Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST)-Jammu is hosting a mega International Conference from February 18 to February 20, 2016.
This was informed by the convener of the Conference, Dr KS Risam, Director Extension, SKUAST-Jammu while addressing media persons at Press Club, here today.
The International Conference is being organized by the Indian Ecological Society (IES) on “Natural Resource Management: Ecological Perspectives” to discuss and deliberate on the issue of natural resource management for sustenable development, especially in view of climate change and its impact on agricultural production to feed the ever increasing population of 8 billion.
The delegates from Canada, USA, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Indonesia have arrived to participate in the Conference, besides over 500 delegates from different parts of the Country.
The luminaries from outside the Country include Dr Birgit Wilhelm from Germany and Dr Vincent Tenebe, Vice Chancellor Nigeria. Besides agriculture, the authorities from Medical Sciences, Dr Randeep Guleria from AIIMS, Delhi and Dr Chanda Siddoo-Atwal from Canada will discuss the effects of Climate change on health and pesticides causing cancer.
“The Conference will be inaugurated by Dr Jitendra Singh, MOS Prime Minister Office and on the valedictory function the chief guest will be Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (IC),” informed Dr Rajinder Peshin, organizing secretary of the Conference.
He said that plenary session will have luminaries Dr N Krishan Kumar DDG ICAR and Dr Keshav R Kranthi, Director Central Institute for Cotton, India.
Prominent among others present at the press conference were Dr Rajinder Peshin and Dr Sanjay Khar.
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