The 100th Annual Conference of The Agricultural Economics Society will be held at Wadham College, The University of Oxford, UK, 23rd – 25th March 2026, the venue where the first AES meeting was held in 1926.
As well as the usual conference format, special sessions will mark the Centenary, including the launch of a book, “A Centenary History of the Agricultural Economics Society” by Dr David Stead (UCD, Ireland), which will be given to all participants, a retrospective of AES Presidential Addresses by David Blandford, a tour of landmarks in Oxford associated with the founding of the Society, and group photos to record this historic conference.
The Presidential Address will be given by Professor Alan Matthews (Trinity College Dublin).
The Conference will also feature two Keynote Addresses: by Professor Jill McCluskey (President Elect, International Association of Agricultural Economists) and Professor Thomas Hertel (Purdue University) on challenges facing the agricultural economics profession.
Panel Sessions will focus on global challenges facing the food and agriculture system, and how agricultural economists can contribute to more effective food systems policies.
Among the invitees Professor Shenggen Fan (China Agricultural University); Professor Michael Plummer (Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies); Professor Jutte Roosen (Technical University of Munich); Dr Danielle Resnick and Professor Johan Swinnen (IFPRI), and agri-food industry representatives, recognize the global reach of the Society.
An invited Panel Session will also reflect on a quarter century of Eurochoices, the outreach publication of the AES and EAAE.
The AES Prize paper, supported by the David Blandford and Katherina Hassapoyannes Endowment Trust will also be presented.
A Masterclass on Handling Remote Sensing Data will be given by Dr Michael Cecil (Maryland University).
The Agricultural Economics Society explicitly supports early-career researchers by awarding a prize for the best presentation by a PhD student in the contributed paper sessions and two best poster prizes for early-career researchers.
Call for Papers: Each year a diverse set of papers, centred on the discipline of Agricultural Economics, is selected for the conference programme. Sessions cover topics such as agricultural trade and policy, environmental economics and policy, supply chain analysis, food demand and policy, behavioural economics, structural adjustment of agriculture, climate change impacts and mitigation, livestock production and disease, agricultural development, technology adoption, the economics of bioenergy, modelling and analysis techniques.
Submissions are possible in three categories:
Contributed Papers: Contributed Papers present theoretical developments in the field of agricultural economics or sound applications of theory for the benefit of decision making in the public or private sector. Contributed Papers will be allocated in thematic sessions, each paper with a 25 min slot (15 min talk and 10 min discussion). Presentations by PhD students will be embedded in the main Conference programme and specific feedback will be provided for the presenters. The best PhD presenter will be awarded a prize of £100.
Discussion Papers: The intention of these sessions is to provide a platform for authors to present work that considers new ideas and approaches, addresses issues relating to the more formative stages of a research project or more generally provides the basis for wider discussion. Each Discussion Paper will be allocated a 30 min slot (20 min talk and 10 min discussion).
Posters: Posters are welcome to showcase research results or research at an earlier stage. Two best poster prizes of £250 each will be awarded to two early career researchers. We gratefully acknowledge financial support of our publishers, Wiley, for these prizes.
Applications for the Contributed Paper sessions, Discussion Paper sessions and the Poster session should all make use of the same template (ca. 500-1000 words), which can be found here (please upload your extended abstract in a pdf format).
To submit a paper, please click here.
Accepted Contributed Papers (4000-8000 words) and Discussion Papers (4000-8000 words) and Posters will be made available to delegates through the AES website before the Conference. In addition, papers from the Conference are normally archived on the AgEcon Search repository at the University of Minnesota. If you would rather not have your paper included on AgEcon search, please let us know on the submission form.
Workshops: Workshops are organised by members on current topics in Agricultural Economics and related fields. They might feature a set of talks with an extensive discussion or can have more interactive elements. Past workshops have addressed bio-economic modelling, the Green Revolution, uptake of low-carbon practices by farmers, organic products and consumer choice, Brexit and plant biosecurity.
Please contact the Programme Secretary if you are interested in organising a symposium or workshop. Please note that all workshop participants must register for the time that they are at the Conference. For accepted workshops a small contribution to the expenses of speakers can be requested. The deadline for workshop proposals is 31st October 2025.
Travel bursary for the AES Annual Conference: The Agricultural Economics Society will support the participation of up to three individuals with a £1,000 bursary. The bursary can be used for travel and conference fees only. To be eligible the individual has to have a Contributed Paper or a Discussion Paper accepted at the Conference. There are no restrictions regarding nationality, age or academic status, and applications should be submitted along with the paper submission. The application must contain a motivation letter explaining how the applicant would benefit from attending the Conference and why they need the bursary, together with a Curriculum Vitae. Candidates will be notified on the outcome of their application along with the decision on their paper acceptance. Successful candidates will be asked to subsequently provide a report on their experiences of the Conference. These reports will be published on the AES website.
Important Dates and Information:
Deadline for symposium and workshop proposals: 31st October 2025
Deadline for abstract submission: 30th November 2025
Decisions on acceptance of papers: 23rd December 2025
Deadline for full paper submission and early bird registration: 23rd February 2026
Booking information and costs will follow in due course.
Further details on the conference programme content will be available in December.
Joining Instructions for Delegates 2026 will follow in due course.
For all enquiries, please contact: secretariat@aes.ac.uk
For updates, please see the conference homepage on the AES website