SENATOR JANET RICE HOSTS AUSTRALIA21 ALGAL FARMING ROUNDTABLE

11 November 2016

Greens Senator Janet Rice today hosted and participated in an Australia21 roundtable on the potential role of algal farming in contributing to solutions to a range of issues facing Australia including food security, fuel security and water degradation.

Australia21 invited a diverse group of scientists, entrepreneurs, government policymakers and futurists to meet in Parliament House, Canberra to examine the current state of activities, expectations and possibilities that micro-algae and macro-algae (seaweeds) are making and could make to Australia’s future.

Report from the roundtable to come.

Senator Janet Rice at the roundtable reception: