International Conference on System of Crop Intensification (ICSCI 2022) for Climate – Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security

12^th -14^th , December 2022,  Hyderabad

In consultation with National and International organization committees, Society for Advancement of Rice Research (SARR) in collaboration with ICAR – Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR) and many ICAR institutes organized International conference on System of Crop Intensification (ICSCI 2022) for Climate – Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security (https://www.sarr.co.in/icsci2022) in hybrid mode during 12-14, December 2022, at ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad.

Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary DARE & DG, ICAR, New Delhi and chairman of the inaugural session exhorted several challenges in sustainable rice production like degrading soil quality and issues of greenhouse gases and mentioned that technologies like SRI and SCI can address several of these issues. He also mentioned that location specific modification of SCI is needed to upscale the technology.

Dr. SK Pradhan, ADG (FFC) was the co-chair and Dr. Alapati Satyanarayana, Former Director of Extension, ANGRAU, was the Chief Guest of the Inaugural Session.

Guests of Honour included Dr. DK Yadava, ADG (Seeds), ICAR; Dr. AK Singh, Director, ICAR-IARI; Dr. R Jagdeswar, Director of Research, PJTSAU; Dr. Francesco Carnevale Zampaolo, Program Director, SRI-2030, UK; Dr. Abha Mishra, Former Director, ACISAI, Thailand.

Several publications were released during the conference’s inaugural session.

Seven awards instituted by the Society for the Advancement of Rice Research (SARR) were awarded.

A total of 209 participants registered including delegates from 16 Countries, i.e., USA, UK, Philippines, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Netherlands, Japan, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Tanzania and India.

Additionally, around 150 farmers also registered and participated in the ICSCI 2022.

(Source: ICAR – Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad)