13th European IFSA Symposium
The 13th European Farming Systems Symposium (IFSA – European Group) will be held in the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, and hosted by the Lab. of Agricultural Extension, Rural Systems & Rural Sociology, Dept. of Agricultural Economics & Rural Development, Agricultural University of Athens.
The symposium organizers welcome a diversity of perspectives on farming systems and different narratives of pathways. They would particularly like to attract researchers and practitioners from both natural and social science backgrounds who are new to systems thinking and who may be able to contribute constructively to lively debates on how to design and deliver more sustainable farming and livelihood systems for the future.
Participants are invited to submit an abstract for one of the themes of the symposium. The abstract will be subject to peer review, and, on acceptance, the author will be asked to submit a full paper. The submission deadline for abstracts is 15 September 2017.
The themes comprise:
- Learning and knowledge systems, education, extension and advisory services
- Agroecology and new farming arrangements
- Integrating science, technology, policy and practice
- Smart technologies in farming and food systems
- Sustainable agrifood systems, value chains and power structures