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19th World Congress of Soil Science
Dates: 1st - 6th Aug 2010
Brisbane, Australia
The conference theme is "Soil Solutions for a Changing World"
www: conference website

2nd International Congress on Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield
Dates: 1st - 4th Aug 2010
Amapa State University, Brazil
The objective of this conference is to discuss advances made on biodiversity research in the Guiana Shield and, to share experiences in the use and management of biodiversity.
email: conference email
www: conference information

9th World Congress on Genetics applied to Livestock Production
Dates: 1st - 6th Aug 2010
Leipzig, Germany
This congress is the premier meeting point for scientists around the world involved in genetic improvement of livestock.
email: organising committee
www: conference website

International Conference on Agricultural, Food and Animal Sciences
Dates: 11th - 13th Aug 2010
Stockholm, Sweden
www: conference website

International Symposium on Renewable Feedstock for Biofuel and Bio-based Products
Dates: 11th - 13th Aug 2010
Austin, Texas
email: conference contact
www: conference website

28th International Horticultural Congress "Science and Horticulture for People"
Dates: 22nd - 27th Aug 2010
Lisbon, Portugal
The theme of the Congress, Science and Horticulture for People, emphasizes horticulture’s scientific components and interactions with scientists, producers, consumers and society-at-large. People are also the target of horticulture for development.
email: congress secretariat
www: conference website

ISEE Conference 2010: Advancing Sustainability in a Time of Crisis
Dates: 22nd - 25th Aug 2010
Oldenburg and Bremen, Germany
email: conference contact
www: conference website

XXIII IUFRO World Congress
Dates: 23rd - 28th Aug 2010
Seoul, Republic of Korea
The theme for the 23rd World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is “Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment.”
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

EAAP 2010: 61st Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production
Dates: 23rd - 27th Aug 2010
Heraklion, Crete
The theme of the Meeting is “Impact of food demand, quantity and quality wise, on Animal Production” which is a hot topic in Europe and a very appropriate subject in view of the current worldwide demands for both human society and livestock industry.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

XXIII World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Dates: 23rd - 28th Aug 2010
Seoul, South Korea
The Congress title for the XXIII IUFRO World Congress is "Forests for the Future: Sustaining and the Environment."
email: congress organising committee
www: conference website

1st International ICST Conference on e-services for Agriculture,Food, Environment and Life Sciences in Africa
Dates: 9th - 10th Sep 2010
Johannesburg, South Africa
The two day conference will focus on for the conceptualisation, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to use Information and Communication Technologies in the rural domain.
www: conference website

Tropentag (Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural and Natural Resource Management) 2010
Dates: 14th - 16th Sep 2010
Zurich, Switzerland
The Tropentag is a development-oriented and interdisciplinary conference. It addresses issues of resource-, environmental-, agricultural-, forestry-, fisheries-, food-, nutrition and related sciences in the context of international rural development, sustainable resource use and poverty alleviation worldwide.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Forest Landscapes and Global Change: New Frontiers in Management, Conservation and Restoration
Dates: 21st - 27th Sep 2010
Bragança, Portugal
This IUFRO Landscape Ecology international conference aims to bring together scientists, planners, and managers in order to share science and experiences on approaches, methods and tools to assess change, to forecast change in structures and processes, and to optimize goods and services provided at multiscale-multifunctional levels under a context of change.
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

Fifth World Cowpea Research Conference
Dates: 27th Sep - 1st Oct 2010
Dakar , Senegal
Improving livelihoods in the cowpea value chain through advancement in science.
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conference
Dates: 3rd - 8th Oct 2010
Banff, Canada
This is an opportunity to present the latest scientific advances in the area of greenhouse gas research in animal agriculture and contribute to providing information that industry and governments need to achieve cost-effective greenhouse gas mitigation outcomes.
email: conference manager
www: conference website

AgriBusiness Forum 2010
Dates: 3rd - 6th Oct 2010
Kampala, Uganda
The EMRC AgriBusiness Forum 2010, hosted by the Government of Uganda, will focus on Global food security as a business opportunity. Subjects such as sustainable agricultural development, increasing agricultural productivity, the role of the private sector in securing food access, pre and post-harvest intervention, commodities, inputs and private-sector growth will be discussed.
www: conference background

Aquaculture Europe 2010
Dates: 5th - 8th Oct 2010
Porto, Portugal
The AE2010 conference will address many topics related to island, coastal and ocean aquaculture, but it will also cover the production of freshwater species. Parallel conference sessions include land-based systems, estuarine, coastal lagoon, coastal and offshore aquaculture and encompass many species from shellfish to fish to marine plants.
www: conference website

10th GLOBALGAP Conference
Dates: 7th - 8th Oct 2010
London, UK
Top international speakers debate today’s big issues in Good Agricultural Practice and provide solutions for tomorrow. We will provide you with first insight in the new GLOBALGAP Version for 2011. And our retail and supplier partners will debate about trends and future requirements.
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)
Dates: 18th - 29th Oct 2010
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
www: conference website

5th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture: Commercialisation of Livestock Agriculture in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Dates: 25th - 28th Oct 2010
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The objective of the conference is to provide an opportunity for African scientists and the broader stakeholder groups in the livestock sector to discuss the potential role of animal agriculture to improve the livelihoods of African people.
email: conference contact

Traditional and Indigenous knowledge: A resource in developing livestock systems
Dates: 1st - 5th Nov 2010
Kathmandu, Nepal
This meeting considers current and potential contribution of traditional and indigenous
knowledge to developing livestock systems. This will include ethnobotany and
ethnoveterinary knowledge, use of locally available feedstuffs and local animal
genetics resources.
email: conference contact

Sustainable Animal Production in the Tropics
Dates: 15th - 18th Nov 2010
Gosier, Guadeloupe
The SAPT Conference will hold 3 sessions on the following subjects: 1) adaptation capacities of livestock to a changing environment; 2) local feeds, value and strategic use, and 3) sustainable and integrated livestock farming systems.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Sustainable Agriculture for Prosperity
Dates: 16th Nov 2010
University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
The conference focuses on increasing agricultural production while conserving the land, water and other resources.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Global Gathering of Women Pastoralists
Dates: 21st - 26th Nov 2010
Mera, India
The goal is to contribute to empowerment of women pastoralists to participate equitably in decision-making within their community, government and other national, regional and international forums and to raise awareness of the specific challenges faced by women pastoralists in the shifting social, economic and ecological environments.
email: conference contact

Land reform and management of natural resources in Africa and Latin America
Dates: 25th - 27th Nov 2010
Lleida, Spain
The congress desires to contribute to overcoming the current distance between the elaboration of development models and the research about its deployment in specific natural resources management scenarios, Africa and Latin America.
www: conference website

9th International Rangeland Congress
Dates: 2nd - 8th Apr 2011
Rosario , Argentina
The Congress will focus on different aspects of Rangeland management, and their relation with society.
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website

13th International Lupin Conference 2011
Dates: 6th - 10th Jun 2011
Poznan, Poland
The conference provides an international forum to discuss the current role of lupins in animal nutrition, human diet and sustainable agricultural systems, and should stimulate researchers and industry professionals to take on new challenges in lupin genetic improvement and agronomic use.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

XVIII International Botanical Congress
Dates: 23rd - 30th Jul 2011
Melbourne, Australia
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website