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Scientific Program 2027

Mary Cole, Speaker
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
Mary Cole, The University of Melbourne, Australia

Ploughed agricultural regions in Australia and globally are experiencing significant topsoil loss through wind and water erosion, with estimates indicating losses of approximately 2 billion tonnes annually in Australia and between 24 and 75 billion tonnes annually world.... » Read More

Srinivasa Rao Mentreddy, Speaker
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
Srinivasa Rao Mentreddy, Alabama A&M University, United States

Climate remains the most significant anthropogenic phenomena, destabilizing agriculture, forests, and human livelihoods. Prolonged use of chemical-based conventional agriculture has elevated Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and reduced Soil Organic Matter (SOM) due to lo.... » Read More

Bijayalaxmi Mohanty, Speaker
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
Bijayalaxmi Mohanty, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Rice, maize, wheat, sorghum and barley are the major food crops which constitutes the most of world’s nutrient requirements. Although the overall yield of such cereals has been increasing, the growing population and adverse climatic changes pose huge challenges for thei.... » Read More

Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen) Liang, Speaker
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen) Liang, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, United States

The topics related to regenerative agriculture concept have gained significant attention in recent years. In the US, the definition of regenerative agriculture represents a conservation management approach that addresses natural resource concerns through soil health, wa.... » Read More

Amal Ghosh, Speaker
Keynote Presentation (In-Person)
Amal Ghosh, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi, India

Over-exploitation of conventional farming emerged as the prime cause of concern for soil sickness, resulting in stagnation in system productivity. Concurrently, adverse environmental impacts at the event of farm resource manipulation could not be ruled out to impede glo.... » Read More

Jitendra Rathod, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Jitendra Rathod, Farm Unity, United States

Water scarcity, changing rainfall patterns, and increasing climate variability are creating new challenges for sustainable food production. Small community agriculture programs often lack access to sophisticated irrigation-management systems, despite having a strong nee.... » Read More

Shikha AlZamel, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Shikha AlZamel, The Public Authority of Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAFR), Kuwait

Kuwait is a desert country and presents different ecosystems. Being in the arid climatic zone, rainfall is insignificant compared to evapotranspiration, thus the desert landscape is highly vulnerable to wind erosion leading to desertification. Desert rehabilitation is a.... » Read More

Zhongsheng Guo, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Zhongsheng Guo, Northwestern A & F University, China

In order to meet the people’s need for high quality development and high-quality plant produce, most of original vegetation changed into artificial vegetation, such as plantation, grass and crops. As plant grow, there are soil dryness, soil and vegetation degradation an.... » Read More

Morales Valladares David D, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Morales Valladares David D, Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Climate change is fundamentally reshaping the epidemiological landscape, with approximately 75% of emerging infectious diseases originating from zoonotic events. In Southeast As a region characterized by high population density, intensive livestock production, and extre.... » Read More

Chaimae El-Rhouttais, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Chaimae El-Rhouttais, Cluster Agro-Industriel Oum Er-Rbia (COER), Morocco

The growing demand for sustainable food systems, combined with increasing pressure on natural resources and the intensification of climate-related risks, calls for integrated innovation models capable of reconciling economic development, environmental protection, and te.... » Read More

Binod Ghimire, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Binod Ghimire, Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives, Nepal

Climate change, resource degradation, rising input costs, and increasing market uncertainties are creating significant challenges for smallholder farming systems in developing countries. Circular agriculture offers a promising climate resilience strategy by promoting ef.... » Read More

Annie Koalane, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Annie Koalane, Agricultural Research Council, South Africa

Climate change continues to threaten agricultural productivity, water security, and environmental sustainability in Southern Africa, particularly within maize-based production systems that are highly sensitive to rainfall variability, drought, and increasing temperature.... » Read More

Alice Ritho, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Alice Ritho, African Population and Health Research Centre , Kenya

Background: Climate change continues to intensify vulnerabilities across Kenya's Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), threatening livelihoods, food security, nutrition, and community wellbeing. While agroecology and agroforestry are increasingly recognized as sustainable c.... » Read More

Frank Mnthambala, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Frank Mnthambala, Mzuzu University, Malawi

This study examines the contribution of Sorghum bicolor L. to household food security in Malawi's Lower Shire Valley, a drought and flood prone region marked by socio-economic vulnerabilities. Despite being the world's fifth most important cereal and well-adapted to sem.... » Read More

Chiekezie Njideka Rita, Speaker
Oral Presentation (In-Person)
Chiekezie Njideka Rita, Anambra State Polytechnic, Nigeria

Climate change is intensifying food insecurity across Sub-Saharan Africa through erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts, and increased post-harvest losses. Women and youth, who constitute over 70% of smallholder farmers and 60% of Africa’s population respectively, are dis.... » Read More

J C Tarafdar, Speaker
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)
J C Tarafdar, Indian Council of agricultural Research, India

Nanoscale particles can be used to improve overall plant growth and development due to its slow release, better absorption and targeted delivery. They are eco-friendly, high efficient, required lower quantity with minimum expenditure. They may be an excellent material f.... » Read More

K R Aneja, Speaker
Keynote Presentation (Virtual)
K R Aneja, Kurukshetra University, India

Microbial Remediation of Crop Residues (CRs) is defined as the use of selected consortia of efficient synergistic microorganisms for managing CRs within a short duration of time by hastening the degradation process. It is emerging as one of the efficient approaches for .... » Read More

Arbaz Khan, Speaker
Oral Presentation (Virtual)
Arbaz Khan, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Russian Federation

Sugarcane production in many parts of the world, such as Pakistan, depends upon stable seasons and climates. However, such stability cannot be relied upon anymore. As temperatures rise and rainfall becomes more variable and unpredictable, there is an altered behavior of.... » Read More

Alvaro Danie Garcia, Speaker
Oral Presentation (Virtual)
Alvaro Danie Garcia, Dellait Animal Nutrition and Health, Portugal

Climate resilience in agriculture is often approached by defining a production target and then modifying genetics, inputs, and management to achieve it. An alternative approach is to begin with the environmental conditions under which production must occur and select ge.... » Read More

Bogherara Saliha, Speaker
Poster Presentation (Virtual)
Bogherara Saliha, M’hamed Bougara Boumerdes University, Algeria

Given the growing water stress in Algeria and the need to expand the reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation, field practitioners (wastewater treatment, plant engineers, farmers, students) lack a single digital tool to quickly interpret water-quality data, verify reg.... » Read More

Yaregal Tilahun Geremewe, Speaker
Oral Presentation (Virtual)
Yaregal Tilahun Geremewe, ACT American College of Technology, Ethiopia

Spices are an important source of income, employment, and food for the majority of rural households in Southwest Ethiopia. In order to increase its contribution, enhancing spice producers’ linkage to the market has been a top priority. Thus, this study was aimed to exam.... » Read More

Sani Ibrahim Ibrahim, Speaker
Oral Presentation (Virtual)
Sani Ibrahim Ibrahim, Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Nigeria

The study assessed the effect of rainfall during dry season irrigation by the vegetable farmers of Jibia LGA of Katsina State, Nigeria. The study sought to investigate the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, different types of irrigation offered by the ve.... » Read More

Abdulmumin Muhammad Kabiru , Speaker
Oral Presentation (Virtual)
Abdulmumin Muhammad Kabiru , Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto, Nigeria

Soybean has become a strategically important crop for food security, protein supply, and industrial demand in Nigeria, yet its production is highly sensitive to climate variability that differs markedly across the country's agroecological zoThis study examines the influ.... » Read More

Davis Onyeoguzoro, Speaker
Poster Presentation (Virtual)
Davis Onyeoguzoro, University of Idaho, United States

Modern agriculture increasingly depends on real-time data to guide irrigation, fertilizer application, pest control, and crop health decisions. However, many rural farms lack reliable internet and power infrastructure, limiting continuous monitoring, making it difficult.... » Read More

Galfato Gabiso, Speaker
Poster Presentation (Virtual)
Galfato Gabiso, Haramaya University, Ethiopia

Climate smart Coffee enset-based agroforestry is widely promoted as a nature-based climate mitigation strategy, yet its effectiveness hinges on how system structure governs carbon allocation across biomass and soil pools. Although it dominates humid smallholder landscap.... » Read More

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