RUBIS International Workshop on the Resilience of Rubber-based Agroforestry Systems in the Context of Global Change

Smallholders account for 85% of world natural rubber production. Monospecific plantations are currently the main rubber-based cropping system worldwide, except in Indonesia where rubber-based agroforestry systems (RAS) still account for 20-30% of the surface of rubber plantations. RAS are usually presented as more resilient to natural rubber price volatility and climate change than monospecific plantations. However, the resilience of RAS depends on the sharing of resources (light, water, nutrient) between the rubber trees and the associated species. Little is known on that topic. Therefore, there is a need to carry on research aiming at designing more resilient RAS.

Many agroforestry studies have been conducted by several organizations (CIFOR, ICRAF, UGM, IRRI, CIRAD, Univ Gottingen, etc.). International Workshop entitled the Resilience of Rubber-based Agroforestry Systems in the Context of Global Change is organized by the consortium of CIRAD, IRRI, and UGM under the umbrella of Rubber Agroforestry Breeding Initiative for Smallholders (RUBIS) project (www.rubis-project.org). The workshop aims to bring together the main scientific actors in order to deliver a complete inventory of all studies on RAS and to establish both a typology of these systems and new directions to make RAS more efficient and resilient to global changes.

Sub-Themes:

1. Agronomy of rubber-based agroforestry systems

2. Socio-economy of rubber-based agroforestry systems

3. Food crops in agroforestry systems

4. Ecosystem services and environmental issues

5. Food security and agroforestry systems

Important Dates:

January 18^th – March 15^th2021	Extended Abstract Submission
March 22^th2021	Notification of Abstract Acceptance
March 23^th– March 31^th2021	Video Presentation Submission
April 5^th– April 9^th2021	Virtual RUBIS International Workshop
April 9^th– May 5^th2021	Full Paper Submission

Publication:
All accepted papers for The RUBIS International Workshop on the Resilience of Rubber-based Agroforestry Systems in the Context of Global Change will be published online in Scopus indexed proceeding.
Selected papers will be considered for publication at the Scopus indexed Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology

Location: Virtual Conference, using Zoom Meeting
Conference: 05 Apr 2021 - 09 Apr 2021
Paper Submission: 18 Jan 2021 - 15 Mar 2021

Contact
RUBIS's International Workshop Secretariat 2021

Faculty of Agriculture

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Email: rubis-project@cirad.fr

Website: www.rubis-project.org