IAAE’s 28th Triennial Conference (August 18-24, 2012)

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

8:30 AM-10:30 AM

Papers

Agri-Ecosystems Services
Contributed Paper: Oral

Biofuels and Fossil Fuels
Contributed Paper: Oral

Collective Action
Contributed Paper: Oral

Contract Farming
Contributed Paper: Oral

Cooperatives
Contributed Paper: Oral

Field Experiments
Contributed Paper: Oral

Food Price Volatility
Contributed Paper: Oral

Human Capital
Contributed Paper: Oral

Input Transfers
Contributed Paper: Oral

Land Use Changes
Contributed Paper: Oral

Productivity Measurement
Contributed Paper: Oral

Productivity and Efficiency
Contributed Paper: Oral

Smallholder Farming Systems
Contributed Paper: Oral

Technology Adoption
Contributed Paper: Oral

Water Allocation Policy
Contributed Paper: Oral

11:00 AM-1:00 PM

Organized Symposia

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

2:00 PM-3:45 PM

Plenary Sessions

Plenary 3: Technology, Productivity and Investment in the BIO-Economy

4:15 PM-5:45 PM

Papers

Adoption 3
Contributed Paper: Visual

Biofuels 2
Contributed Paper: Visual

Climate Change 2
Contributed Paper: Visual

Co-Operatives
Contributed Paper: Visual

Environment
Contributed Paper: Visual

Farm Policy
Contributed Paper: Visual

Food Prices
Contributed Paper: Visual

Inputs
Contributed Paper: Visual

Macro
Contributed Paper: Visual

Poverty
Contributed Paper: Visual

Trade 3
Contributed Paper: Visual

Water
Contributed Paper: Visual

5:45 PM-7:30 PM

Invited Panels

1 Billion Hungry and 1 Billion Obese in the Bio-Economy?

Biofuels, Policies and Poverty

Gender and the Bio-Economy

Media, Information and Consumer Acceptance of New Technologies

New Insights On Non-Tariff Measures and Trade

The Future of Agricultural Economics in a Bio-Economy World

The Policy-Agenda for the Bio-Economy

Urbanization Patterns During the Structural Transformation - Are There Advantages to Secondary Towns?