The Second International Conference
on farmer-centric On-Farm Experimentation
#OFE2023
The conference took place Dec. 5-7th 2023 in a virtual format hosted by Cornell University CALS, with two days of presentations followed by third day of workshop to launch GOFEN.
Thank you for your participation!
The 160 attendees originated from 41 countries: 42% from America, 25% from Africa, 20% from Europe, 8% from Asia, 5% from Oceania.
Participants came from diverse backgrounds: 47% from science, 21% students, 10% agronomists, 9% farmers, and 13% others (NGOs, government and private sector)
The Best Presentation awards went to Emily Murphy (East Prince Agri-Environment Association (EPAA), Canada), Subha Srinivasagan (Cornell University, US) and Tom Allen-Stevens (British On-Farm Innovation Network, UK).
Outputs from the conference were gathered in the Proceedings published on Cornell University’s eCommons.
The objective of the conference was to continue assembling and showcasing a global body of knowledge on OFE and its latest developments, within and across relevant disciplinary fields, from theory to practice.
To achieve this, the conference provided a platform for researchers and practitioners to exchange on the different ways they move forward.
OFE2023 was convened by Cornell University CALS, with the support of:
the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, 1000FARMS, APNI, #DigitAg, the ISPA, and the many contributions from supporters of the Global OFE Network
OFE2023 builds on the success of OFE2021, that gathered 180 participants and over 100 authorial teams across 36 countries. This first conference was convened in Montpellier by INRAE and the ISPA, with support led by the OECD-CRP.
