IAMO Forum 2026 is dedicated to exploring the frontiers of research methodology in agricultural economics, with a special emphasis on their application to the pressing challenges and unique contexts of transition economies.

Key methodological areas under discussion will include:

• Behavioral and Experimental Approaches: Unpacking decision-making through field experiments, Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), and lab
• High-Frequency Data and Real-Time Monitoring: Leveraging remote sensing, mobile data, and digital tools for timely
• Modern Econometrics and Causal Inference: Applying cutting-edge techniques for robust analysis of complex relationships, including spatial models and Bayesian
• Machine Learning, AI and Big Data Analytics: Harnessing computational power for prediction, pattern recognition, and data-driven
• Integrated and Coupled Modelling Approaches: Combining disciplinary models (, crop-climate-economic, agent-based, Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models) to address systemic
• Mixed Methods and Qualitative Approaches: Integrating diverse research strategies for comprehensive
• Tools for Scientific Transfer: Effective strategies for bridging research, policy, and

The Forum will explore how these advanced methods can best be applied to critical areas such as:

• Understanding and enhancing the resilience of farmers, value chains, and rural
• Analyzing the performance and prospects of international agricultural trade and markets amidst global
• Assessing the adoption, impact, and sustainability of new technologies, including climate-friendly and digital
• Development of farming systems and rural livelihoods in IAMO's focal
• Decision-making and risk behavior of farmers and
• Digital transformation in agri-food value

Submit your extended abstract or organized session to until 25 January 2026.

We particularly encourage contributions from Central and Eastern Europe and Central and East Asia. The conference language is English.

IAMO Forum 2026 is organized in cooperation with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Institute for Food and Resource Economics at the University of Bonn (ILR).

More information about the Forum and a call for papers can be found at