IESF-2025 Collaborators

Conference Topics

The forum will be held virtually from August 20–22, 2025, hosted from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, under the theme: “Emerging Insights for a Resilient Future: Climate, Equity, and Innovation in Agri-Food Systems.” The topics of the conference include, but not limited to, the areas listed below:

Climate Resilience & Sustainable Resource Economics and Management

Exploring economic tools and strategies to enhance resilience in the face of climate and environmental challenges.

• Adoption and impact assessment of climate-smart agriculture.

• Optimization of the water-energy-food nexus, including emerging issues such as microplastics in agro-ecosystems.

• Carbon pricing, green innovation, and the valuation of ecosystem services.

Agri-Food System Transformation, Food Security & Market Dynamics

Investigating shifts in market structures, trade, and value chains under conditions of uncertainty and transformation.

• Digital agriculture platforms, value chain resilience, and implications for competition policy.

• Trade liberalization, evolving food security strategies, and post-pandemic supply chain adaptations.

• Behavioral economics of food choices, nutrition, and consumer decision-making.

Technology & Data-Driven Agriculture

Harnessing advanced technologies to enhance productivity, traceability, and inclusive innovation in agriculture.

• Artificial intelligence and remote sensing for precision agriculture and yield prediction.

• Blockchain technologies for traceability, transparency, and ethical sourcing.

• Ethical considerations in big data use and expanding access to digital technologies for smallholder farmers.

Equity, Policy & Institutional Innovation

Focusing on policy frameworks and institutional mechanisms that promote inclusive and equitable agri-food systems.

• Land tenure reform, gender equity, and labor migration in rural economies.

• Innovative subsidy design, payments for ecosystem services (PES), and multilateral governance approaches.

• Integration of indigenous knowledge systems and community-led adaptation strategies.

Emerging Methodologies & Interdisciplinary Approaches

Advancing methodological frontiers and cross-disciplinary collaborations to tackle complex agri-food challenges.

• Life cycle assessment (LCA), circular bioeconomy modeling, and sustainability metrics.

• Field and lab experiments in behavioral and development agri-economics.

• Mixed-methods research bridging economics, ecology, and social sciences.