Track 2b: Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture
Track Chairs:
Olawale Emmanuel Olayide. Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Raymond Auerbach. Rainman Landcare Foundation, South, Africa.
Contacts: waleolayide@yahoo.com,oe.olayide@ui.edu.ng; Raymond.Auerbach@nmmu.ac.za
Goals and objectives of the track
Agricultural production is essential for generating broad-based growth necessary for sustainable development. Agricultural production is also fundamental to the sustenance of life and is the bedrock of rural economic and industrial development, especially in the provision of adequate and nutritious food so vital for human development and raw material for industries. In most developing economies, agriculture accounts for a substantial proportion of foreign exchange earnings and employs much of the active labour force. Similarly, agricultural production (food crops, livestock, fisheries and forestry) promotes rural incomes which in turn enhance rural welfare especially in developing and emerging economies. The developed countries on the other hand are faced with challenges of intensive agriculture, unemployment and environmental concerns.
The goal of this track is to discuss key concepts, methods and applications in sustainable agriculture and food production. Papers that address such issues as the opportunities and challenges to meeting the nutritional and welfare demands of the increasing global population in a sustainable way will be welcomed.
Contributions from the followings areas are sought-after:
- Agricultural land and inputs
- Food crop production
- Livestock productions systems
- Crop-livestock integration
- Sustainable forest management
- Sustainable fisheries management
- Food demand and supply
- Organic agriculture and eco-farming
- Agricultural systems and ecosystem services
You may submit your abstract by visiting the Ex Ordo abstract submission system (you will be required to setup an account first): http://isdrs2016.exordo.com/
