International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
IFAMA is a membership organization that brings together the world's leading scholars and students, industry and NGO professionals, and policy makers to improve the strategic focus, transparency, sustainability and responsiveness of the food and agribusiness system.
Through a world-class journal and international events IFAMA acts as a catalyst and clearinghouse for ideas and talent, strengthening ties between stakeholders and advancing the sector as a whole.
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WORLD CONFERENCE 2019 HANGZHOU
Registration is OPEN
Registration page site is operational, but still under development.
Access may be interrupted as site is still undergoing testing
Ifama offers early bird registration discounts, Register early! An additional discount is available to IFAMA Members, who have paid their 2019 dues. It pays to be an IFAMA member.
Schedule of conference activities (tentative)
Saturday Jun 22 Zhejiang University Symposium,
Case Comp pre competition meeting
Student reception
Sunday Jun 23 Zhejiang University Symposium
Case Competition first round
Monday Jun 24 Various locations Alibaba HQ tour (1/2 day)
Local visit (1/2 day)
Industry reception
Tuesday June 25 Hotel HQ ShangriLa Forum opening with important regional / national Political, Academic and Industry Authorities. With Sym Transl.
Forum sessions (2 AM and 2 PM, Sym Transl)
Case Comp. final round
Wednesday Jun 26 Hotel HQ ShangriLa Forum sessions (2 AM and 2 PM, Sym Transl)
Thursday Jun 27 Hotel HQ ShangriLa Forum sessions (2 AM and 2 PM, Sym Transl
Presidential Banquet
Farewell to Rotterdam 2020
Post Conference Tours:
a professional travel agency will be in attendance to organize tours.
Registration Fees
IFAMA is happy to offer early bird discount, with a furter significant discount for members who have pid their 2019 dues, as follows:
| CUTOFF | Member status | Student | Academic, Professional | 1 day | Guest |
| 15-Jan | Y | $ 645 | $ 995 | $ 495 | $ 545 |
| N | $ 845 | $ 1,195 | $ 695 | $ 545 | |
| 15-Mar | Y | $ 845 | $ 1,195 | $ 495 | $ 645 |
| N | $ 1,045 | $ 1,395 | $ 695 | $ 645 | |
| 30-May | Y | $ 1,045 | $ 1,345 | $ 495 | $ 745 |
| N | $ 1,245 | $ 1,545 | $ 695 | $ 745 | |
| Last Minute | Y | $ 1,245 | $ 1,500 | $ 695 | $ 745 |
| N | $ 1,445 | $ 1,700 | $ 695 | $ 745 |
WORLD CONFERENCE 2019 HANGZHOU
Submitting a paper, a case, a roundtable proposal;
register for Case Competition
Submission is OPEN
Authors will be able to submit a full paper or case, to compete in the best paper / teaching case competition, or submit a comprehensive abstract. Organized rountable proposal (90 minutes) may also be submitted. The page does also offer a separate link to register a Team for the Student Case Competition and a link to apply for student travel support .
Submissions are reviewed AS RECEIVED. To assist authors with administrative processing at their end, please note the three cutoff dates below: They will guarantee that author will receive a decision via email in time to take advantage of the given early bird registration cutoff.
Schedule of relevant submission dates:
If contributing an Abstract or a discussion session
| Received by | Decision by | Early bird |
| 24-Dec | 08-Jan | 15-Jan |
| 22-Feb | 08-Mar | 15-Mar |
| 09-May | 23-May | 30-May |
If contributing a Full Paper or Teaching or Research Case
| Received by | Decision by | Early bird |
| 24-Dec | 08-Jan | 15-Jan |
| 02-Feb | 08-Mar | 15-Mar |
| 25-Apr | 23-May | 30-May |
Please note :
IFAMR will publish a (peer reviewed) Special Issue(s) with the Best Papers and Best Cases
Please be patient as the site is under development.
Oct.1 2018-
IFAMR PAPER FEE CHANGE
The Paper fee due to IFAMR for an accepted paper / case will be 1,100 Euro starting Jan. 1, 2019. The current fee, 1000 Euro, will remain valid for all manuscripts submitted and received by Wageningen Academic Publishers not later than December 31, 2018, and for any paper / case already under review.
Oct.1 2018-
IFAMR ADVISORY BOARD CHANGE
Dr. Mike Gunderson, Executive Editor, IFAMR, Dr. Gerhard Schiefer, Chair of the Publication Policy Committee of IFAMA, and Dr. Francesco Braga, CEO, IFAMA, inform that on January 1, 2019 the Publication Policy Committee of IFAMA will assume the responsibilities previously discharged by the IFAMR Advisory Board.
IFAMA wants to acknowledge the leadership provided by the many colleagues who served in the Advisory Board: IFAMR has grown over the years also thanks to you.
A simple ceremony to acknowledge the past leadership of the Advisory Board members will take place during the Presidential Banquet at the 2019 World Conference.
(posted on July 23 2018)
Call for Papers, Ifama Europe Special Issue
"European agrifood business in transition towards social responsibility", Guest Editor Loïc Sauvée.
Please read the Call here.
Please direct all questions directly to the Guest Editor Loïc Sauvée, at loic.sauvee@unilasalle.fr
B - IFAMA2018 World Congress
(past event, for reference only)
BROCHURE, SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM, and Klayton Yeutter's annual keynote letter from the Hon Carole Brookins:
B.1 Full Brochure, Additional Speakers: here
B.2
B.3 Symposium program: here
B.4 Hon Carole Brookins' letter on the first Clayton
Yeutter's Keynote Address: read it HERE
B.5 Download your IFAMA2018 attendance certificate here
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