ETH Zurich at Olma 2023
ETH Zurich is showing "Where the Future Begins – Research for Sustainable Agriculture" at Olma in St Gallen from 12 to 22 October. The exhibition provides a playful insight into agricultural sciences and presents innovative ETH spin-offs.
Where the Future Begins – Research for Sustainable
Agriculture
With a selection of exciting games on relevant research questions and innovative ideas from young companies, the exhibition makes it possible for visitors to experience how ETH research in various disciplines is helping to secure an environmentally friendly, resource-conserving and socially acceptable food system.
ETH Zurich will also be present at the external page special exhibition of the guest Canton Zurich entitled "Familie Zürchers Garten". There, visitors can find out all about the agriculture of the future at "AgroVet-Strickhof".
Your visit at a glance
Olma takes place from 12 to 22 October 2023 in St Gallen: external page Opening hours, directions and overview
The ETH booth 1.0.47 will be in the St. Galler Kantonalbank Hall.
Spotlight on spin-offs and sustainable nutrition
At ETH Zurich's round "Start-up Tower", five promising spin-offs and start-ups will present how they want to make food production more sustainable. Their fields of business range from the field to the plate - it's all about vertical farming, digital agricultural technology and alternative proteins that taste good and preserve the environment. Another booth will demonstrate the production and future use of microalgae.
Visitors will discover the potential of pulses and algae for human nutrition and learn how digital technologies can help to avoid pesticides and fertilisers.
Games as highlights of the exhibition
Four interactive games await visitors at the family-friendly ETH stand – a "drone course", the "Ruminant Simulator", the "Agricultural Policy Jenga" and "Morph Tales – Discovering Artificial Intelligence".
The games introduce key research questions from the fields of animal nutrition and food production and promote an understanding of artificial intelligence in different applications.
The ETH Zurich booth offers a creative augmented reality game aimed at young childreen: they can colour in various motifs that virtually come to life.
150 Years of Agricultural Sciences
ETH Zurich’s Division of Agriculture was founded in 1871. The Institute of Agricultural Sciences celebrated the anniversary with various events throughout the jubilee year, which is coming to an end with the presence at the Olma.
On the anniversary website you can further find a timeline with historical facts and selected stories from the past 150 years.
Programme and attendance
Location: St. Galler Kantonalbank Hall, booth 1.0.47
Here you will find information on external page how to get there.
About Olma
Olma is Switzerland’s largest trade fair for agriculture and food. It attracts more than 350,000 visitors and is held annually in autumn for eleven days at the Olma exhibition centre in St Gallen. This year's event takes place from 12 to 22 October 2023.
Contact
Hochschulkommunikation
Rämistrasse 101
8092
Zürich
Switzerland