To celebrate its 20th anniversary and to contribute to enhanced understanding and improved information about the impact and role of science in a modern economy, ICABR will convene a conference in Ravello in June 2016 on the theme Transforming the Bioeconomy: Behavior, Innovation and Science. We...

We welcome submissions of papers addressing these aspects with a regional focus on Europe, Central Asia and China. Topics: - Links between rural economic development and migration. - The effects of migration on rural households’ welfare. - The role of agricultural development in labor shortage...

The aim of this Inter-Conference Symposium is to provide a platform for knowledge exchange, discussion and networking that revives the traditional role of the Silk Road. The symposium will be structured around three sub-themes: (1) agricultural restructuring, (2) natural resources management and...

During state socialism, agriculture and rural areas in many Eastern European countries were subject to strong state influence on consumer prices, subsidized inputs and relatively low investments in social or technical infrastructure combined with restrictions for the rural population’s freedom...

Topics: - New technologies and the sustainable use of natural resources in agriculture - Production and placement of agricultural products with special quality characteristics - Strengthening institutions and regional cooperation in function of agricultural development - Sustainable tourism in...

The Organizing Committee of the 19th ICABR Conference invites the submission of abstracts and session proposals addressing the theme of the impact of the Bioeconomy on agricultural sustainability, the environment and human health. Possible themes for individual presentations and panel sessions...

Topics: - Restructuring agricultural production and rural landscape - Land reforms, privatization and consolidation - Governance of the agricultural sector and water use - Climate change and agricultural productivity - Credits, insurance and governmental financial support programs - Developments...

The IAMO Forum 2014 aims at taking stock of current research on the functioning of global and domestic commodity and factor markets in the target regions. Besides, the Forum 2014 will focus on food security and volatility. In this context the question arises whether speculation improves or...

The Organizing Committee of the 17th ICABR Conference invites the submission of abstracts, and session proposals addressing the theme: Innovation and Policy for the Bioeconomy. The European Commission has defined the bioeconomy as consisting of “…. the production of renewable biological...

Possible topics: - Who benefited from biotechnology? Reassessing past impacts of biotechnology - Future demand for agricultural products produced by biotechnology - Farmers’ demand for biotechnology - Impact of government investments, policies and regulations on future demand for technology