ICAFE 2012 - International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering (ICAFE 2012)

The VIII. International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Agricultural and Food Engineering. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Animal Production Technology
Animal production systems and techniques
Animal feeding strategies and impact on manure management
Optimisation of manure management systems
Air quality in livestock production systems
Traceability systems
Animal welfare
Automatic milking systems
Aquaculture
Recirculation of water systems in aquaculture
Aquaculture in greenhouses

Energy, biomass and biological residues
Energy crops, harvesting, handling and transport.
Crop and Biomass Logistics
Heat and power generation using removable energy sources
Composting, combustion and biogas production systems.
Biofuels
Electrical technology
Biomass and emission trade
Bioological Residues: wastes from agricultural production and forestry, processing industries,
and municipal sources (MSW)
Bioenergy Processes: fermentations, thermochemical conversions, liquid and gaseous fuels, and petrochemical substitutes
Bioenergy Utilization: direct combustion, gasification, electricity production, chemical processes,
and by-product remediation
Biomass and the Environment: carbon cycle, the net energy efficiency of bioenergy systems,
assessment of sustainability, and biodiversity issues.
All other environmental, management and economic aspects of biomass and bioenergy

Ergonomics, Safety and Health
Interaction machine / operator
Risk assessment
Machine user