We kindly invite you to the international conference

on “THE FOOD INDUSTRY AS A SECTOR OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY”,

fourth in the series “Changes in agri-food sector in european countries”

during which a special thematic session will be held “Sustainable development and agribusiness” (in English only), information at the bottom

Conference language: Polish, English (no official translation)

Warsaw, December 6,  2012

P O L S K A  W E R S J A

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IN SHORT

Files reviewed and updated 2012-11-28

*) electronic filling is the prefered registration method.

SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE

The main themes of the conference are:

  1. The role of agribusiness in the economies at different levels of development
  2. Structural changes in the agribusiness sector against the background of changes in the national economy
  3. The problem of food security in theory and practice
  4. Impact of the food economy on the welfare
  5. The importance of the food economy for the national labor market
  6. Impact of economic crisis on the agribusiness sector
  7. Prices in the agri-food sector against the background of prices in the national economy
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE / CONTACT

Head

Alina Daniłowska, Ph.D. hab. (SGGW Professor)

Tel. (+4822) 593 40 39

Secretary

Grzegorz Sobiecki, Ph.D.

Tel. (+4822) 593 40 33

e-mail: kepg_konferencja@sggw.pl

PUBLICATION

All papers are subject to review.

Accepted articles in English will be published in

  • The Scientific Journal of Warsaw University of Life Sciences, series Problems of World Agriculture (Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie, seria Problemy Rolnictwa Światowego).

Accepted articles in Polish will be published in:

  • The Scientific Journal of Warsaw University of Life Sciences, series Economics and Organization of Agri-Food Sector (Zeszyty Naukowe SGGW w Warszawie, seria Ekonomika i Organizacja Gospodarki Żywnościowej) or
  • Scientific Annals of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (Roczniki Naukowe Ekomomii Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich)

Participants will receive a set of conference materials on the day of the conference.

CONFERENCE TIMELINE

15.08.2012 [change!] –  Applications and submition papers in Polish or English

30.08.2012 [change!] –  Accepting the papers by the Science and Program Committee

15.09.2012 –  Payment deadline of conference fee and payment confirmation sending

Please send your applications and papers via email to: kepg_konferencja@sggw.pl
FEES

The cost of participation in the conference with the publication is 175 EUR and includes participation in sessions, conference materials, publishing accepted papers in the reviewed scientific publications, and lunch.

The cost of participation in the conference without publication is 75 EUR and includes participation in sessions, conference materials, and lunch.

In case of two or more authors who apply with a paper, one of them pays full charge (175 EUR), and others just the cost of participation (75 EUR).

Payment should be made to SGGW bank account:
Beneficiary: Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Nowoursynowska St. 166, 02-787 Warsaw
Bank name: Bank Polska Kasa Opieki S.A. O/Warszawa
BIC/SWIFT: PKOPPLPW
IBAN: PL 44 1240 6003 1111 0000 4945 5230
SUB account: 507-20-08020001
Annotation: „conference participation for NAME & SURNAME and 2nd NAME & SURNAME etc.”
(note to put only “conferencje participation” without adding “with publication” nor “without publication”)

SPECIAL THEMATIC SESSION

“SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND AGRIBUSINESS”

During the conference  “The food industry as a sector of the national economy” there will be a special thematic session held “Sustainable Development and Agribusiness” in English, organized by Visegrad University Association.

Application procedures and fees are the same as for the whole conference. Please indicate that your paper refers to the special session.

Application deadline for the special session is October 15, 2012.

Scope of the special thematic session:
  1. Methodologies for Measuring Sustainability in the Food System.
  2. Economic Valuation of New Technologies and Institutional Innovations for Improving Sustainability in Agribusiness.
  3. Impact Assessment of New Sustainable Food Chains, New Technologies and Governance Structures.
  4. The Role of Policy Measures in ensuring sustainability of agribusiness sector.
  5. Main Dimensions of change of the CAP and its implications for the sustainability of agribusiness.

We accept papers for this session only in English. The editorial requirements for the english-language papers remain unchanged. Accepted papers will be published in:

  • Scientific Annals of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development (Roczniki Naukowe Ekomomii Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich)  or
  • a monograph (it refers only to the papers sent for this session)