SEB Food Security and Safety Symposium

This interdisciplinary Symposium organised by the Society for Experimental Biology (SEB) will bring together bioscientists, technologists, social scientists, specialists in ethics, economics and policy to share their research information and expertise. Talks will be followed by periods of discussion with plenty of opportunity for delegates to network, identify potential inter- and cross-disciplinary collaborations and build on current knowledge.

Date: September 13-15, 2010
Venue: Lancaster University, UK

Call for papers: ICCAFFE 2011 - Climate change, agri-food, fisheries and ecosystems

The ICCAFFE 2011 conference hosted by the North-South Research Center for Social Sciences (NRCS) will focus on issues related to climate change, agriculture, food security and ecosystems from an interdisciplinary approach and a developing country perspective. It intends to bring together scientists, policy-makers, practitioners, and non-state actors from different regions to share updated research outcomes and relevant experiences and set future research and policy agendas. A call has been issued for presentations, posters and papers relating to conference themes.

Date: May 20-22, 2011
Venue: Agadir, Morocco
Deadline for submission of abstracts: October 15, 2010

The Hague Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change

The Hague Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change aims to develop a roadmap with concrete actions linking agriculture-related investments, policies, and measures with the transition to climate smart growth.

Date: October 31 - November 5, 2010
Venue: World Forum, The Hague, Netherlands

First Global Conference on Biofortification: From Discovery to Delivery

The Conference is the first international effort to take stock of progress made in developing nutrient-rich crops, share lessons learned, and chart the future of biofortification. This three-day event will bring agricultural scientists, public health specialists, policymakers, donors, and business leaders together to move this emerging agricultural intervention for public health forward.

Date: November 9–11, 2010
Venue: Washington, D.C., USA

The 117th EAAE Seminar on Climate change, food security and resilience of food and agricultural systems in developing countries

The University of Hohenheim will be hosting the 117th European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) seminar in November 2010 looking at climate change, agriculture and vulnerability and resilience of food systems.

Date: November 25-27, 2010
Venue: University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

Agriculture impacts poor people's nutrition and health, and people's nutrition and health in turn affects their productivity. As a supplier of food, a source of income, and an engine of growth, agriculture has the potential to significantly and sustainably improve poor people's nutrition and health. This conference will inform, influence, and catalyze action to better use investments in agriculture to achieve nutrition security and good health for the world's poor people.

Date: February 10-12, 2011
Venue: New Delhi, India