Detailed information about the course
Title | Visions for a Sustainable agriculture 2018 |
Dates | 2-4 May 2018 |
Organizer(s) | A course in collaboration with the MAS-ICM of University of Neuchâtel, and the CUSO Doctoral Programs in Ecology & Evolution (E&E) and Molecular Plants sciences (MPS)
Prof. Ted Turlings, University of Neuchâtel (CH) |
Speakers | Romano DeVivo, Syngenta (CH) Segenet Kelemu, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Kenya Ulrich Kuhlmann, Plantwise, CABI (CH) John Pickett, Rothamsted Research (UK) Lucius Tamm, FiBL (CH) Salvatore Di Falco, University of Geneva (CH)
Other speakers will be announced soon
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Description | ContentDuring the workshop you will be confronted with the challenges that researchers and policy makers are facing in their efforts to assure food security for future generations in a sustainable manner. The focus will be on developing countries and the workshop will also be attended by students from the masters module Sustainable Agriculture and by foreign students that participate in the Masters of Advance Studies in Integrated Crop Management (MAS-ICM, in collaboration with CABI, Delemont).
1st day: Morning: Introduction (explaining CABI's activities in sustainable agriculture and introducing the Plantwise program). MAS-ICM students will present the agricultural challenges in their respective home country. They will present in groups of two (six 15-minute presentations). Afternoon: Three of the invited experts will present their visions for a sustainable agriculture in presentations of 30 minutes each. There will be 10 min for discussion after each talk.
2nd day: Morning: The remaining four invited experts will present their visions (30 minutes plus 10 min discussion.
3rd day: Morning: the students prepare their final presentations in which they address the main challenges and possible solutions (six presentations in total).
Program (coming soon) |
Location |
University of Neuchâtel |
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Credits | 1.5 |
Evaluation | Full attendance and active participation |
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Expenses | Reimbursement:PhD students of the DPEE are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, and 2nd class). Please send the original tickets along with the reimbursement form to: Marta Bellone
NEW from 2018: NO reimbursement of your meal expenses
Regarding reimbursement of accommodation, please contact the coordinator of the doctoral program (ecologie-evolution(at)cuso.ch) BEFORE the beginning of the course. NO reimbursement of accommodation without the agreement in advance of the course of the coordinator fo the doctoral program. |
Registration | Through the website of the Doctoral Program in Organismal Biology before April 18, 2018 |
Places | 40 |
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Joint activity |