26-02-2013, 07:36 PM
First International Conference on Global Food Security29 September - 2 October 2013, Noordwijkerhout,
The NetherlandsThe First International Conference on Global Food Security aims to deliver state-of-the-art analysis, inspiring visions and innovative research methods arising from interdisciplinary research. Join us in this exciting opportunity to ensure that the best science is garnered to support the emergence of the Sustainable Development Goals.Achieving global food security whilst reconciling demands on the environment is the greatest challenge faced by mankind. By 2050 we will need to feed 9 billion people. The urgency of the issue has led to huge scientific strides forwards; making it difficult to keep up with the rapidly expanding volume of scientific research.We aim to better understand economic, social, biophysical, technological and institutional drivers of current and future global food security.Submit abstracts by 10 May 2013
The conference will address food production and access, and the trade-offs between competing environmental, economic or social objectives and outcomes. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are invited on the below topics and should be submitted using the online submission system. Global and local analyses of food securityEnabling trade and market policies for local and global food securitySustainable intensification of food production systemsNovel ways of feeding 9 billionLearning from the past to understand the futureLand sparing, land sharing and trade-offsAgricultural production as feedstock for renewablesLost harvest and wasted foodNutritional securityLabelling, certifying and striving for quality and sustainability of food production
http://www.globalfoodsecurityconference.com/
The NetherlandsThe First International Conference on Global Food Security aims to deliver state-of-the-art analysis, inspiring visions and innovative research methods arising from interdisciplinary research. Join us in this exciting opportunity to ensure that the best science is garnered to support the emergence of the Sustainable Development Goals.Achieving global food security whilst reconciling demands on the environment is the greatest challenge faced by mankind. By 2050 we will need to feed 9 billion people. The urgency of the issue has led to huge scientific strides forwards; making it difficult to keep up with the rapidly expanding volume of scientific research.We aim to better understand economic, social, biophysical, technological and institutional drivers of current and future global food security.Submit abstracts by 10 May 2013
The conference will address food production and access, and the trade-offs between competing environmental, economic or social objectives and outcomes. Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are invited on the below topics and should be submitted using the online submission system. Global and local analyses of food securityEnabling trade and market policies for local and global food securitySustainable intensification of food production systemsNovel ways of feeding 9 billionLearning from the past to understand the futureLand sparing, land sharing and trade-offsAgricultural production as feedstock for renewablesLost harvest and wasted foodNutritional securityLabelling, certifying and striving for quality and sustainability of food production
http://www.globalfoodsecurityconference.com/
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