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2nd International
Conference on Global Food Security 11-14 October 2015,
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Hosted by Cornell University and
Columbia University
The 2nd
International Conference on Global Food Security aims to
deliver state-of-the-art analysis, inspiring visions and innovative methods
arising from research in a wide range of disciplines. Join us in this
exciting opportunity to ensure that the best science is garnered to support
the emergence of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Keynote
Speakers
The first speakers for the
conference have been confirmed:
Shenggen Fan, International Food
Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), USA
David Just, Cornell University,
USA
Eric Lambin, Stanford University,
USA
Rosamond Naylor, Stanford University,
USA
Jennifer Thomson, University of Cape Town,
South Africa
Additional speakers to be
announced shortly.
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Present your
research
Submit abstracts by 8 May
2015
Abstracts for oral and poster
presentations are invited by 8 May 2015 to be submitted against
the 11 conference
themes described
on the conference website.
Conference
Themes:
- Global and local analyses of
food security and its drivers
- Policies to improve local
and global food security
- Sustainable intensification
of food production systems
- Urbanization, food value
chains, and the sustainable, secure sourcing of food
- Competing demands and
tradeoffs for land and water resources
- Technological breakthroughs
to help feed 9+ billion
- Reducing food loss and
waste
- Reducing risks to food
production and distribution from climate change
- Consumer behavior,
nutritional security and food assistance programs
- Business-science cooperation
to advance food security
- The
agriculture-nutrition-health nexus
View theme descriptions >
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| Important Dates |
8 May 2015
Abstract Submission
Deadline |
14 August 2015
Author Registration and Early-bird Registration
Deadline |
Scientific
Committee
Derek
Byerlee
Independent Researcher, Australia/USA
Ken Cassman
University of Nebraska, USA
David Dawe
Agricultural Development Economics
Division, FAO, Thailand
Sheryl Hendriks
University of Pretoria, South
Africa
Jon Hutton
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring
Centre, UK
Segenet Kelemu
International Centre of Insect
Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Kenya
Peter Timmer
Harvard University, USA andAustralian National
University, Australia
Martin van Ittersum
Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Fusuo Zhang
China Agricultural University, China
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