Saturday 20, April , 2019

International INP Conference "Promoting Sustainable Agriculture"

The International Conference

of the Institute of National Planning

Promoting Sustainable Agriculture

Cairo, 20-21 April 2019

Objective of the Conference

The main objective of the Conference is to present and discuss experiences, visions, policies and mechanisms for promoting sustainable agriculture. It is hoped that the Conference presentations, papers and deliberations would assist planners and decision-makers in their endeavors to accelerate agricultural development in a sustainable manner, consistently with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Egypt’s Sustainable Development Strategy: The 2030 Vision, the National Strategy for Sustainable Agriculture, and with the lessons learned from the experiences of countries with notable records in enhancing  agricultural sustainability.

Conference Themes

The main themes of the Conference may be assembled into two groups. The first group includes issues of sustainability of resources in the agricultural sector. The second relates to issues of sustainability of agricultural production. Each theme is expected to examine experiences of developed and/or developing countries, and relevant practices in Egyptian agriculture.

First theme: Resource Sustainability in the Agricultural Sector

• Natural Resources
• Human Resources;
• Investment and Finance

Second theme: Sustainability of Agricultural Production

• Technology, research & development and  agricultural extension
• Suitable cropping pattern in the light of the three dimensions of sustainable development and the comparative and competitive advantage of various agricultural production locations.
• Smart agriculture and climate change.
• Value chains, Systems of marketing and pricing.
• Regional integration and sustainability of agriculture.
• Appropriate methodologies and indicators for monitoring and evaluating of agricultural sustainability.

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