Organized Symposia

Monday, August 20, 2012

1:15 PM-3:15 PM


Foresight and Priority Assessment for Targeting International Agricultural Development Initiatives

Technological Adoption and Agricultural Development: Meeting the Food Security Challenge in Africa

Agricultural Transformation in India

Assessing the Impacts of Agricultural R&D in a Global Bio-Economy

Challenges in Assessing and Valuing Drought Tolerance in Complex, Diverse and Risk-Prone Agricultural Systems

Factors Affecting Consumer Food Demand and Food Safety: China and the World

Improving Agricultural Statistics From Household Surveys Through Methodological Validation and Research

Improving the Returns to Agricultural Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: Financing, Organizing, and Capacitating National Systems

Input Promotion Programs in Africa: What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why?

Matching Agricultural Policies to Development Needs

Rural Poverty in Brazil: Progress, Policy, and Lessons

The Emerging Role of Europe and Central Asia in Global Food Security: Promise and Concern

The European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy After 2013: What Is Happening, What Is Likely to Happen, and Why.

The New Latifundia? Understanding the Social Impacts of Contemporary Super-Large Farms

WTO Disciplines on Agriculture Support - Do They Matter?

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

11:00 AM-1:00 PM


Agricultural Productivity: An International Perspective

Bioethanol: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead: Natural Resources and Sustainability, Polices and Technology

Challenges in Assessing and Developing Seed Systems in Emerging Markets: Lessons From Contrasting Case Studies

Expanding the Roles of Index Insurance: Experiences and Speculations

Experimental Methods for Pro-Poor Value Chain Development: Experiences From Developing Countries

From Protection to Production: The Role of Cash Transfer Programmes in Fostering Broad-Based Economic Development

Government Policy Responses in Latin America During the World Food Crisis: What Worked and What Didn’t?

Impact Pathway of Modern ICT On Agricultural Growth in South Asia and Africa

Innovations in Methodologies for Analyzing the Gender Asset Gaps in Agriculture

Rural Innovation and Diversification:Analytical and Policy Insights

The Challenges of Segregation Between GM and Non GM Crops Along the Food Supply Chain

The Economics of Managing Climate Change Risk in Agricultural Systems:

The Microeconomic Effects of Grain Marketing Boards on Farm Households in Sub-Saharan Africa: Modeling Challenges, Empirical Evidence, and Implications for Research & Policy

Trust in Food: Comparisons Across Contexts and Methods

Understanding the Drivers Behind Global Land Use Change

Thursday, August 23, 2012

1:45 PM-2:45 PM


Development Under Climate Change in the Nations of the Zambeze River Basin

Improving Investments In Agriculture

1:45 PM-3:45 PM


Bio-Economic Modeling to Assess Options for Enhancing Agricultural Development and Food Security Under Climate Change in the Developing World

Can Brazil Feed the World in a Sustainable Way?

Cities and Rural Growth, Poverty and Inequality in Latin America

Economic and Policy Issues in Chinese and Russian Agriculture

Gender, Public Health and Nutritional Impacts From the Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops: Experiences From Developing Countries

Inclusion of Small-Scale Actors in the LAC Bioeconomy

Information and Consumer Acceptance

Poverty-Environment Linkages In Tropical Forest Bioeconomies: Evidence From Global Data

Private Sector Investment in Research and Development in the Global Bio-Economy

Symposium on Water and Bioeconomy

The Formation of Aspirations and Their Influence on Farmers’ Investment and Welfare in Developing Countries

What to Do about Food Prices? Tame the Markets, Control Appetites or Crank up Production?

2:45 PM-3:45 PM


Beyond the Arab Spring: Improving Food Security and Resilience to Conflict

Understanding the Drivers of Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa