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A workshop entitled “Agriculture and society: A multi-stakeholder dialogue for stable and sustainable development” (UaAgriDialog) for researchers, academics and representatives from practice, politics and civil society will take place in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, from 22 to 24 May 2019.

The deadline for submission of abstracts and proposals for organized sessions has been extended until 24 February 2019. The forum will deal with "Small farms in transition: How to stimulate inclusive growth?" and takes place from 26 - 28 June 2019 at IAMO. We are looking forward to your submissions!

The ScienceCampus Halle – plant-based bioeconomy and the Leading-Edge Cluster BioEconomy cordially invite you to the 8th International Bioeconomy Conference in Halle (Saale), Germany, from 13 to 14 May 2019. The motto this year is “Bio meets Economy – Science meets Industry”.

IAMO is looking for an Administrative Director, a Coordinator for Gender Equality and Diversity, a PhD student for IPReS project (Department Agricultural Markets) and a PhD student for SUSADICA project (Department Agricultural Policy).

The German-Ukrainian Summer School in Agricultural Economics takes place at IAMO in Halle (Saale), Germany, from 3 to 17 March 2019. Doctoral students from universities in Ukraine can submit applications until 3 February 2019.

IAMO scientists have published a study on the spatial distribution and intensity of grazing in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world with vast grasslands and low human population density. Extensive livestock production is therefore a mainstay of Kazakh agriculture....

Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), an expert panel entitled “Going digital against the drought - New technologies and challenges in their implementation” will take place on 18 January 2019 in the CityCube Berlin, Germany. The programme is now available.

In the scope of UN Climate Change conference in Katowice, Poland, IAMO scientist Laura Moritz presented the project “Increasing climate resilience via agricultural insurance – Innovation transfer for sustainable rural development in Central Asia” (KlimALEZ).

A new IAMO project on the topic of “Perceptions of inequality through social comparisons and transference on subjective wellbeing” starts in January 2019.

IAMO director Alfons Balmann speaks on the reform proposals of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020 on WDR 5 Politikum.