The goal of the seminar is to present new ideas and contributions on the topic of market and bargaining power and its implication for the food supply chain. The seminar will bring together agricultural and applied economists, policy makers and industry representatives to discuss the theoretical,...

Topics: - Institutional design and governance of global and/or local food supply chains - Adoption of technological, commercial and institutional innovations in food supply chains -­ Impact of specific supply chain innovations on outcome variables related to economic growth, poverty reduction,...

Topics: - Development, application and theoretical basis for valuation methods in general. - Incorporating risk in valuation methods. - Incentive compatible alternatives and experimental economics - Methodological issues raised in applications - Advantages and disadvantages facing alternative...

The seminar invites an international scientific audience in the fields of agricultural and resource economics, regional economics, political economy, institutional economics, political science and other relevant disciplines. Topics: - Two decades transition and development: experiences, theories...

The seminar aims at constituting an opportunity to highlight the adverse effects for the agro-food sector and rural economy due to the recent financial crisis and food markets speculation, to measure and evaluate the depth of the damage in the affected areas, to develop and discuss solutions and...

The seminar will focus on empirical applications on the study of governance of food and fibre value chains. Emphasis is on applications using various methodologies such as econometrics, simulations, experimental economics, networks, mathematical programming case studies, applied theory, and...

The seminar focuses on the need of a rethinking of intervention schemes for EU agricultural sector and rural areas. Specific attention will be paid to the answers that public policy should give in relation both to changes in the world economic and political scenario and to different roles...

CONFERENCE THEMES: - Theoretical and empirical models of government policies for the bioeconomy - The impact of the bioeconomy on agriculture production, welfare, and poverty reduction - Import bans and restrictions, biosafety and environmental regulations, trade, and intellectual property...

Consumers’ choices and health outcomes are influenced by the other people, farmers, businesses, and communities that surround them. The “food environment”—the set of food choices available to the consumer, where the food came from, and how it got to the consumer—is a subject of...

Conference theme: Multi-Stakeholder Dynamics in Chains and Networks Conference theme tracks: • Managing Wicked Problems: Multi-Stakeholder Engagements for Resource & Value Creation (Linked to IFAMR Special Issue) • Managing Sustainability in Seafood Production and Markets • Innovation...