Conference programme
An international interdisciplinary conference on:
Multifunctional Farming: Landscape, People, Food, and Ecology
University of Rzeszów, 16-18 September
PROGRAMME
Monday, September 15, since 15:00 CET – registration
Tuesday, September 16
07:00-09:00 – registration
09:00 Official opening of the conference (Vice-rector of the University, Faculty’s dean, Organising Committee)
09:30 Bramwell SG: Innocent Abroad: An Outsider's Tour of Multi-Functional Grazing Farms Across Europe
10:15 Meeus J: Reading European Landscapes in Retrospective
11:00 Agnoletti M: Rural Landscape and Agricultural Policy in Europe
11:45 Discussion
12:15 Luncheon break
13:30 Arany I et al: Survey and Conservation of Fruit Landraces in the Bükk National Park, Hungary
14:00 Tryjanowski P: Through the Eyes of a Skylark: Birds as Biocultural Indicators of Agricultural Landscape Change
14:45 Szilágyi R & Molnár Zs: Challenges of Corncrake (Crex crex) Conservation in a Transylvanian Cultural Landscape
15:15 Discussion
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Borek R & Lawson G: Agroforestry in Poland - Where are We in its Development Compared to other European Countries? Reflections of Lobbyists after Decades of its Promotion
16:05 Toups J et al: Ecological and Economic Evaluation of a Complex Alley Cropping System (‘Syntropic Agroforestry’)
16:25 Borek R et al: Trade-offs of Animal Production in Europe in View of 2050 - Ecosystem Services Provision within Planetary and Nutritional Boundaries
16:45 Discussion
Wednesday, September 17
09:00 Smeenge H & Knigge J: Forests of Drenthe, Past, Present, Future. Interdisciplinary Approach for Revitalizing Dutch Forests
09:45 Discussion
10:00 Coffee break
10:15 Rotherham ID: The Politics of Change - Cultural Severance & the Loss of Commons
10:45 Fodor E et al: Herder’s and Farmer’s Local Values, Adaptive Use and Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Invasive Alien Plant Species from Kiskunság (Hungary)
11:15 Molnar Zs: Traditional ecological knowledge: a knowledge bank for the future?
11:45 Discussion
12:15 Luncheon break
13:15 Bilewicz A: Does Deagrarianisation Influence Rural Community Disintegration? Evidence from Two Polish Villages
13:40 Milczarek-Andrzejewska D: Land Use Conflicts in the Multifunctional Countryside
14:05 Toups J et al: Internalization of External Costs and Benefits of Agriculture: a Practical Evaluation
14:30 Tevin KR et al: Strengthening Local Food Systems Through Community Supported Agriculture: Enhancing Food Security and Fostering Direct Farmer-Consumer Relationships
14:25 Discussion
15:10-18:15 Conference parallel workshops with coffee
- WORKSHOP ON TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE (led by: Zsolt Molnar)
- SKETCHING CULTURAL LANDSCAPE (led by: Johan Meeus)
- Is there space for mix, smallholder farming in the modern world? Do we need it? (led by: Stephen G. Bramwell & Andrzej Bobiec)
Thursday, September 18
Whole day field (bus) trip to Cmolas (near Kolbuszowa) and Chmielnik (near Rzeszów), starting at 08:30; packed lunch provided
Bobiec A et al: Semi-Natural Grazing and Sustainable Use of "Wild Oaks": a Brighter Future of Abandoned Feral Landscapes and Rural Communities? - during the 18 Sep’s field trip
17:00 Peasant dinner
Poster session (16-17.09.)
Ciak-Wojdyła B & Durak T: Photovoltaic and wind farms as a source of land-use conflict: consequences for agriculture, biodiversity and rural communities
Durak R, Materowska M et al: Flower Strips as a Tool for Enhancing Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Pest Control
Jacek B: Preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of non-chemical methods of maize seed treatment
Knigge J & Keuning E: Method of Manure Application Alters the Soil Microbiome
Kornafel P et al: Effect of Acorn Weight on Germination and Initial Growth of the Common Oak Seedlings
Schaap A & van der Donk P: Regional Collaboration in Practice-Oriented Research: Insights from Several Case Studies
Tevin KR et al: The Contribution of Agricultural Ecosystems to Soil Fertility, Water Regulation, and Biodiversity Conservation in Uganda
Twaróg D et al: Pesticide Residues in Pollen Collected by Osmia bicornis in Landscapes Dominated by different cropping systems: Apple Orchards and Rapeseed Fields