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The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) will jointly organize the Congress from 4-7 February 2009 in New Delhi, India. The co-sponsors of the Congress are the International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), the Rice-Wheat Consortia (RWC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) the Indian Society of Soil Science (ISSS), and the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics (ISAE).
The deliberations during the Congress would develop a road map and evolve strategies to promote conservation agriculture. Following will be the expected outcomes of the Congress: (i) document global R&D efforts in conservation agriculture; (ii) measure benefits of conservation agriculture; and (iii) identify region specific up-scaling issues.
Resource Productivity and Efficiency
1.1 Soil and residue management
1.2 Input management : water, nutrients, seed, agro-chemicals
1.3 Diversified farming systems
1.4 Irrigated systems
1.5 Mechanization and energy management
1.6 Genetic strategies
1.7 Indigenous knowledge and practices
2. Institutional Innovations and Policies
2.1 Participatory approaches and partnerships
2.2 Integrated approach for technology development and dissemination
2.3 Capacity building
2.4 Enabling policies
3. Environment
3.1 Climate change
3.2 Biodiversity
3.3 Environmental services
4. Impact assessment and equity issues
4.1 Impact of conservation agriculture
4.2 Equity issues (employment, drudgery, regional disparities, etc)
4.3 Common property resources
Message Posted By:
Dr. Dalip K. Gosain,
Head Agriculture Science & Dairy Training Centre,
National Dairy Research Institute
Karnal-132001, Haryana, India
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