Tropentag 2024 at BOKU

Tropentag, the annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development will be taking place at BOKU in from 11 to 13 September 2024.

The annual interdisciplinary conference on research in tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management and rural development (TROPENTAG) is jointly organised by the universities of Berlin, Bonn, Göttingen, Hohenheim, Kassel-Witzenhausen, ZALF e.V. (all Germany), Ghent University (Belgium), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (Czech Republic), BOKU Vienna (Austria), and the Council for Tropical and Subtropical Research (ATSAF e.V) in co-operation with the GIZ Fund International Agricultural Research (FIA).

In 2024, the conference's overarching aim is to explore opportunities for managing natural resources sustainably and improve the quality of life for all individuals and communities. Tropentag 2024 addresses issues such as the urgently needed transformation in agriculture and food systems, agroecology, livestock management, food and nutrition sovereignty, forestry, sustainable water resources and fisheries, environmental conservation, socio-ecology, structural inequalities in the governance of natural resources based on gender, age, socio-economic status and other social categories, in the context of rural development, sustainable natural resources management, and poverty alleviation worldwide. Participants are encouraged to contribute to the conference and wait to receive their abstract until 3 May 2024. They can find all necessary information on the requirements here.

Further, there is the opportunity to organise your own workshop, specifically adapted to your target audience. See information

Send your application until 20 May 2024.

Find more information on the proceedings and about Tropentag

Check the folder on Tropentag 2024