Emily Reisman
Emily Reisman
University at Buffalo
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I am a human-environment geographer, science studies scholar, agroecologist, and Assistant Professor of Environment & Sustainability at the University at Buffalo in New York. I study the ecological politics of agricultural knowledge. My current book project examines how we come to know what crops “need” through a contrast of almond production paradigms in California and Spain. In collaboration with the Agri-Food Technology Research (AFTeR) project since 2018, I have researched Silicon Valley’s myriad forays into farming. My latest work centers on how automation is shifting conceptions of ecologically sustainable agriculture.
Briefly describe your work with agtech and explain what motivates you to invest your time in this work.
I am an academic concerned with the impacts of new technologies on long term social and ecological well-being.
Briefly explain any commitments to sustainability that you or your organization bring to your work on agtech innovation. Be as specific as possible regarding what kinds of social and environmental impacts you aim to produce, and the relevant strategies you are pursuing.
I work in an Environment & Sustainability Department.
Please share something you would like to take away from the workshop.
Connections with other scholars and practitioners, and a greater understanding of how they conceptualize the social and ecological impacts of novel agricultural technologies.