Symposium: Soy in the Anthropocene

Registration is open for the hybrid (on site and online) conference on 3 November 2021, organised by the Commission for Interdisciplinary Ecological Studies (KIOES) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW).

The conference discusses how soy emerged from a regional food crop to a global cash crop in the 150-years era of globalisation. An interdisciplinary and international group of scholars addresses the topic from a holistic perspective, including socio-economic (commodity chains, labor relations, business strategies etc.), socio-political (stte policies, international relations, civic movements, etc.), and socio-natural dimensions (plant breeding, farm technology, deforestation, etc.). Against the backdrop of developments in the past, soy’s ambivalent role in transitions to a more sustainable future will be discussed.

Date, time and venue

3 November, 2021
09:00 AM – 07:30 PM (CET)

on site:
Small Festive Hall, University of Vienna,
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna
2.5G proof required / approach to the venue no later than 15 minutes prior to the starting time

online:
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/veranstaltungen/live

Information and Registration

Further information and registration for on-site participants (MANDATORY):
https://www.oeaw.ac.at/kioes/aktivitaeten/detail/soy-in-the-anthropocene

Organisation

• Commission for Interdisciplinary Ecological Studies (KIOES)
• Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW)