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Green Week Scientific Conference 2008

Enhancing the Capacities of Agricultural Systems and Producers

January, 16th and 17th, 2008, Berlin

Organised by

  • Institute of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
  • Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe
  • ATSAF, Council for Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural Research

Location

International Congress Centre Berlin (ICC)

Language

Conference language will be English.

MACE project co-ordinator:

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Uwe Jens Nagel (uj.nagel@agrar.hu-berlin.de)

2008 Conference co-ordinators:

Christian Rupschus (christian.rupschus@agrar.hu-berlin.de)
Caroline Schäfer (caroline.schaefer@agrar.hu-berlin.de)
Mail address:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin LGF / WISOLA / LBK
Luisenstr. 53
10099 Berlin
Germany

Cost and Financial Support
The European Community provides financial support to eligible participants covering travel costs as well as accommodation and subsis-tence costs including the fee for participation.

Objectives of the conference
The conference will provide a special forum for eligible researchers to build contacts with their peers from across Europe and leading researchers. Young scientists are expected to play an active role at the conference. The second Green Week Scientific Conference will have a systems focus, looking at the rural sector as a whole and examining important factors of change. Natural as well as socio-economic issues will be discussed.
The conferences are closely linked to the summer schools and training courses which will enable junior researchers to gain access to state-of-the-art knowledge and methods, employing a variety of proven and innovative work forms.
Organised within the EU sponsored MACE Project, the Green Week Scientific Conferences will be held annually until 2010. It is intended to continue the event beyond this date by securing additional finances and sponsors.
The series of events offers unique training opportunities for junior researchers who want to join an international network.

Topics
Under the conference’s main theme “Enhancing the Capacities of Agricultural Systems and Producers”, the following topics will be discussed:

  • Marketing chains and food quality management
  • Co-existence of GMO production and conventional agriculture
  • Participation, co-operatives and producer groups
  • Land markets, access to credit, farm planning and financing
  • Agricultural labour
  • Environmental monitoring, natural resource management
  • Strategies for sustainable agriculture such as precision agriculture and organic farming

Conference structure
The conference will combine selected topical lectures from senior scientists with workshops where junior researcher can present and discuss their current work and receive feedback from their peers and the discussants.
Proceedings will be published electronically as well as in book form.

Participants
Young scientists engaged in post-graduate or post-doctoral studies from EU, associated, as well as third countries are invited to participate. Young scientists from Central and Eastern European countries are particularly encouraged to apply. Participation of researchers from all agricultural disciplines is envisaged.
Participants who have played an active role at MACE Summer Schools or Training Courses can also apply.

Time schedule
Interested researchers should submit abstracts of their papers by September 31st. Full papers must then be submitted by October 31st.

Conference fee
Conference fee for each participant is 50 Euro.

Resource persons
Eminent senior scientists from Europe and the United States of America will present their research findings. They will be ready to discuss issues raised by the participants and give critical comments to papers presented.