Partial Prospectus of the Feedstocks, Fibre & Food Workshop 2007-2008
Workshop Topics
As a result of the many queries arising from the advance briefs for the workshop we have set out below a partial prospectus for the Workshop 2007-2008 series. The last section in incomplete but will be added shortly.
Decision analysis for production
1. The first workshop will cover decision analysis aspects of production systems, natural and economic potential, scacity and survival issues.
1.1. Improving decision analysis information for production
The integration of natural and economic production functions, as a foundation for better decision analysis information will be central as a basis for weighing up the contributions and trade offs of relative economic, bioclimatic and production option genetic characteristics as applicable to any production zone. This will focus on the needs to review the viability of improving risk assessment at farm level through a rationalization in the application of mezo and macro agro-climatic and agro-ecological zoning information with any particular farm's specific status in terms of:
- the EWT complex cycles
- supply and product market logistics
- viable farm production options
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1.2. Improving decision analysis information with respect to scarcity & survival
The integration of natural and economic production functions needs to integrate mezo considerations of ecological equilibrium, especially with respect to the EWT complex components as well as genetic diversity in terms of facilitating the sustenance or regeneration of natural systems which border or integrate agricultural areas. This involves the need to develop a means of measuring and quantitying the types of imposed changes on natural systems resulting from specific economic activities within a given bioclimate. This will focus on the needs to review the viability of improving risk assessment for natural systems through modifications in mezo and macro agro-climatic and agro-ecological zoning information to incorporate bio-ecological zoning information in terms of:
- the EWT complex cycles
- flora and fauna complexes
- critical FF complex associations
- critical mass options for viable sustainability for each complex
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2. Decision analysis procedure applied to feedstocks, fibres & food
This section is under preparation.
Briefs
In the meantime interested parties can review briefs in support of this Workshop series in the briefs section. |