The Austrian Society for Agricultural Economics (ÖGA) and the Department of Economics and Social Sciences at BOKU University, under the leadership of the Institute of Agricultural and Forest Economicsare pleased with the successful outcome of this year's ÖGA Annual Conference, which was held online for the first time. The ÖGA welcomed 98 participants from eight different countries to a total of nine research forums, one workshop, and two plenary lectures.
Guttenberg Haus (CC BY-ND 2.0) by Martin Gerzabek @ www.flickr.com
Achieving climate neutrality for Europe by 2050 is a central goal of the "European Green Deal" proposed by the European Commission in December 2019. To achieve this goal, the European Commission is proposing a comprehensive, staggered package of measures. Investments in green technologies and the development of sustainable concepts offer new opportunities for companies and form the basis for Europe's new growth strategy. The European Green Deal encompasses all economic sectors. Its design and financing therefore pose a major challenge for both rural areas and the agricultural and food sector. Beyond existing programs, it is important to develop sustainable strategies, particularly in the areas of climate protection, biodiversity, and food supply, and to implement them in the form of concrete measures. Sustainable concepts such as the circular economy, as well as the introduction and implementation of social innovations, are likely to be of key importance in this regard.
A particular highlight of the conference were the two high-profile plenary lectures: Dr. Wolfgang Burtscher, Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, delivered his presentation on the topic of “Green Deal – Strategies of the Common Agricultural Policy”. Dr. Sebastian Lakner, Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Rostock, addressed the topic “What can the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) contribute to biodiversity conservation?”
Documents:
Proceedings | 30th ÖGA Annual Conference
Programme | 30th ÖGA Annual Conference (state: 2020-09-14)
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