Numerous interviews and a survey carried out on the last day of the conference involving a majority of the participants unanimously indicated that :
A 2nd international conference was hoped for
within 2 or 3 years
on a similar format to that which was proposed in Montpellier : equity of expression between researchers and rice producers – sessions organised at different scales : cropping system, production system, processing/commercialisation chain and territories – all sessions plenary – field trip.