World Food Day Colloquium 2016 Program

08:00 - 09:00       Arrival & Registration       Foyer,Castle

09:00 - 09:30       Opening Session       Balcony hall

Chair: Prof. Dr. Regina Birner
Vice-Managing Director, Institute of Agricultural Science in the Tropics (Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute)

 

Welcome Address

Prof. Dr. Stephan Dabbert
President, University of Hohenheim

 

Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz
Vice-Director, Food Security Center (FSC), University of Hohenheim

 

Introduction

The Mount Tambora Story: How a Volcano Changed History

Dr. Andrea Fadani
CEO, Foundation fiat panis, Ulm

 

09:30 - 10:30 Key Session; Foyer,Castle

 

 

Dr. Bruce Campbell

Director, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Denmark

 

 

 

 

Prof. Dr. Regina Birner

Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute, University of Hohenheim

Hans-Ruthenberg – The Person and Scientist

Prof. Dr. Werner Doppler

Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute, University of Hohenheim

 

 

 

“Agricultural Intensification: The Evidence for the Boserup-Ruthenberg Framework”

Prof. Dr. Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize University of Pretoria, South Africa

 

12:00 - 13:00      Lunch Break       Foyer

 

13:00 - 13:30      Balcony Hall

Approaches of young scientists  from the University of Hohenheim and the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn

Lucy Kariuki, Samuel Mburu, Samuel Tuffa Kawo, Cesar Canon Barriga, Hongmi Koo, Kokou Adambounou Amouzou

Chair: Dr. Andrea Fadani

CEO, Foundation fi  t panis, Ulm

 

 

Chair: Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz

Vice-Director, Food Security Center (FSC), University of Hohenheim

SEARCA’s Initiatives in Addressing Climate Change Impacts to Food Security

Dr. Maria Cristeta N.Cuaresma

Program Head GIDD, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Philippines

to be announced

Dr. Paul Bowyer

Senior Science Officer, Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Hamburg

Linking Climate-Smart Horticulture to Better Nutrition and Health Outcomes of Rural Households for Improved Livelihoods Dr. Catherine Kunyanga

Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya

 

 

An Integrated Land System Model System to Study Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere Feedbacks in Agricultural Landscapes under Climate Change

Dr. Kirsten Warrach-Sagi

Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim

 

14:45 - 15:15      Coffee Break     Foyer

 

15:15 - 16:15      Panel    Balcony Hall

Discussion with experts: How Can Food Security Be Ensured under (Increasing?) Climate Threats?

Chair: Prof. Dr. Regina Birner

Vice-Managing Director, Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute, University of Hohenheim

Dr. Bruce Campbell

Director, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Denmark

Dr. Paul Bowyer

Senior Science Officer, Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Hamburg

Prof. Dr. Volker Wulfmeyer

Head of Institute of Physics and Meteorology, University of Hohenheim

Prof. Dr. Manfred Zeller

Head of Department Rural Development Theory and Policy, Hans-Ruthenberg-Institute, University of Hohenheim

Dr. Maria Cristeta N.Cuaresma

Program Head GIDD, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Philippines

 

 

Prof. Dr. Reiner Doluschitz

Vice-Director, Food Security Center (FSC), University of Hohenheim