The congress will be arranged by NJF Latvia and will be held at the University of Latvia, Riga, Raiņa bulvāris 19

VenueDear colleague,On behalf of the Nordic Association of Agri-cultural Scientists (NJF) and Organizing Committee of the Congress, it is a great pleasure to invite you to participate in the international congress „Nordic View to Sustainable Rural

th thDevelopment”, from 16 till 18 of June 2015, in Riga, Latvia. The Congress is dedicated to creating a platform for exchanging the latest research results and sharing the advanced research methods in various sectors of agruculture and rural development.

Riga, Latvia, 16th - 18th of June, 201525th NJF Congress

thPre Congress events (15 of June)

th thCongress program (16 - 18 of June) Plenary section Parallel sections Poster sections

thPost Congress events (18 of June)

Programme

th Submission of abstracts: 15 of January, 2015

Notification of acceptance for oral st and poster presentations: 1 of March, 2015

stFinal registration: 1 June, 2015

Important dates

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Nordic View to Sustainable Rural Development

Call for papers

English.Congress language:Requirements for abstractsAbstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted.

Requirements for papersThe number of pages (A4) is restricted to 6 including tables, figures and references.

The accepted and presented papers will be published in the Proceedings of the congress.

Paper submissionYou should submit your draft papers to this email address titled “NJF 25th (Sandija.Rivza@llu.lv)Congress”. After the submission you will get a confirmation letter.

Congress topics

Sustainable soil management Crop science and production Organic farming Trends in horticulture Integrated management of pests and weeds Animal welfare and protection of animal health Quality issues and safety in the food chain Management of water resources Agricultural landscapes Biofuel and biomass for energy Technologies of precision agriculture in crop and livestock farming Agriculture in globalised markets Farm management

st before & after 1 of April, 2015 NJF members 420€ 500€ Others 520€ 620€ Students 360€ 420€

Participation fee

This congress is organised by the Latvian National Association of NJF together with the Latvia Academy of Science, Latvia Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Latvia University of Agriculture, Latvia University, and Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia.

Contacts

Peteris RivzaLatvia University of Agriculture,Division of ScienceE-mail: peteris.rivza@llu.lv

Sandija Zeverte – RivzaLatvia University of AgricultureE-mail: sandija.rivza@llu.lvPhone: +371 26387278

Congress secretariat

Inga BaumaneLatvia University of Agriculture,Division of ScienceE-mail: inga.baumane@llu.lv

Efficient use of feed resources Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture Quality of milk, meat and fur Apiculture for production and pollination Food security Entrepreneurship and rural development Society and sustainable development of rural areas Role of gender in agriculture Recruitment to agriculture Nordic/Baltic agriculture in historical perspective EU politics and regulations Risk management in agriculture Aquaculture Forestry

Web page: http://njfcongress.eu/Email: sandija.rivza@llu.lv

Congress details

Integrated pest and weed management. (Integrated management of pests and weeds)

Animal welfare and protection. (Animal welfare and protection of animal health)

Quality and safety in the food chain. (Quality issues and safety in the food chain)

Water resource management. (Management of water resources)

Precision technologies and livestock farming. (Technologies of precision agriculture in livestock farming)

Society and development of living rural areas. (Society and sustainable development of rural areas)

Agriculture risk management. (Risk management in agriculture)

Ÿ Plant production Crop science and production

Ÿ Organic production Organic farming

Ÿ Trends in horticulture

Ÿ Integrated pest and weed management

Ÿ Animal welfare and protection

Ÿ Quality and safety in the food chain

Ÿ Water resource management

Ÿ Agricultural landscapes

Ÿ Biofuel and biomass Biofuel and biomass for energy

Ÿ Precision technologies and livestock farming Precision technologies in crop and livestock farming

Ÿ Agriculture in globalised markets

Ÿ Farm management

Ÿ Efficient use of feed resources

Ÿ Greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture

Ÿ Quality of milk, meat and fur

Ÿ Apiculture for production and pollination

Ÿ Food security

Ÿ Entrepreneurship and rural development

Ÿ Society and development of living rural areas

Ÿ Role of gender in agriculture

Ÿ Recruitment to agriculture

Ÿ Nordic/Baltic agriculture in historical perspective

Ÿ EU politics and regulations

Ÿ Agriculture risk management

Ÿ Aquaculture

Ÿ Forestry