The seminar will focus on both theories and empirical applications of policy and governance of agri-food value chains. Emphasis is on applications using various methodologies such as econometrics, simulations, experimental economics, networks, mathematical programming and case studies. Topics: -...

AT THIS EVENT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO: - IDENTIFY new production and investment opportunities across Latin America - LOOK at intra-region and international trade flows and identify supply gaps for both fuel and non-fuel ethanol - HEAR first-hand the strategic issues ethanol producers from across the...

The AESI 2013 annual conference will include a keynote address as well as contributed papers on themes such as agriculture, the environment, rural development, food marketing, land use and development economics.

Theme: 100 years after the land act of 1913 - the state of South Africa’s agriculture and rural sectors. Sub-themes: - The policy environment: Challenges and implications. - Agribusiness and value chain development. - Food security and rural development. - Climate change and environmental issue

Topics list for parallel sessions: - Global and local analyses of food security - Enabling policies for local and global food security - Sustainable intensification of food production systems - Novel ways of feeding 9 billion - Learning from the past to understand the future - Land sparing, land...

The following issues will be addressed: - Agricultural practices that increase the availability of food for poor people, e.g. production for domestic use; land reform, reduction of post-harvest losses; strengthening peri-urban agriculture; sustainable productivity increase, etc. - Policies for...

Das Tagungsthema lautet: "Wie viel Markt und wie viel Regulierung braucht eine nachhaltige Agrarentwicklung?" Zu diesem Tagungsthema bittet das Organisationskomitee um die Einreichung von schriftlichen Beiträgen, die auf der Tagung vorgetragen werden. Ebenfalls willkommen sind Posterbeiträge,...

The theme of the conference will be “Commercializing Agriculture in Africa: Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts”.

The main topics of the conference are: - Worldwide Agricultural Production Tendencies: Does the size matter? - Productivity and Know-how: Are 1,000 USD EBITDA per hectare achievable? - Human Resources: Practical, innovative, and field-tested experience. How to become successful in hiring and...

Topics: - Institutional design and governance of global and/or local food supply chains - Adoption of technological, commercial and institutional innovations in food supply chains -­ Impact of specific supply chain innovations on outcome variables related to economic growth, poverty reduction,...