Hanoi, Vietnam
21-23 July 2010

The objective of the symposium is to bring together scholars and practitioners so that they can share innovative methods of studying upland devel-opment, present multidisciplinary and integrated re-search outcomes, and discuss successful policy meas-ures and development approaches which focus on balanced resource use, natural resource conservation and poverty reduction. 

• Nutrient cycling and erosion processes in mountainous agro-ecosystems with the emphasis on water and soil conservation
• Studies on the fate and on-/ off-site effects of agrochemicals
• Land evaluation and land suitability analysis to identify sustainable land use
• Social interactions in multi-stakeholder networks with regard to the access to resources including aspects of cooperation and competition
• Social empowerment, migration and integration of people in mountainous areas
• Environmental valuation and payment for environmental services
• Integrated modeling of mountainous watersheds to enhance the understanding of the complexity of mountainous systems
• Conservation of local animal genetic resources through utilization

• Animal husbandry systems, animal breeding programmes and aquaculture including pro-poor livestock approaches and food safety aspects
• Innovations in horticultural production, fruit processing and water saving strategies
• Marketing strategies and high-value production

• Impact of technical, institutional and policy innovations on livelihoods
• Poverty research and poverty assessment tools, microfinance and land tenure
• Participatory approaches to knowledge generation and extension delivery
• Action research, analysis of innovation systems and processes

For more information, p lease visit: https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/sfb564/uplands2010/index.php

Contacts:

The Uplands Program
Dr. Holger Fröhlich
Dr. Gerhard Clemens
E-mail: uplands2010@uni-hohenheim.de