The 4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture

New Delhi, India - The deliberations during the Congress would develop a road map and evolve strategies to promote conservation agriculture.

The 4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture will be held in Delhi between February 4-7, 2009. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) will jointly organise the congress. The meeting would bring in researchers, farmers, extension - workers, policy planners, corporate leaders and NGOs for discussing issues related to innovations in agriculture for realising improved efficiency, equity and environment.

Agriculture today is witnessing multiple and complex challenges. Demands for food, feed, fiber, fuel and fodder are growing rapidly but gradually degrading natural resources are constraining the production systems’ efficiency. Therefore, efficiency mediated productivity enhancement measures are imperative to meet the growing needs on a long term sustainable basis.

The role of conservation agriculture in improving efficiency, equity and environment is well recognized and many global treaties have raised concerns to conserve natural resources for a better quality of life. The targets of the Millennium Development Goals can only be realized through improved technological options, innovative institutional arrangements and appropriate policies in partnership with all concerned stakeholders. The 4th World Congress is expected to review global R&D efforts, identify region, situation and system specific issues, prepare grounds for partnerships and policy setting, and suggest measures to improve the state of natural resources in pursuit of realizing enhanced productivity and profitability.

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.

Contact Persons:
P K Joshi

Organizing Secretary of the 4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture

National Academy of Agricultral Sciences

Pusa, New Delhi 110012 India

Tel: +91-11-25843036

Fax: +91-11-25842684

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site: www.icar.org.in/wccagri/index.html

www.wccagri.ernet.in

A K Singh

Deputy Director -General (Natural Resource Management)

Indian Council of Agricultural Research