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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Since ancient times, the Silk Road has served as a hub for the exchange of valued commodities, ideas and people between Asia and Europe. Emerging from the conditions of a socialist order in this part of the world, the countries in the region opted for their own unique paths of transition. Each country individually and the region collectively face formidable challenges to agricultural development at various scales that still need to be solved. Among these are the slow adaptation to climate change and increasing frequencies of droughts and water scarcity, rural labor outmigration, a lack of well-functioning markets, intraregional trade, water cooperation, and effective policies to produce the desired local outcomes. An advanced understanding of the development processes in Central Asian agriculture is important as the sectors’ further transformation will be crucial for regional economic growth.
International researchers and scientists active in the wider Central Asian and Caspian Sea region are invited to this IAAE Inter-Conference Symposium to share and discuss their findings to better understand the complex issues, challenges and opportunities of agricultural development along the Silk Road.
The symposium will be structured around three sub-themes:
- Agricultural restructuring
- Natural resources management
- Regional trade and integration
Based on the main theme of agricultural development and the previous sub-themes, the organizers invite contributions particularly on the following topics:
- Land reforms and farm restructuring
- Agricultural change and labor organization
- Land and water management
- Cooperative movements
- Value chains
- Regional agricultural trade and the role of customs unions
- WTO accession and agriculture
- Central Asia’s role in global agricultural markets
- Political options to stimulate domestic agricultural production
- Lessons from other transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe or the Former Soviet Union
Paper submission and deadlines
1 December 2015: Deadline for extended abstract submission (2 pages, English). Please submit your paper online at http://www.iamo.de/silkroad. All contributed paper proposals will go through a peer review process.
15 January 2016: Announcement of accepted papers
1 March 2016: Final registration to the conference
Location and languages
The conference will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the conference facilities of the Kazakh National Agrarian University (KazNAU). The conference language is English. Simultaneous translation from/to Russian will be provided.
For more information visit http://www.iamo.de/silkroad
Information on participating / attending:
The conference can be attended free of charge, but registration for all participants is required online at www.iamo.de/silkroad. Participants are responsible for their own accommodation and travel arrangements and costs. A limited number of travel grants will be available for participants with an accepted contribution.
Date:
04/04/2016 - 04/06/2016
Registration deadline:
03/01/2016
Event venue:
Kazakh National Agrarian University (KazNAU)
Abay Ave 8
050010 Almaty
Kazachstan
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Economics / business administration, Politics, Social studies, Zoology / agricultural and forest sciences
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
09/23/2015
Sender/author:
Britta Paasche M.A.
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event52023
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