- Target group:
- Early-career researchers, Others, Postdocs / Senior researchers, Scientists
- Format:
- in presence
- Event type:
- Meeting
- Language:
- English
- Costs:
- with costs
- Institution:
- University of Kassel, INRAE-LISIS, Wageningen University and Research,Telemark Research Institute, The International Maize and Wheat Im-provement Center (CIMMYT), AgResearch Ltd, New Zealand
- Contact person:
- Prof. Dr. Bettina König, SISA-4@uni-kassel.de
About
Transitions towards sustainable agriculture and food systems: Connecting research and practice
Despite earlier and more recent scientific evidence, societies are facing enormous and persisting sustainability challenges. The field of agri-food transition research is characterized by different – mainly only incremental – change patterns and the theoretical perspectives to describe, explain and foster them range across different scholarly fields. Furthermore, research insights often are not well tuned to the needs and challenges of agricultural practices and policies. This workshop invites researchers and practitioners to co-generate an integrative overview on contemporary issues in agri-food transitions and future avenues in research, policy making as well as in innovation and transition practice.
Program
The meeting seeks to realize four main objectives:
1) Develop an overview of key insights in the dynamics of agri-food transitions;
2) Integrate what we have learned on the governance of such transitions at local and (inter)national levels, including policies, standards, initiatives and business models to stimulate them;
3) Provide a co-created systemic view on contemporary transition challenges and provide discussion input for policy and other strategic action to stimulate such transitions;
4) Develop a research agenda (using co-creative approaches with various stakeholders) for the transition research community and other research communities for the coming decade to contribute to agri-food transitions.
Participation
Invited participants. Participation of researchers is by invitation only, based on submitted abstracts covering one or more of the four topics above, and from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds (30 persons). Between 15 to 20 papers will be selected, but participants without a paper can still be invited as discussant
and contributors to workshop outcomes. PhD students are invited to present their research in the form of a poster during a poster session. We also seek participation from policymakers and representatives of cooperative and professional networks to bring in their experiences and ways of framing insights. With their submission, contributors are invited to recommend actors from diverse fields of AKIS, who can contribute substantially to the planned future-oriented workshop discussions on day 2. Funding decisions are still pending. Upon approval of abstracts, we will inform participants on occurring costs. Our aim is that local costs (venue, catering, and lodging) will be covered by the organizers. We also aim for solutions for travel costs for researchers in need. However, some funding applications are still pending so it is still uncertain to what extent support for travel will be feasible.
Submission of abstracts
To apply for participation you are requested to submit an abstract of your contribution extended until 2nd April at latest. The abstract should use the format that can be downloaded from the workshop website and be no longer than 2 pages in that format. On the second day we want to have some in-depth interaction with policy makers and practitioners (app. 10 separately invited people). Please give suggestions for whom we might invite and why, also in not more than two pages. Please download the Call for Abstract for further information.
More Information
Please visit the conference website for further Information.