ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Sustainable Agriculture and Farmer Well-being:
Digitalize, Diversify, Decarbonize, Develop
Inaugural Ceremony, keynote Address, and felicitation of the best paper and poster winners. Concurrent thematic sessions featuring student-led oral presentations in intimate settings, fostering extensive interaction and addressing question and seeking answers. Following the oral presentations, corresponding poster sessions allow for personalized discussions between audience and presenters. These sessions, spanning two days, cover diverse topics and are overseen by experienced faculty and student facilitators. The suggested concurrent thematic sessions are given under.
Thematic Areas
- Challenges of Crop Improvement in a Changing Climate
- Sustainable Climate, Soil, Water, and Crop Management Interventions
- Smart Innovations in Protecting Crops from Pests and Diseases
- Green Horizons: Sustainable Practices in Horticulture and Forestry
- Next-Gen Agricultural Engineering: Pioneering Innovations for Smart Agriculture
- Markets, Institutions, and Policies for Sustainable Agriculture
Who ?
The conference is designed for young researchers from various Agricultural Universities. All M.Sc. Scholars, Ph.D. Scholars, Junior Research Fellows, Senior Research Fellows, Post Doctoral Fellows, Research Associates and Teaching Assistants of any nationality are invited to attend.
Poster Presentation under selected Themes
- Challenges of Crop Improvement in a Changing Climate
- Sustainable Climate, Soil, Water, and Crop Management Interventions
- Smart Innovations in Protecting Crops from Pests and Diseases
- Green Horizons: Sustainable Practices in Horticulture and Forestry
- Next-Gen Agricultural Engineering: Pioneering Innovations for Smart Agriculture
- Markets, Institutions, and Policies for Sustainable Agriculture
Lead Speakers
THEME 1
Challenges of Crop Improvement in a Changing Climate
Dr. Vignesh Muthusamy,
Senior Scientist (Genetics and Plant Breeding),
Maize Genetics Unit, Division of Genetics,
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute,
New Delhi – 110 012.
THEME 2
Sustainable Climate, Soil, Water and Crop Management Interventions
Dr. P. Nalayini,
Principal Scientist (Agronomy),
ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research,
Coimbatore – 641 003.
THEME 3
Smart Innovations in Protecting Crops from Pests and Diseases
Dr. Kesavan Subaharan,
Principal Scientist & Head,
Division of Germplasm Conservation and Utilisation,
ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources,
Bengaluru – 560 024, Karnataka.
THEME 4
Green Horizons: Sustainable Practices in Horticulture and Forestry
Dr. G. Karunakaran,
Principal Scientist (Fruit Science),
Division of Fruit Crops,
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research,
Bengaluru - 560 089, Karnataka.
THEME 5
Nexgen Agricultural Engineering: Pioneering Innovations for Smart Agriculture
Dr. Rajendra Machavaram,
Associate Professor,
Agricultural and Food Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology,
Kharagpur – 721 302, West Bengal.
THEME 6
Markets, Institutions and Policies for Sustainable Agriculture
