2 days before the talk) Speaker: Mrs. Josephine Mak Chen, Founder of HomelandGreen and Miss. Hilda Chan, member of HomelandGreen Host: Prof Hon Ming Lam, Professor, School of Life Sciences, and Director of SKLA, AoE and SeedTEC, CUHK Language: English Registration deadline: 26 July 2023 Free admission, all are welcome. https://csr.cuhk.edu.hk/upcoming-events/