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

 

Opening address and welcome: Martin Kropff (Rector Wageningen University)

 

Agriculture and sustainable development

Agriculture and sustainable development in the Netherlands: Gerda Verburg (Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Netherlands)

Agriculture and sustainable development in a developing countries’ perspective: Joachim von Braun (Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, USA)

Agriculture and sustainable development in OECD countries: a policy perspective: Wilfrid Legg  (OECD)

 

Integrated assessment of agricultural policy and innovation

Broadening the knowledge base of policies for sustainability: experience with the impact assessment of recent Common Agricultural Policy reforms: Notis Lebessis (European Commission, DG AGRI)

Integrated assessment of agricultural systems – on models, methods and interdisciplinarity: Martin van Ittersum (Wageningen UR, The Netherlands)

 

 

Wednesday March 11

 

Two decades of Integrated Assessment Tools – The way forward: Jan Rotmans (Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

Transformations of food systems and sustainable development in the developing world: Prabhu Pingali (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, US)

 

 

Thursday March 12

 

Round table discussion: Setting the agenda for Science and Policy

Download the preliminary program of the AgSAP conference