Monday September 28.2009: Arriving of participants Tuesday September 29, 2009

1. Monday September 28.2009: Arriving of participants Tuesday September 29, 2009 08.00 - 09.00 hrs Registration 09.00 - 09.15 hrs Anke Stahl; DAAD Headquater, Bonn Welcome address 09.15 - 09.30 hrs Werner Doppler, University Hohenheim Farming and rural systems economics and biodiversity in the tropics - setting the frame of the Summer School 09.30 – 10.00 hrs Heinz-Peter Wolff Natural resource analyses and biodiversity in the tropics 10.00 – 10.30 hrs Philipp Grundmann, Venezuela/Germany The impact of institution economics on farming and rural systems development Coffee Break 11.00 - 11.30 hrs Krishna Bahadur K. C., Nepal Integrating spatial and family analyses to rural systems modeling and strategy testing 11.30 - 12.00 hrs Funso Olajide (Adeola), Nigeria Gender relation and food security in developing countries 12.00 - 12.30 hrs Rosemary Atieno, Kenya The impact of systems research in PhD programmes on the development in the tropics Lunch Break On the occasion of the retirement of Werner Doppler 14.00 - 14.30 hrs Werner Doppler, Hohenheim, Germany Farming and rural systems philosophy – history and future potential 14.30 - 15.00 hrs Volker Hoffmann, Hohenheim, Germany Teaching and research impacts of Werner Doppler at the University of Hohenheim 15.00 – 15.30 hrs Chinedum Nwajiuba, University of Imo State, Nigeria International impacts of thirty years training, teaching and research of Werner Doppler 15.30 – 16.00 hrs Luigi Omodei Zorini, University of Florence, Italy European impacts on associations, universities and EU institutions Welcome Party in the Hohenheim Castle 17.00 – 19.00 hrs Music: Nella and Sergej Yussov Welcome address of Hohenheim Rector Hans-Peter Liebig Address of participants Hamid Fakki or Chinedum Nwajiuba Wednesday September 30, 2009 8.30 – 10.00 hrs Lessons from Africa: farming systems and Coffee Break resource use and itsrelation to 10.30 – 12.00 hrs biodiversity Chairperson: Hamid Fakki, Sudan Apolonius Kasharu, Uganda: Resource conservation and biodiversity in Uganda Elizabeth A. Kabura, Kenya: Farmers extensions and online marketing in Kenya Timothy Sulo, Kenya: Constraints to passion fruits production in the north rift region of Kenya Discussions Lunch Break 14.00 – 15.30 hrs Lessons from the Middle East: farming Coffee Breakand rural systems and water and land 16.00 – 17.30 hrs resources use Chairperson: Mohamad Majdalawi, JordanMohamed Awad, Egypt: Impact assessment of future development strategies to improve natural resource conservation and living standard Ahmed Abu Shaban, Palestine: Water resources management and its impact on living standards of farming population: evidence from the Middle East Raid Al Baqain, Jordan: Beduine ship keeping systems in the Middle East Amani Al Assaf, Syria: The dynamics of farming systems in marginal areas Discussions Thursday October 1, 2009 8.30 – 10.00 hrs Lessons from Central and South Asia: farming and rural development and consequences on biodiversity Chairperson:Krishna, K.C., Nepal Umidjan Nazarkulov, Uzbekistan: Development of private farms in the transition process of the agricultural sector in Uzbekistan Nune Kachatrian, Armenia: Potentials of meat production in Buryat Republic, Russia Gopal Datt Bhatta, Nepal: Bio-farming and marketing in Nepal Discussion Coffee Break 10.30 – 12.00 hrs Guided Poster Session Chairperson: Suwanna Praneetvatakul, Thailand Lunch Break 14.00 – 15.30 hrs Lessons from Southeast Asia: Living Coffee Break standard and rurallivelihood in mountain 16.00 – 17.30 hrs zones Chairperson: Do Anh Tai, Vietnam Nuchanata Mungkung, Thailand: Forest and land use and biodiversity in Thailand Iwan Rudiarto, Indonesia: Sustainable land use concepts in mountain areas of Java, Indonesia Ngoc Lan Dinh, Vietnam: The impact of living standard and livelihood concepts on farming and rural systems development in the Northern mountains of Vietnam Discussion Friday October 2, 2009 8.30 – 10.00 hrs Lessons from Latin America: Amazon Coffee Break forest and savannahdevelopment 10.30 – 12.00 hrs Chairperson: Philipp Grundmann, VenezuelaMarcos dos Reys, Brazil: Farming and rural systems analysis – extension activities and academic training at Santa Rosa City, Brazil Marcus V.A. Finco, Brazil: Bioenergy Economics: an analysis of biodiesel production in the Brazilian savannah Discussion Lunch Break 14.00 – 15.30 hrs Plenary session: presentation of conclusions by chairpersons of sessions and discussion Chairperson:Chinedum Nwajiuba, Nigeria Summarizing results: Krishna K.C., Nepal Closing remarks: Werner Doppler Saturday October 3, 2009 (public holiday in Germany) Visiting bio gas processing farm in Mühlacker, Mr. Arno Schütterle Sunday October 4, 2009 Free day, Evening: Barbecue Monday October 5, 2009 Travel to Hamburg, Tropical Day