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Register early
Registration for the World Congress on Agroforestry 2014 (WCA2014) has been open for
several months, and will continue almost up to the date of the Congress. However, ‘early
bird’ registration, offering a substantial saving, will close on 15 November 2013. Sign up
here
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What is it?
The World Agroforestry Centre and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, together
with the Indian Society of Agroforestry and Global Initiatives, will hold the Congress in
Delhi, India 10-14 February 2014.
The Congress, entitled ‘Trees for Life: Accelerating the Impacts of Agroforestry’, will
draw over 1200 selected participants from the private, research and development sectors to
share the current state of knowledge and accelerate the positive financial, environmental
and social impacts of agroforestry.
Make a contribution
A more important date is the deadline to submit abstracts. Slots to present papers and
take part in discussion sessions are filling up fast, and time is running out. The
deadline for submissions is 30 September 2013, so you only have a little over two more
weeks. Submit abstracts of papers and posters here
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Abstracts submitted for the Congress will be evaluated and accepted for one of the
following options:
* Oral presentation (in some form) in relevant sessions
* Presentation as a poster
* Suitability for the congress compendium
All abstracts selected will be included in the congress compendium.
A dynamic agenda
The Congress has a number of themes. The first day features presentations on Indian topics
related to agroforestry. The second part deals with business and agroforestry, third is a
consideration of development and agroforestry, and fourth is a review of scientific
breakthroughs and innovation. The final day looks at the integration of science, business
and development, with keynote speakers and a panel discussion, and a plenary discussion of
the outcomes. The full list of themes is:
* Agroforestry systems, income and environmental benefits
* Climate change, multi-functionality, livestock and fish systems
(These two with an orientation towards India)
* The business of agroforestry: applying science
* Sustaining development through agroforestry
* Applying science to the future of agroforestry: breakthroughs and innovation
* Policy, innovation and global issues.
The agenda
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is structured to generate outputs that produce a global roadmap for agroforestry in the
context of world development and create a deliberate and tangible legacy in terms of
recognition, partnership, investment and impact.
Further information can be found on the website www.wca2014.org. For other queries, email
wca2014(a)CGIAR.org.
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