Tropentag 2010

World food system – A contribution from Europe

ETH Zurich, 14–16 September 2010

The Tropentag 2010 was organised by the North-South Centre at the ETH Zurich. The Tropentag is an annual international conference on tropical and subtropical agricultural research and natural resource management.

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Presentations of the keynotes

Video streams of the keynotes »»

Ensuring food security while safeguarding the environment
Christian Nellemann, United Nations Environment Programme, GRID-Arendal (PDF, 3 MB)

The role of livestock for the world food system
Jimmy Smith, Livestock and Animal Resources, World Bank (PDF, 610 KB)

How to feed the bottom billion?
Paul Collier, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University (only video stream available)

European research for the world food system
Tim Hall, Biotechnologies, Agriculture and Food, DG Research European Commission (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Agriculture at a crossroads – beyond IAASTD
Jack Heinemann, University of Canterbury and IAASTD report co-author (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Presentations of the award ceremonies

Josef G. Knoll Science Award and Hans H. Ruthenberg Award for Graduates
Andrea Fadani, Foundation fiat panis (PDF, 162 KB)

Josef G. Knoll Science Award winners

Global agrifood supply chain, EU food-safety standards and african small-scale producers – The case of high-value horticultural export from Kenya
Solomon Asfaw, University of Hannover (PDF, 147 KB)

Genetic and virulence diversity of Puccinia graminis f. Sp. tritici populations in Ethiopia and stem rust resistance genes in wheat
Belayneh Admassu Yimer, University of Giessen (PDF, 611 KB)

Hans H. Ruthenberg Award for Graduates winner

Agricultural biodiverstiy as a livelihood strategy? The case of wastewater-irrigated vegetable cultivation along the Musi River in periurban Hyderabad, India
Johanna Jacobi, University of Freiburg (PDF, 2.2 MB)

SFIAR award winner

Balancing society's priorities: Reconciling agricultural expansion, forest protection and carbon conservation in Indonesia
Lian Pin Koh (PPS, 8.3 MB)

Presentations of the Swiss session

The contribution of the ETH Zurich to global food security
Bernard Lehmann, ETH Zurich (PDF, 3.3 MB)

SHL – Education and applied research towards sustainable agriculture, forestry and food chains
Fritz Schneider, Swiss College of Agriculture (PDF, 1 MB)

Improving food security – supporting sustainable production, access to resources and livelihoods. The contribution of the Centre for Development and Environment, University of Berne
Markus Giger, Centre for Development and Environment and NCCR North-South (PDF, 971 KB)

Organic farming in the context of sustainable food chain management
Urs Niggli, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Effective contribution to ensure supply of safe, quality assured and affordable products to consumers
Hans Jöhr, Nestlé – Sustainable Agriculture Initiative  (PDF, 2.7 MB)

Media coverage

Palmöl nachhaltiger produzieren
16 September 2010 – ETH Life article about the research on palm oil production by SFIAR Award winner Lian Pin Koh (in German) »»

Neue Wege für die Landwirtschaft in den Tropen
16 September 2010 – Interview with Michel Bernhardt, one of the student reporters at the Tropentag 2010, on the internetradio detektor.fm (in German) »»

Biodiversität im Iran: »Wir müssen zu bezahlbaren Preisen produzieren«
23 September 2010 – Interview mit Houman Liaghati, Dekan des Forschungsinstituts für Umweltwissenschaften der Shahid Beheshti Universität in Teheran, und Vorsitzender des Wissenschaftlichen Verbands für Agrarökologie im Iran auf zenith online »»

Ein Team, eine Mission
28 September 2010 – Patrik Peyer über die Student Reporters am Tropentag im “20 Minuten” »»