UPSCALE at the triennial International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE-2024)
Name of the event: The triennial International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE-2024) Date: The meeting took place from the 2nd to the 7th of August 2024 Organiser: The conference was organised by the International Association of Agricultural Economists, jointly organized with the ICAR-National Institute (formerly Centre) of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP), the Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS). Venue: New Delhi, India Centred on the theme “Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems”, the conference offered a distinctive platform, providing a golden opportunity for agricultural academic institutions and researchers to convene in person, exchange knowledge, and actively contribute to the global agricultural research community. This International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) flagship conference attracts about a thousand colleagues from around the world. The IAAE has a worldwide membership of agricultural economists and others concerned with agricultural economic problems, organized to foster the application of agricultural economics to improve rural economic and social conditions. ICAE 2024 addressed urgent questions on how to make agri-food food systems more sustainable with a particular focus on the important role of agricultural economists in facing these