Friday, March 25, 2011

Innovative and Modern Technologies for Agricultural Productivity, Food Security and Environmental Management

Venue: Hotel Bari International, B/6, N-4 Area, IRC Village, Bhubaneswar 741015, Odisha 21 to 22 April 2011, Bhubaneswar, India Organized by Gugly Centre for Biological Research and Society for Applied Biotechnology Objectives: The present symposium will have special focus on demonstrating modern technologies and their applications for food, agriculture, environment and the major themes are as follows:
  • Modern perspectives on innovative technologies - approaches, challenges and opportunities
  • Application of biotechnology and nanotechnology to increase agricultural productivity
  • Sustainable and eco-friendly approaches for agricultural productivity
  • Environmental management of degraded ecosystems and reclamation of polluted soils
  • Biodegradation and bioaccumulation of oils, heavy metals and other toxic pollutants
  • Identification, characterization and preservation of biodiversity through modern techniques
  • Food safety, food security and poverty alleviation
  • Impacts of global warming and climate change on agriculture and environment
  • Impact of genetically modified organisms and other biotechnology products

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