International Crops Research Centre for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Crop Protection societies in India, are jointly organizing the 13th International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC 2019) here from November 10-14.
The IPPC brings together entomologists, plant pathologists, nematologists, weed scientists, chemists, agronomists, economists, plant breeders, technology transfer specialists and policy makers to discuss and communicate new discoveries in crop protection for sustainable crop production and food security, according to ICRISAT.
The theme of the Congress is ‘Crop Protection to Outsmart Climate Change for Food Security and Environmental Conservation.’
The program of IPPC2019 is aimed at addressing the key issues in crop protection against the backdrop of climate change and mounting pressure on natural resources to meet the growing need for nutritious and safe food, conservation of biodiversity and creating opportunities for economic growth.
The IPPC2019 will provide a great opportunity to present, discuss and disseminate the recent advances in crop protection, and establish contact and collaboration between crop protection scientists from different parts of the world.
The deliberations of IPPC2019 will include plenary speeches and concurrent sessions in different disciplines of crop protection to create an awareness of the exciting advances that have been realized in addressing the challenges of nutritional, environmental and societal sustainability through innovative science, partnerships and an enabling policy environment.
ICRISAT to organise 13th International Plant Protection Congress in Hyderabad
