Program

 

Set up of the Conference

The conference has a mix of plenary and parallel sessions. We reserve sufficient time for discussion and interaction to stimulate a lively conference and opportunity for synthesis. The scientific committee will allow sufficient time per presentation, rather than many, very short presentations. As a consequence we encourage contributors to co-author papers and to regard participation in discussion and synthesis as a stimulus to attend the conference. There will also be poster presentations and (software) demos – these will be integrated in sessions and discussions with brief introductions.

 

We encourage participation of young scientists to offer papers or posters, through a reduced fee for PhD or MSc students. A reduced fee will also apply for scientists from developing countries. We may organize summer schools related to the conference. Please check our website.

 

Plenary sessions during the Conference

 

Tuesday March 10

9:00-10:15

Opening and keynote session

Chair: Martin Kropff ((Rector Wageningen University)

 

Keynotes:

M. Kropff  - Opening address and Welcome

 

G. Verburg (Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of The Netherlands) - Agriculture and sustainable development in the Netherlands

 

W. Legg (OECD) - Agriculture and sustainable development in OECD countries: a policy perspective

 

10:45-12:30

Keynote session

Chair: Martin Kropff ((Rector Wageningen University)

 

Keynotes:

J. Von Braun (Int. Food Policy Research Institute) - Agriculture and sustainable development in developing countries

 

T. Haniotis (EC, DG AGRI) - Broadening the knowledge base of policies for sustainability: experience with the IA of recent CAP reforms

 

M. van Ittersum (Wageningen University) - Integrated assessment of agricultural systems: on integrated science and science integration

 

 

Wednesday March 11

8:45-10:00

Keynote session

J. Rotmans (Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam) - Two decades of integrated assessment tools: a promising way forward

 

P. Pingali (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, US) - Enhancing developing world agricultural performance: getting beyond the current plateau

 

 

Thursday March 12

14:00-15:30

Plenary session

Chair: Ken Giller (Wageningen University)

 

AgSAP poster award

 

Forum discussion to:

- Present the key scientific achievements from the conference

- Identify the scientific challenges ahead

- Identify policy advice for impact assessment of agriculture and sustainable development, and

- Strengthen science-policy interactions in agriculture and sustainable development

 

Closing