10th Iberian Conference of Rural Studies (CIER)

Palencia, 16-17th October 2014

“Rural Territories, Local Agricultures and Foodchains”

The Spanish Association of Agricultural Economics (AEEA) and the Portuguese Society of Rural Studies (SPER) will organize the 10th Iberian Conference of Rural Studies (CIER) next 16th and 17th October 2014. On its tenth edition, under the theme “Rural Territories, Local Agricultures and Foodchains”, CIER stands out as a relevant space for technical and academic debate on the study, discussion and analysis of the problems of rural areas in the Iberian peninsula. Recommendations for submission of abstracts will be available soon. For more information on the conference, please check the SPER webpage (Portuguese language only for now).

4th RuralRePort Meeting

Portuguese Rural History Network

  Family Farming in History: communities, economies and landscapes

Palmela, PT, 27-28th June 2014

The 4th RuralRePort Meeting, under the theme ” Family Farming in History: communities, economies and landscapes” will take place in Palmela, Portugal next June 27th and 28th. Abstracts (no more than 500 words) should be submitted until April 30th along with a short CV of the author/authors by emailing histruralpt@gmail.com. For more information on the meeting, please check the SPER webpage (Portuguese language only).

Rural Matters’ researcher Elisabete Figueiredo is the Researcher of the Month of November in the University of Aveiro (UA). Her interview can now be read in the UA’s page dedicated to research.