2nd Cologne Conference on Food for Future 2021
We would like to announce the virtual
“2nd Cologne Conference on Food for Future” to be held between 13 - 14 September 2021.
The general objective of the conference is to bring together scientists with different expertise to discuss cross-disciplinary aspects of the future of crop plant cultivation and food production, development of new products & processes, land use change in urban and peri-urban agriculture and the impact of development on everyday rural livelihood to ensure global food and nutrition security.
This year’s conference focuses on:
- Plant-Environment Interactions
- Food and Rural Livelihoods
- Urbanization and Development
- Functional Food
We aim to provide an opportunity for a lively exchange among all stakeholders in the Food Security field.
Find more information on the programme and registration process on our conference webpage: www.food-for-future.eu
The conference is jointly organised by the University of Cologne Competence Area “Food Security” and the Institute of Geography.
Confirmed Speakers
- Prof. Amelie Bernzen, University Vechta, Germany
- Dr. Christine Bonnin, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Prof. Aedin Cassidy, Queens University, Belfast, UK
- Christine Diepenbrock, PhD, University of California, Davis, USA
- Dr. Alexander Follmann, University of Cologne, Germany
- Dr. Ellen Mangnus, University Utrecht, Netherlands
- Prof. George Owuor, Egerton University, Kenya
- Prof. Emile Temgoua, University of Dschang, Cameroon
- Prof. Mark Tester, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Mark Vicol, University Wageningen, Netherlands
- Prof. Fang-Jie Zhao, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Organising Committee
- Amelie Bernzen
Institute for Spatial Analysis and Planning in Areas of Intensive Agriculture, University of Vechta - Alexander Follmann
Institute of Geography, University of Cologne - Dorit Grunewald
Coordinator Competence Area Food Security, University of Cologne - Timothy Jobe
Botanical Institute, University of Cologne - Stanislav Kopriva
Speaker Competence Area Food Security, Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne - Markus Stetter
Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Cologne
Administrative Support
- Elke Henn
Botanical Institute, University of Cologne