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If you know of an upcoming event that relates to agriculture and development in the Asia Pacific, please submit the details for a free listing on this site.

Improving the Performance of Supply Chains in the Transitional Economies: Responding to the Challenge of Linking Smallholder Producers to Dynamic Markets

  • Date: 9-12 July 2008
  • Venue: Davao City, Philippines
  • Host: University of the Philippines Mindanao, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
  • This conference focuses on how the links between smallholder agricultural producers and markets in developing countries can be improved.

    The conference will cover a number of themes including:

    - Development policy
    - Quality and food safety standards
    - Trade and market development
    - Competition and vertical channels
    - Consumer preferences
    - Social capital
    - Post-harvest and logistic systems
    - Producer organizations
    - Environmental stewardship
    - Supply chain management


  • Resource link:
    http://2008davao.googlepages.com/

Agriculture in a changing climate: the new International research frontier

  • Date: 3 Sept 2008
  • Venue: Canberra, Australia
  • Host: ATSE Crawford Fund
  • The conference will address the impact of agriculture (including deforestation) on climate change, the potential impact of climate change on the distribution and productivity of agriculture, fisheries and forestry, and the need for ongoing and re- directed international research to mitigate these effects.

    A group of international and national specialists will consider the key issues across agriculture, scenarios for a range of key industries and what international agricultural research has to offer.

  • Resource link: http://www.crawfordfund.org/events/pdfs/conf08.pdf /
 

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