The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Households in Conflict Network (HICN) are organizing an international workshop to bring together researchers from different social sciences and countries sharing a common interest in studying the connections between...

This year’s conference theme focuses on the challenges faced by agriculture and forestry in terms of financing their business, marketing their products and caring for the natural environment.

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...