4 March - 6 March 2015
Gaborone, Botswana
The
Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) in
collaboration with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
and The Australian Centre for International Agricultural
Research (ACIAR) will hold a conference with the theme "Policies for
Competitive Smallholder Livestock Production".
The conference aims to provide an opportunity for African and international scientists and the broader stakeholder groups in the livestock production sector to discuss competitiveness in livestock production systems and improving the livelihoods of livestock farmers, especially smallholder farmers with emphasis on Southern Africa.
The
broader objectives of the conference are to gather researchers, policy
makers and development partners work in the area of assessing
competitiveness in agricultural food production and marketing, and to
provide answers to various questions rotating around four thematic
areas. It is hoped that at the end of the conference, there will be
specific recommendations for the key questions and how to enhance
competitiveness of smallholder farmers so that they participate more in
markets and hence improve their livelihoods.
The Conference Program Committee is calling for papers/posters that address the various development issues related to competitiveness of smallholder livestock farming in Southern Africa region under the following sub-themes:
- Measures of competitiveness in smallholder livestock production and policy advocacy
- Market access and utilisation
- Role of collective action in enhancing competitiveness of smallholder livestock farmers
- Governments' role in the provision of livestock support services
- Economics of animal health and trade in the competitiveness of smallholder livestock production
Notification of Acceptance: 18 December 2014
Submission of full paper/poster: 30 January 2015
Final Decisions on full papers/posters: 4 February 2015
- Patrick Malope (BIDPA) at pmalope@bidpa.bw
- Sirak Bahta (ILRI) (s.bahta@cgiar.org)
- Hikuepi (Epi) Katjiuongua (ILRI) (H.Katjiuongua@cgiar.org )
- Derek Baker (abaker33@une.edu.au)
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