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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Exploding food prices in the last few months have led to political unrest in several cities of the developing world, and have raised unprecedented public awareness and media attention. Policy-makers and development agencies have reacted by increased investment in short-term food aid.
In the long-term, the agricultural sector is the starting point for finding sustainable solutions to overcome the current crisis. This relates to agricultural productivity as well as to policy frameworks for combating hunger and poverty. Special attention needs to be given to research in food and agriculture and related fields which have been underfunded in the past decades.
The conference will identify innovative approaches in agriculture in developing countries, including new research priorities in response to changing needs.
Information on participating / attending:
Free entrance, no registration required
Date:
12/12/2008 09:00 - 12/12/2008 17:20
Event venue:
ETH Zurich
Rämistrasse 101
Auditorium Maximum (F 30)
8092 Zurich
Zürich
Switzerland
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Environment / ecology, Nutrition / healthcare / nursing, Politics, Social studies, Zoology / agricultural and forest sciences
Types of events:
Entry:
11/18/2008
Sender/author:
Roman Klingler
Department:
Corporate Communications
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event25420
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