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Rural development 2023

Rural development 2025:
Resilience to Global Change

Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Lithuania

01-03 October 2025

Dear Participants of the Conference, We are pleased to invite you to participate already in the 11^thInternational Scientific Conference “Rural Development 2023: Bioeconomy for the Green Deal”. It has already become a biannual tradition to meet colleagues and partners from all over the world here. In addition, we are pleased that this event became a common area for international scientific.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, which is developing due to the challenges of smart growth of agriculture and the bioeconomy.VMU Agriculture Academy is a place where people, who like nature and technologies, work and study. Our Academy is becoming more and more advanced in science and more open to society for cooperation and sharing of knowledge. The Mission of the Academy is the cultivation of the community spirit, partnership, and long-standing traditions in line with the global, scientific, and political trends for the development and dissemination of knowledge in the agricultural biotechnology, ecosystems, engineering, and social sciences to support the sustainable development of bioeconomy and rural areas, and for creation of conditions for the leaders of these sectors to grow, develop, and contribute to the provision of quality food and fully-fledged living environment for every human, in harmony with the nature. We are able to do more „step by step“ with global changes and innovations by sharing innovative ideas, experiences, and results of our research. The existing and rising challenges of the Green deal and the role of bioeconomy in these processes will be discussed in different Conference sections:

Agro-innovations and Food Technologies;

Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity;

Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources;

Social Research for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change.

Together we can create synergy from broad participation from different sectors of society, scientists, practitioners, policymakers, private sector actors, NGOs, and even young researchers, and students. All the participants will be awarded the possibility to express their attitude toward the scientific issues related to rural development, especially in the focus on the Green deal and bioeconomy challenges. Prof. dr. Astrida Miceikienė Chancellor of the Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy, Chairperson of Scientific Committee

159
Total Topics

373
Total Speakers

21
Countries of scientists

454
Total Attendance

Schedule
Event Schedule

Day 1 26 Sep, 2023

Day 2 27 Sep, 2023

Day 3 28 Sep, 2023

Topics Speakers Time Venue

Registration of Participants
Full conference program
https://ruraldevelopment.lt/programme/ 08:00 - 09:00 Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija

Plenary Session
Live streaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmqQyJMDJo 09:00 - 13:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Welcome speech
Astrida Miceikienė
Chancellor of Agriculture Academy, guests 09:00 - 09:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Presentation dedicated to 100th anniversary of VMU Agriculture Academy
Astrida Miceikienė, Rytis Skominas
Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy – one hundred years of science and studies
VMU Agriculture Academy 09:30 - 10:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Athena Katharina Ramos
The intersection between agriculture, immigrant integration, and rural prosperity: Opportunities for building community in changing times
University of Nebraska Medical Center 10:00 - 10:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Jiří Mašek
Smart Farming as a new Era of Agriculture
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague 10:30 - 11:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Coffee / Tea break 11:00 - 11:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Umakant Mishra
Carbon farming: Opportunities and uncertainties
University of California, Santa Cruz 11:30 - 12:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Petteri Vihervaara
Importance of biodiversity monitoring for green economy and sustainability
University of Eastern Finland 12:00 - 12:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho
Domestic wastewater reuse in agriculture: decentralized treatment systems
Polytechnic Institute of Beja 12:30 - 13:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Lunch 13:00 - 14:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Parallel Sessions 14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Section 1
Agro-innovations and Food Technologies 14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Section 2
Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity 14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Section 3
Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources 14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Section 4
Social Research for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change 14:00 - 16:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Coffee/Tea break 16:00 - 16:30 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Parallel Sessions and poster presentation 16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Section 1
Agro-innovations and Food Technologies 16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Section 2
Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity 16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Section 3
Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources 16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Section 4
Social Research for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change 16:30 - 17:30 5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Gala Dinner 18:30 - 22:00 Raudondvaris Manor Arts Incubator, Pilies str. 1, Raudondvaris, Kaunas distr.

Topics Speakers Time Venue

Registration of Political, Business and Science Forum Participants 09:00 - 10:00 Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija

Coffee/Tea 09:00 - 10:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Political, Business and Science Forum
Triple Helix Stakeholder Forum “Connecting the dots: a roadmap for bioeconomy innovation and business development in Lithuania”

Live streaming In Lithuanian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPfePZuKTIw
Live streaming In English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jud25g1OgLI 10:00 - 16:50 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Lunch 12:00 - 13:00 5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Coffee/Tea break 14:45 - 15:15 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Final Plenary Session
Live streaming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=604ZW39ri38 17:00 - 18:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Kaunas City Tour 18:30 - 20:30 Excursion in Kaunas, visiting Kaunas city historical places

Topics Speakers Time Venue

Coffee/Tea 09:30 - 10:00 Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy

Cultural Tour 10:00 - 12:00

Visiting exhibition “LIVESTOK SHOW 2023” 10:00 - 16:00 VMU Agriculture Academy, Kaunas distr., Lithuania

Speakers

Athena Katharina Ramos
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Athena Katharina Ramos
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Jiří Mašek
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Jiří Mašek
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Umakant Mishra
University of California, Santa Cruz

Umakant Mishra
University of California, Santa Cruz

Petteri Vihervaara
Finnish Environment Institute

Petteri Vihervaara
Finnish Environment Institute

Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho
Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho
Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Partners of Conference

Sponsors of Conference:

Partners of the forum

Patron of the forum
Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania

Exhibition
Livestock 2023 farming exhibition

Gallery
Event Photos From 2023

Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy

Studentų st. 11, Akademija,
Kaunas distr., Lithuania

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Topics	Time	Venue
Registration of Participants Full conference program https://ruraldevelopment.lt/programme/	08:00 - 09:00	Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija
Plenary Session Live streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWmqQyJMDJo	09:00 - 13:00	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Welcome speech Astrida Miceikienė Chancellor of Agriculture Academy, guests	09:00 - 09:30	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Presentation dedicated to 100th anniversary of VMU Agriculture Academy Astrida Miceikienė, Rytis Skominas Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy – one hundred years of science and studies VMU Agriculture Academy	09:30 - 10:00	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Athena Katharina Ramos The intersection between agriculture, immigrant integration, and rural prosperity: Opportunities for building community in changing times University of Nebraska Medical Center	10:00 - 10:30	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Jiří Mašek Smart Farming as a new Era of Agriculture Czech University of Life Sciences Prague	10:30 - 11:00	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Coffee / Tea break	11:00 - 11:30	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Umakant Mishra Carbon farming: Opportunities and uncertainties University of California, Santa Cruz	11:30 - 12:00	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Petteri Vihervaara Importance of biodiversity monitoring for green economy and sustainability University of Eastern Finland	12:00 - 12:30	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho Domestic wastewater reuse in agriculture: decentralized treatment systems Polytechnic Institute of Beja	12:30 - 13:00	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Lunch	13:00 - 14:00	5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Parallel Sessions	14:00 - 16:00	5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 1 Agro-innovations and Food Technologies	14:00 - 16:00	5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 2 Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity	14:00 - 16:00	5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 3 Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources	14:00 - 16:00	5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 4 Social Research for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change	14:00 - 16:00	5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Coffee/Tea break	16:00 - 16:30	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Parallel Sessions and poster presentation	16:30 - 17:30	5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 1 Agro-innovations and Food Technologies	16:30 - 17:30	5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 2 Biosystems Engineering and Environment Integrity	16:30 - 17:30	5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 3 Multifunctional Approach for Sustainable Use of Bio-Resources	16:30 - 17:30	5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Section 4 Social Research for Sustainable Bioeconomy and Climate Change	16:30 - 17:30	5th floor of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Gala Dinner	18:30 - 22:00	Raudondvaris Manor Arts Incubator, Pilies str. 1, Raudondvaris, Kaunas distr.

Topics	Time	Venue
Registration of Political, Business and Science Forum Participants	09:00 - 10:00	Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy, Studentų str. 11, Akademija
Coffee/Tea	09:00 - 10:00	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Political, Business and Science Forum Triple Helix Stakeholder Forum “Connecting the dots: a roadmap for bioeconomy innovation and business development in Lithuania” Live streaming In Lithuanian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPfePZuKTIw Live streaming In English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jud25g1OgLI	10:00 - 16:50	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Lunch	12:00 - 13:00	5th floor Lobby of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Coffee/Tea break	14:45 - 15:15	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Final Plenary Session Live streaming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=604ZW39ri38	17:00 - 18:00	Hall of the Central Building of VMU Agriculture Academy
Kaunas City Tour	18:30 - 20:30	Excursion in Kaunas, visiting Kaunas city historical places

Rural development 2023

Rural development 2025:Resilience to Global Change

Event Schedule

Athena Katharina Ramos

Athena Katharina Ramos

Jiří Mašek

Jiří Mašek

Umakant Mishra

Umakant Mishra

Petteri Vihervaara

Petteri Vihervaara

Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho

Maria de Fátima Nunes de Carvalho

Partners of Conference

Sponsors of Conference:

Partners of the forum

Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania

Livestock 2023 farming exhibition

Event Photos From 2023

Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy

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Rural development 2025:
Resilience to Global Change