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I am very pleased to announce that I will defend my doctoral dissertation with the title:KNOWING TO TRANSFORMThree ways for agricultural economists to observe Italy 1900-1940Promotores: Prof. dr.  Janeke Plantenga and Prof. dr. Mary Morgan, copromotor: dr. Harro Maas,at the University of Utrecht, Akademiegebouw (Domplein), the 28th of February 2013, at 10,30, in the Senaatszaal. After the defense a small workshop with the titleGoverning agriculture: people, institutions, statisticswill take place in the Opzommerzaal of the Akademiegebouw of the University of Utrecht (starting at 13 40).The program of the workshop is in the attached pdf file. You are all invited at both events.Best regardsFederico D'Onofrio&#160;Governing agriculture: people, institutions, statistics13; 30: introduction and salute13; 40: Lars Behirsch, The origins of agricultural statistics14; 25: Maria Malatesta, Agrarian economists and agricultural enquiries in Lombardy from about 1850 to 1914.15; 10: Coffee Break15; 25: Peter Howlett, Technology transfer and travelling facts: a perspectiven from Indian agriculture (with Aashish Velkar)16; 10: Floor Haalboom, Mastering Milk scientific and social debates on hygienic milk production in the Netherlands (1918-1928)Akademiegebouw: Opzoomerkamer, Utrecht