The 1st International Conference on Green Agro-industry and Bioeconomy 24-25 October 2017, Malang Indonesia
Global industrial expansion to foster economic growth entails severe damaging impacts on the environment, commonly derived from multiple sources including natural resource exploitation, fossil fuel use, greenhouse gas emissions, and deforestation. Thus, developing a resource efficient, climate-friendly technology, and low carbon economy have risen as the worldwideās demands and ambitions by 2050. With the estimation of the current global bioeconomy market worth at US$2.7 trillion, and a growing population of 2-3 billion people in the next 40 years accounted for increasing global food demand by 70%, green agro-industry is expected to play a substantial role. The creation of bioeconomy through the expansion of green agro-industry thus can create sustainable jobs/industries contributed to overall economic growth for sustainable development, whilst maintaining natural resourses/biodiversity, mitigating climate change, and increasing opportunities in the agricultural sectors.
Indonesia, as a major supplier of several agricultural products worldwide, is also globally known as one of the main agroindustry countries. With a rapidly growing interest on green agro-industry and potential optimisation for food security and bio-based products with green supply chain and eco-standardisation, it is important to accelerate the innovation and adoption of more sustainable and renewable resources/biomass, bioenergy, process, and technology, with fewer environmental impacts, less amounts of waste and carbon footprint. Yet, the transition toward a global and circular bioeconomy through green agro-industry is far more than the complex of the progression and innovations in research and technology, technical performances, sustainable biomass procurement and valorisation, policy-making, societal and multidisplinary rethinking process. A call for disemminating knowledge, sharing of the success stories, and encouraging international collaboration of interdisciplinary stakeholders, is therefore essential to foster competitive green agro-industrial development and tackle associated challenges in the developing world.
This conference is intended to inform and communicate to wider stakeholders aiming to increase awareness on the sustainable development in the circular bioeconomy context. This event will also provide a platform where local and international academia or researchers, policy makers, industry leaders, and other stakeholders to translate technology, exchange ideas, provide feedbacks, and help in developing guidelines for shaping a worldwide green economy.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
The conference invites contributions on the following topics but not limited to:
| 1. ON FARM ā FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM | 2. ON FARM ā FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM |
| Organic Farming Urban farming Slow-Release Fertilizer Precision Agriculture and Farming Agricultural Machineries and Robotic Pest and Diseases Management in Agriculture Integrated Soil Fertility Management Land and Water Management Climate Change and Biodiversity Protection Resources Saving Technology Agricultural Ergonomic Food Security Animal Husbandry Management and Technology Fisheries and Aquaculture Silviculture and Agro Forestry Empowerment and Agricultural Extension | Postharvest Technology Food Processing Technology Food Microbiology Food Nutrition Food Safety Food Sensory Nutraceutical Products Functional Foods Eco-Food Tourism Eco-Food Culture and Consumer Studies Green-cuisines Cleaner Production Environmental Friendly, Reusable and Recyclable Packaging |
| 3. PRODUCTION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND REGULATION | 4. WASTE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT |
| Food Quality Management Environmental and Eco-Marketing Supply Chain Management Strategic Risk Management Agroindustrial Management System Production Planning and Inventory Control Tecno-economic assessment Free Trade and Global Legislation Land Conversion and Use Policy Taxation, Incentive and Regulation Natural Resources Efficiency Policy Food Law Halal Assurance and Policy Eco-Labelling and Certification | Food and Organic Waste Recovery and Recycling Bioremediation Solid waste Management and treatment Water pollution and treatment Hazardous waste and waste treatment Industrial Ecology Environmental toxicology Carbon, energy and nutrient footprint Life Cycle Assessment Waste and Environmental Policy/Regulation |
| 5. RENEWABLE ENERGY | 6. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESSING |
| Bioenergy Biorefinery Wind energy Algae-based Fuels Hydrogen Production Technology and Fuel Cell Solar Thermal Technology Geothermal Technology | Bioinformatics Membrane Technology Industrial Biotechnology Biomass and Bio-based Products Enzyme and Microbial Technology Microbial Strain Improvement Biosensor |
Important Dates and Deadline
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Abstract Submission | 15 September 2017 |
| Abstract Review and Evaluation by The Programing Commitee | 16-23 September 2017 |
| Abstract Acceptance Notification | 24 Sepetember 2017 |
| Manuscript (full paper) Submission Deadline | 11 October 2017 |
| Early Bird Registration | before 5 October 2017 |
| Conference Day | 24-25 October 2017 |
POSTER AWARDS
TheĀ Poster AwardsĀ ceremony is one of the highlights of the Conference Closing, placing emphasis on the most outstanding Visual Presentations of each topic.
Programme Committee member, will coordinate the review experts who will assess the quality of the poster contents reported and the quality of the graphic presentation. The awards will be announced on Wednesday morning and delivered as part of the Conference Closing where the winners will be invited on stage with the winning posters projected simultaneously.
The winners of the awards will be announced with a dedicated email and with scrolling messages on the screens throughout the conference centre.
The Poster Awards Ceremony will take place during the Closing Session on Wednesday, 25 October 2017.