9TH ASAE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRANSFORMATION IN AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMY IN ASIA

The Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) invites students, policymakers, and professionals from development agencies and private industry to participate in the 9th ASAE International Conference in Bangkok, Thailand on January 11-13, 2017.  The Conference Program Committee is calling for papers that address various development issues and challenges related to transforming Asian agriculture and food economy along the following themes:

•  Rural transformation processes in Asia: experiences, lessons learned and challenges
•  Food value chain development in the Asian countries
• Changing consumer behavior
• Technological innovations in support to agricultural development and agricultural transformation
• Institutional innovations in support to agricultural development and agricultural/rural transformation
• Demographic changes: their implications on agricultural production and food consumption
• Prospects of Asian agriculture under the regime of ASEAN Economic Community and other trade agreements in the Asia and Pacific region and beyond
• Agriculture and sustainable development goals
• International cooperation in facilitating agricultural and rural transformation

 Additional information and important dates can be found in the flyer.