European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Seminar of Sustainability in the Agri-Food sector.

The seminar will be organised jointly between the Teagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland), National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) and the FLINT consortium.

The objective of this seminar is to progress the knowledge base and expertise in the fields of agricultural and agri-food value chain sustainability by bringing together research in relation to:

·    the measurement and monitoring of agricultural sustainability in relation to farm-level economic, environmental and social indicators of sustainability

·         behavioural and extension mechanisms to improve sustainability

·      methods of realising economic gains from improved sustainability across the value chain such as marketing niches and better value chain efficiency.

Please find out more information on the event page: http://conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=552

Registration is in the Arts Millennium Building foyer