FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

2nd International Conference on Global Food Security 11-14 October 2015, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

The 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security aims to deliver state-of-the-art analysis, inspiring visions and innovative research methods arising from research in any of a wide range of disciplines. Join us in this exciting opportunity to ensure that the best science is garnered to support the emergence of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Call for Abstracts Submit abstracts by 8 May 2015

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are invited on the conference topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system.

Topics for parallel sessions will include:

• Global and local analyses of food security and its drivers
• Enabling policies for local and global food security
• Sustainable intensification of food production systems
• Urbanization, food value chains and food security
• Managing food-feed-biofuels competition
• Technological breakthroughs to help feed 9 billion
• Land sparing, land sharing and trade-offs in balancing competing demands for agricultural lands
• Reducing loss and waste
• Reducing the risks to agriculture from climate change
• Nutritional security and food assistance programs
• Gender- and generation- differentiated food security concerns
• Sustainable sourcing of food products
• Business-science cooperation to advance food security

For further information on submitting an abstract and to sign up for email updates visit: www.globalfoodsecurityconference.com