Programme
The symposium will focus on agrobiodiversity in all aspects.
The programme will include a general session with invited speakers and several sessions with submitted abstracts related to the following subjects:
• Genetics: How they shape agrobiodiversity?
• The impact of cropping systems on agrobiodiversity
• Food and feed technology, drivers of change on agrobiodiversity
• Agrobiodiversity: the challenges and opportunities for socio-economic sciences and for systemic approaches
• Valuing ecosystem services related to agrobiodiversity
The full programme is available here.
Schedule
Tuesday (20-05-2025)
• 8h30 Registration
• 9h30 Welcome and introduction, Dr. Josep Usall (General Director IRTA) and Prof. Geert Haesaert (Chairman, Ghent University)
• 9h45 Keynote: dr. Christian Schöb (University Rey Juan Carlos), ‘Ecological mechanisms underlying the benefits of diversity in annual crop systems’
• 10h30 Keynote: Prof. dr. Roberto Papa (Università Politecnica delle Marche), ‘Agrobiodiversity and Genetics’
• 11h15 Coffee break
• 11h45 Keynote: Ms Teresa Borelli (Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, Italy): ‘Agrobiodiversity and Value Chains’
• 12h30 Lunch
• 13h30 Oral Session 1 – Genetics: How they shape agrobiodiversity?
• 15h30 Coffee break
• 16h00 Oral Session 2 – Food and feed technology, drivers of change on agrobiodiversity
• 17h30 Field visit – Food lab visit
Wednesday (21-05-2025)
• 8h30 Oral Session 3 – The impact of cropping systems on agrobiodiversity
• 10h30 Coffee break
• 11h00 Oral Session 4 – Valuing ecosystem services related to agrobiodiversity
• 12h45 Lunch
• 13h45 Oral Session 5 – Agrobiodiversity: the challenges and opportunities for socio-economic sciences and for systemic approaches
• 15h30 Coffee break
• 16h00 Oral Session 6 – The impact of cropping systems on agrobiodiversity
• 18h00 Visit + conference dinner in Lleida
Thursday (22-05-2025) – morning
• 8h30 Oral Session 7 – Genetics: How they shape agrobiodiversity?
• 10h30 Coffee break
• 11h00 Oral Session 8 – Flash talks (about posters) – Mixed session
• 12h00 Closing session