The symposium will provide a platform for researchers and policy makers to discuss new research and to identify areas where further academic and policy-oriented work is needed. Topics: - The impact of climate change on emerging markets, - The role of governments and firms in fighting climate...

Recent studies project populations reaching levels of 12-14 billion individuals by the end of the century. This raises a set of questions regarding food security, pandemic threats, and environmental crisis. These issues relate back to Thomas Malthus and the concerns he raised relating to...

The topic of the 2016 IFSA Symposium is: "Social and technological transformation of farming systems: Diverging and converging pathways" The Symposium has five sub themes: 1. Innovation, knowledge and learning processes 2. Methodology and frameworks of farming systems transformation 3. Pathways...

Topics: - smart growth - an economy based on knowledge and innovation for Europe 2020 - sustainable growth - a more resource efficient, greener and more competitive economy for Europe 2020 - inclusive growth - a high employment economy delivering economic, social and territorial cohesion for...