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Detailed and updated program of the summer course 2011
Special Focus: Food Security – how can science and policy contribute?
| Tuesday |
06.09.2011 |
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Title |
Lecturer |
Remarks |
| 16:00 |
Registration |
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Apéro and Dinner |
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| 20:00-21:30 |
Introductory lecture |
Steve Wiggins, Overseas Development Institute |
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| Wednesday |
07.09.2011 |
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Title |
Lecturer |
Remarks |
| 09:00-10:45 |
Session 1:
Economic aspects: Rise in food prices: causes, impacts, policy responses. |
Steve Wiggins, Overseas Development Institute |
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| 11:15-13:00 |
Session 2:
Economic aspects: Property rights and land grabbing. Speculation. Subsidised markets and taxes. |
Awudu Abdulai, University Kiel |
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| 14:30-17:300 |
Presentation of case studies |
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| 20:00 |
Plant genetical resources.
Preserving neglected and underutilized agricultural plant species. |
Stefano Padulosi, Bioversity |
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| Thursday |
08.09.2011 |
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Title |
Lecturer |
Remarks |
| 09:00-10:45 |
Session 3:
Agricultural aspects: Crop improvement. |
Hervé Vanderschuren, ETH Zurich |
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| 11:15-13:00 |
Session 4:
Agricultural aspects: Crop improvement. |
Rainer Messmer, ETH Zurich |
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| 14:30-18:00 |
Group work on case studies |
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| 20:00 |
Political conflicts and Food Security. |
Ellen Messer, The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, USA |
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| Friday |
09.09.2011 |
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Title |
Lecturer |
Remarks |
| 09:00-10:45 |
Session 5:
Environmental aspects: Land degradation and effects on climate |
Lian Pin Koh, ETH Zurich |
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| 11:15-13:00 |
Session 6:
Environmental aspects: Biofuels; Biodiversity. |
Lian Pin Koh, ETH Zurich |
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| 14:00-18:00 |
Group work on case studies |
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| 20:00 |
Discussion / evtl. Guest talk |
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| Saturday |
10.09.2011 |
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Title |
Lecturer |
Remarks |
| 09:00-17:30 |
Excursion |
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| 20:00 |
Poster session |
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| Sunday |
11.09.2011 |
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Remarks |
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Group work |
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| Monday |
12.09.2011 |
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Title |
Lecturer |
Remarks |
| 09:00-10:45 |
Session 7:
Human right to food as a frame for food security and food sovereignity. |
Ana María Suárez Franco, FIAN |
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| 11:15-13:00 |
Session 8:
Climate change and food security |
(speaker tba) |
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| 14:00-18:00 |
Group work on case studies |
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| 20:00 |
Nutrition habits. |
(speaker tba) |
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| Tuesday |
13.09.2011 |
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Title |
Lecturer |
Remarks |
| 11-17.30 |
Field Day in Eschikon |
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| 20:00 |
Social event Zuerich |
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| Wednesday |
14.09.2011 |
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Title |
Lecturer |
Remarks |
| 09:00-10:00 |
(speaker tba) |
(speaker tba) |
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| 10:00-13:00 |
Student Talks and Sum up |
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Departure |
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