Thursday, December 18, 2008

4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture

4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture Innovations for improving efficiency, equity and environment will be jointly organized by ICAR and NAAS during 4-7 February 2009 New Delhi, India. ICARDA, RWC,FAO, IFAD, ISSS and ISAE co- sponsors. The themes are: (1) Resource Productivity and Efficiency- Soil and  residue management, Input management : water, nutrients, seed, agro-chemicals, Diversified farming systems, Irrigated systems, Mechanization and energy management, Genetic strategies, Indigenous knowledge and practices (2) Institutional Innovations and Policies - Participatory approaches and partnerships, Integrated approach for technology development and dissemination,   Capacity building, Enabling policies (3)Environment - Climate change, Biodiversity, Environmental services (4)  Impact assessment and equity issues - Impact of conservation agriculture, Equity issues (employment, drudgery, regional disparities, etc), Common property resources. 

For more details please see the website: http://www.icar.org.in

 

 

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