About the International Conference

Today, more than 800 million people across the world still go to bed hungry each night. Ending global hunger is one the greatest challenge of our time and agriculture is at the heart of the solution. Growth in agriculture has been shown to be at least twice as effective at reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. The possibility to expand aerable land to feed growing population is less. But the issue of hunger can be addressed by application of science in rangelands and animal production. Recognising the importance of rangelands, the United Nations has declared year 2026 as an international year of Rangelands and Pastoralism. Animal production in tropical countries today is seen as saviour of soil and environment. The efficient ways of animal production is linked to rangelands and forages. Number of emerging technologies in these domains needs to be integrated and exploited to produce enough food for the population in a sustainable mode. In this backdrop, captioned international conference is being organized .

Conference Abstract Themes and Special Sessions

Major Themes

• Theme 1: Trends in rangeland/grassland science
• Theme 2: Forage sustainability, innovations and initiatives
• Theme 3: Innovations and opportunities in forage crop improvement
• Theme 4: Recent advances in Veterinary and Dairy Sciences for enhanced milk and meat production
• Theme 5: New vistas and technologies in forages and animal sciences
• Theme 6: Revisiting the roots in rangelands, forages and animal sciences
• Theme 7: Socio-economic issues and policy perspectives in rangelands, forages and animal sciences

Special Sessions

• Farmers and Industry for future
• Harnessing the untapped potential of millets for food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture
• Young innovators/scientists for advancing science for future
• Functional Food-Fodder systems for green economic transactions
• Pastoralism and the future

Important Dates