Rural Economy and Society
Study Group
One Day Conference
'Farming Futures ?'
agriculture, food production and the changing countryside
Royal Agricultural College
Cirencester
Wednesday 12th May 1999
PROGRAMME
10.45 - 11.00 Tea and coffee (to be followed by a welcome from
Barry Dent)
11.00 - 11.45 Globalisation - localisation ? contested futures for
the 'post
productivist' countryside
Mark Tilzey, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of
Higher Education
11.45 - 12.30 Agri-environmental measures: UK farmers' responses
to
changing opportunities
Sarah Skerratt and Will Manley, Royal Agricultural
College,
Cirencester
12.30 - 1.30 Lunch
1.30 - 2.15 Conceptualising sustainable agriculture and food
supply chains
Terry Marsden, Cardiff University
2.15 - 3.00 CAP reform, liberalisation and farming futures
Michael Winter, Cheltenham and Gloucester College of
Higher Education and Clive Potter, Wye College
3.00 - 3.45 'Back to nature' ? changing worlds of production in
the food
system
Jon Murdoch, Cardiff University
3.45 - 4.15 Informal discussion over tea and coffee
There is no charge for attending this event. Lunch can be purchased on the
day. The nearest railway station to Cirencester is Kemble (Swindon line).
National Express also operates a direct service to Cirencester. Taxis from
the train station to the college can be booked by telephoning 01285 658189 /
642767.
It would be helpful if those wishing to attend could notify Sarah Skerratt
by April 30th. She can be contacted by:
Post: Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, GL7 6JS
Tel: +44 (0)1890 818300 Fax: +44 (0)1890 818075
Email: [log in to unmask]
About the Rural Economy and Society Study Group
The Rural Economy and Society Study Group (RESSG) was formed in 1977 to
provide a discussion forum for social scientists researching social,
cultural, economic and political issues in rural areas of 'advanced'
societies. The Group seeks to provide a point of contact between the
research and policy communities, and to encourage interdisciplinary and
international links in order to promote a better and more comparative
understanding of rural issues. Membership of the RESSG is free.
For further information about the RESSG, please contact Paul Milbourne,
Countryside and Community Research Unit, Cheltenham and Gloucester College
of Higher Education, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ, UK.Ü
Tel: +44 (0) 1242 543310; Fax: +44 (0)1242 543273; email:
[log in to unmask]; Web Page: www.chelt.ac.uk/ccru/ressg
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