8th AIEAA Conference, Pistoia, 13-14 June 2019

Tomorrow’s Food: Diet transition and its implications on health and the environment

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General information

Place:

Pistoia, Italy

Event Date:

13 June 2019 to 14 June 2019

Organization:

Conference Schedule
The pre-conference will be held on 13 June 2019 in the morning.
The Eighth AIEAA Conference will start at 1.30 PM on Thursday, 13 June 2019 and will end by 5.00 PM on Friday 14 June 2019.

Program Committee
Alessandro Corsi, University of Torino, Italy (Chair)
Simone Cerroni, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
Silvia Coderoni, University of Teramo, Italy
Adele Coppola, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Raffaele Cortignani, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
Paola Gatto, University of Padua, Italy
Francesco Pagliacci, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Donato Romano, University of Florence, Italy
Roberta Sardone, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Rome, Italy

Local Organising Committee
Donato Romano, University of Florence, Italy (Chair)
Giovanni Belletti, University of Florence, Italy
Ginevra V. Lombardi, University of Florence, Italy
Andrea Marescotti, University of Florence, Italy
Benedetto Rocchi, University of Florence, Italy
Gianluca Stefani, University of Florence, Italy

Information and contacts
www.aieaa.org
aieaa2019@disei.unifi.it

Topic

Despite past progress, approximately 3 billion people across the globe have low-quality diets. Nearly a quarter of all children under five years of age are stunted, more than 2 billion people have insufficient micronutrients. While undernourishment is concentrated in developing countries, the incidence of overweight and obesity is growing in every region. As a result, many economies are seriously underperforming, and diet-related chronic diseases are placing ever-greater demands on health care systems.

At the same time, environmental impacts of current food production and consumption patterns are rampant. The food system contributes to approximately 20-30% of greenhouse gases (GHG) total emissions, 15-25% from agriculture/land use change and 5-10% from packaging, transportation and waste disposal.

The situation is set to worsen dramatically over the next 20 years as powerful drivers of change such as population growth, climate change, diet transition towards animal products and urbanization converge on food systems. This concern is reflected by various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – namely, “Zero hunger” (SDG-2), “Good health and wellbeing” (SDG-3), and “Responsible consumption and production” (SGD-12), just to mention the most important ones – that try to address these issues. While these problems are of utmost urgency for low- and middle-income countries, they are also a stark concern for all countries.

Considerable challenges need to be addressed in order to have an effective and sustainable diet transition. In particular, food systems need to be harnessed so that they nourish rather than merely feed people. This alone will open up countless opportunities for interventions that decision makers can tailor to specific situations. Furthermore, priorities for action at national and international levels as well as detailed advice and guidance need to be identified in order to provide guidance to decision makers.

The 8^th AIEAA Congress will therefore focus on the conundrum represented by the interaction of economic development, nutrition and health, and sustainability. Sustainable diets are intended to address the increasing health and environmental concerns related to food production and consumption. Although many candidates for sustainable diets have emerged, a comprehensive analysis of these diets has not been done yet. A number of public policies have been proposed to promote healthy and environmentally sustainable diets at production and consumption levels, but the level of integration is still relatively low. New evidence is needed on the effectiveness of public policies for sustainable diets.

Call for papers

AIEAA welcomes the submission of contributions on the topics above. However, the submission of contributions on other agricultural and applied economics topics is encouraged as well.

More information can be found HERE.

Submission

Contribution proposals should be submitted in English through the conference website (https://www.conftool.org/aieaa2019/). There are three types of contributions: contributed papers, organized sessions, and posters.

Contributed papers
Participants intending to present a paper are requested to submit a long abstract (minimum 1500 words; maximum 2,000 words) before February 15, 2019. Abstracts should be sent using the abstract submission form, that includes:
a. Introduction to the topic and objectives of the paper
b. Description of data and research methodology
c. Discussion of theoretical and/or empirical results
d. Main conclusions and emphasis on the paper’s potential for generating discussion during the conference
e. A list of few essential references.

All submitted abstracts will be subject to a double-blind peer review process. Authors will be notified of paper acceptance by March 20, 2019.

The full version of accepted papers, or a revised version of the long abstract, should be compulsorily submitted by May 20, 2019.

Upon Authors’ authorization, the long abstracts of accepted papers will be made available on the conference website, and the full text/long abstract will be posted on AgEcon Search.

A selection of accepted full papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of Bio-based and Applied Economics, after going through the journal’s standard review process.

Organized sessions
Participants are invited to propose organized sessions primarily, but not exclusively, on topics relevant to the conference themes. Proposals (max 3,000 words) should include the name of the organizer, the session title, the name of contributors, and the title and abstract of each paper. It is suggested that proposed sessions include no more than four papers. Proposals should be submitted using the organized session form by February 15, 2019. Organized session proposals will be subject to a peer review process. Authors will be notified of acceptance by March 20, 2019.

Posters
AIEAA welcomes the submission of posters. Accepted posters will be presented and discussed in dedicated sessions. Participants should submit an abstract (max 500 words) by February 15, 2019. Poster proposals will be subject to a blind peer review process. Authors will be notified of poster acceptance by March 20, 2019.

Venue & Accomodation

The 8^thAIEAA Conference will take place at UNISER (Polo Universitario di Pistoia) , via Pertini 358, Pistoia.

Please note that all prices indicated below are special offers available to the AIEAA Conference participants only for a limited number of rooms. Therefore, if you wish to benefit of the price reduction, you must specify AIEAA Convegno – Università Firenze in your reservation email.

LOCANDA SAN MARCO PALAZZO CALURI (1,3 km from the conference venue)
Prices: Single room 70 €, Double room 90 €, breakfast included, parking on request for a fee.
Address: Via Porta San Marco n 26/28, 51100, Pistoia, (PT).
E-mail: info@locandasanmarco.com
Phone: 00 39 0573 21 91 3
Website: www.lsmpistoia.it

DIMORA STORICA PALAZZO PUCCINI (1,0 km from the conference venue)
Prices: Single room 75 €, Double room 105 €, breakfast included, parking on request for a fee.
Address: Vicolo Malconsiglio n 4, 51100, Pistoia, (PT).
E-mail: palazzopuccini@lsmpistoia.it
Phone: 00 39 0573 25 86 2
Website: www.lsmpistoia.it

GRAND HOTEL VILLA CAPPUGI (4,0 km from the conference venue)
Prices: Double for sole use 80,00 €, Double room 89 €, breakfast and parking, Transfer to the Conference Hall included.
Address: Via Collegigliato n° 45 51100 Pistoia
E mail: info@hotelvillacappugi.com
Phone: +39 0573 450297
Website: https://www.hotelvillacappugi.com/hotel-pistoia

B&B CANTO ALLA PORTA VECCHIA
Prices: Double room € 70, Single room € 40, triple room € 90 breakfast and access to restricted traffic area
Via Curtatone e Montanara, 2 51100 Pistoia
Tel 0039 3332266218
Email: cantoallaportavecchia@gmail.com
Website: www.cantoallaportavecchia.com

LOCANDA DEI FIORI Bed and breakfast (1,8 Km from the conference venue)
Prices: double room 80€, Double for sole use €55
breakfast included parking on request
E-mail: info@locandadefiori.it
Phone:+390573/358211-3245544111
Website: www.locandadefiori.it

PISTOIA NURSERY CAMPUS (1,5km from the conference venue)
Prices: Single:74€; Double for sole use: 85€; Double: 94€
Breakfast and private parking included
Address: via Bonellina, 116 51100 Pistoia PT
e mail: rooms@nurserycampus.it
Phone:+39 0573 382212
Website: http://www.nurserycampus.it/

LO STUDIO (950 meters from the conference venue)
Prices: Standard DUS room = one night Euro 50, two or more nights Euro 45/night,- Standard DBL room = one night Euro 75, two or more nights Euro 70/night,- Deluxe DUS room = one night Euro 60, two or more nights Euro 55/night,- Deluxe DBL room = one night Euro 85, two or more nights Euro 80/night,- Connecting rooms (two DBL) for three people= one night Euro 100, two or more nights Euro 90/night- Connecting rooms (two DBL) for four people = one night Euro 130, two or more nights Euro 120/night.
Prices include: continental breakfast, daily cleanings, a temporary permit for transit and free parking, wi-fi, air condition, coffee and hot beverage are available every day. The guests can have a temporary permit to enter into the old town by own car and parking free where is allowed.
Address: via verdi 56 I 51100 Pistoia
E mail info@lostudiobb.it
Phone: 0039 573194166
Website: www.lostudiobb.it

Registration

How to register to the Conference
You can register through the Conference management platform: https://www.conftool.org/aieaa2019/.
If you don't have an user account, please click on "Create account and register for conference" and follow the instructions.
If you already have a user account, please log in with your username and password, select “Register as Participant” and follow the instructions.
If you are an author of an accepted paper or poster, please consider that, for presenting your contribution, at least one author of your paper/poster should register to the conference.

Early Registration fees (before April 30)
Regular fee: 200€ (150€ if already member in 2019)
Reduced fee (Ph.D. students, Postdoc): 100€ (80€ if already member in 2019)
Donor member fee: 250€ (150 € if already member in 2019)
Registration fees include the conference lunches, the coffee breaks and the social dinner.

Late Registration fees (after April 30)
Regular fee: 250€ (200€ if already member in 2019)
Reduced fee (Ph.D. students, Postdoc): 150€ (130€ if already member in 2019)
Donor member fee: 300€ (200€ if already member in 2019)
Registration fees include the conference lunches, the coffee breaks and the social dinner.

Keynote speakers

Vincent Requillart (Toulouse School of Economics & INRA, France)

Jennie Macdiarmid (University of Aberdeen, UK)

Daniele Moro (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy)

Programme

Under construction

Pre-conference

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