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Posted on July 21, 2025
We are delighted to announce that the call for papers for the 16th International Farming Systems Association Conference (IFSA-Europe group) is now open: https://ifsa2026.sciencesconf.org
IFSA 2026 will take place in Montpellier, France, and is organised by the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM) from 29 June to 3 July 2026.
Under the overarching theme “Farming and Agri-Food Systems Dynamics: Facing Crises and Trade-Offs in Transition Pathways”, the conference will revisit current progress and debates in co-designing and advancing sustainable farming systems, with particular attention to how they confront crises, inform decisions across scales, and navigate the trade-offs and synergies shaping transition pathways and their impacts.
Paper submissions for the IFSA 2026 conference are organised around four main themes:
- Theme 1: Transformative changes
- Theme 2: Landscape and communities
- Theme 3: Capacity development to support systemic change
- Theme 4: Food Production, Consumption, Food Landscape & WEFE Nexus
To submit your paper for IFSA 2026, please click here. Special session proposals are encouraged and may be submitted via the same platform.
Bringing together an international and interdisciplinary community, the event will foster critical reflection and dialogue across research and practice. The conference will be preceded by a PhD course (further details on the course objectives, participants, and organisation will be shared in a future announcement).
Further information is available at https://ifsa2026.sciencesconf.org, and please stay informed through the CIHEAM-IAMM social media channels LinkedIn, Facebook, X, https://www.iamm.ciheam.org/en/
The Chairs of the IFSA 2026 Steering Committee
Hatem Belhouchette and Paolo Prosperi - CIHEAM-IAMM - Contact: ifsa2026@iamm.fr
This event is organised with the organisational support provided by Agropolis International