A delegation from our University (Prof. Ülle Jaakma -Vice-Rector for Research; Toomas Tiirats- Director, Institute of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Sciences; Aret Vooremäe-Director, Institute of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences; and Rajeev Bhat- Professor, ERA Chair in Valortech) recently held a productive interactive round table meeting with the management of 'Ministry of Rural Affairs' in Tallinn to discuss on enhancing mutual cooperation and initiating strategic planning between the university and the ministry in relevance to the local agri-food sector.
During this convention, Prof. Bhat delivered a special talk related to future opportunities and overcoming recurring sustainability challenges in the global agri-food sector with emphasis laid on Estonia. Also, Bhat's new book published from Elsevier 'Future Foods: Global Trends, Opportunities, and Sustainability Challenges' was presented from our University. From the ministry side, Tiina Saron (Secretary-General), Marko Gorban (Deputy Secretary-General for Agricultural and Rural Life Policies), Hendrik Kuusk (Deputy Secretary-General for Food Safety), Alo Aasma (Deputy Secretary-General, Administrative Affairs) and Siim Tiidemann (Deputy Secretary-General for Fisheries Policy & Foreign Affairs) along with all other subordinates attended the meeting.
