The Success Story of the 10th International Conference on Agriculture 2023 (AGRICO 2023)
The Success Story of the 10th International Conference on Agriculture 2023 (AGRICO 2023) held from 18th – 19th September in Bali, Indonesia in hybrid platform. AGRICO 2023 was organized under the theme “GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY: STOPPING CROP LOSSES.” The conference was organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka.
The conference united diverse researches and case studies from all over the world, in parallel sessions while offering many networking and publishing opportunities. Moreover, the conference welcomed 120+ Academics, Researchers, Scholars, Activists Industry Leaders and Professionals from 30+ 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 and from 35+ different universities across the globe.
The conference provided an opportunity for delegates to share their valuable knowledge and experience of disability from various perspectives. Moreover, the conference welcomed 85+ Participants from 26 Countries around the world.
INAUGURATION CEREMONY AND KEYNOTE SPEECH
The opening remarks of AGRICO 2023 were made by the Conference Convener. Mr. Isanka P Gamage (Co-Founder & Managing Director – The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka) and the Conference Co-Chairs Prof. Dr. Samih Abubaker (Former Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan) and Assoc. Prof. Siva K. Balasundram (Head of Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia).
The keynote speakers were Prof. Dr. Victor B. Ella, (Professor in Land and Water Resources Engineering Division, Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines) and Dr. Ir. Gede Sedana, M.SC, M.MA (Rector of Dwijendra University, Indonesia)
The plenary speakers were Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ovais Omer (The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, UVAS, Pakistan) and Assoc Prof. Dr. Seri Intan Mokhtar (Dean of Faculty of Agro Based Industry, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia)
Resource persons
Prof. Dr. Samih Abubaker
Conference Co-Chair
Former Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology,
Al-Balqa Applied University,
Jordan
Prof. Dr. Siva K Balasundram
Conference Co-Chair
Head of Department of Agriculture Technology
Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia
prof. Dr. Victor B. Ella
Keynote Speaker
Professor in Land and Water Resources Engineering Division
Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
University of the Philippines Los Banos,
Philippines
Dr. Ir. Gede Sedana, M.sc, M.ma
Keynote Speaker
Rector of Dwijendra University,
Indonesia
prof. Dr. Muhammad Ovais Omer
Plenary Speaker
The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, UVAS
Pakistan
Assoc Prof. Dr. Seri Intan Mokhtar
Plenary Speaker
Dean of Faculty of Agro Based Industry
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Malaysia
Participants from more than 30 Countries
AGRICO 2023 brought together over 120 participants from more than 35 universities around the world, including from: Philippines, Viet Nam, Malaysia, South Africa, Netherlands, Indonesia, Micronesia, India, Thailand, Morocco, Kuwait, Malaysia, China, Russia, Sri Lanka, Germany, Japan, Senegal, Ethiopia, Colombia, Kenya, Jordan, Pakistan, USA, Poland, Georgia, Palestine and the UK among the many nations represented. The Conference provided an opportunity for participants to share their valuable knowledge from various perspectives. This conference had the representation of almost every continent and region from across the world and provided a global platform to share views and ideas in the fields of Agriculture, as well as to network with international colleagues.
Technical Sessions
AGRICO 2023 comprised nineteen (19) Technical Sessions and two Poster Sessions. The Technical Sessions were under the below themes:
- SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
- PLANT NUTRITION, FERTILIZATION, SOIL MANAGEMENT
- SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
- GLOBAL AND LOCAL ANALYSIS OF FOOD SECURITY
- SMART FARMING SYSTEMS, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
- HARVEST AND POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGIES FOR REDUCING FOOD LOSSES, FOOD SECURITY
- CLIMATE CHANGE, CROP STORAGE AND HOUSEHOLD TREATMENT
- CLIMATE CHANGE, FOOD SECURITY AND SAFETY
- ALTERNATIVE FARMING SYSTEMS AND VERTICAL FARMING
- FOOD LOSSES: INNOVATIONS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
Special Workshops
Title: "The Impact of Agricultural Technological Changes on Farmers’ Income - Experiences so far from India and Future Innovative Strategies for Sustainability"
Prof. K.N.Selvaraj
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Title: "Sustainable Solutions for Thriving Agriculture: Combating Soil Degradation, Enhancing Plant Nutrition, and Mitigating Environmental Pollution"
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ian A. Navarrete
Deparment of Environmental Science
Southern Leyte State University-Hinunangan Campus
Workshop on "Publishing in an international scientific journal: dos and don’ts"
Prof. Jillian Lenne
The Editor in Chief of the Journal Outlook on Agriculture
Workshop on "Tips on publishing in the domain of food security"
Assoc. Prof. Siva K. Balasundram
Head of Department of Agriculture Technology
Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia.
Evaluation Panel Members
- Dr. Samih Abubaker, Former Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan.
- Prof. Siva K. Balasundram, Head of Department of Agriculture Technology Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
- Ir. Gede Sedana, Rector of Dwijendra University, Indonesia.
- Nitika Thakur, Shoolini University, India.
- Mahmoud Okasha, Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AEnRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt
- Dr. Iqtidar Hussain, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP., Pakistan
- Chamila Dias, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
- Vinod Kumar, College of Agriculture (ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya), India.
- Dr. Abdulraheem Sultan Mohammed, College of Agriculture & Forestry \ Mosul University, Iraq.
- Bidyuth K. Mahalder, UN-Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO Field Office, Bangladesh.
- Arunima Paliwal, AICRN-Potential Crops, College of Forestry, VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal, (Uttarakhand), India.
- Cecilia S. Santiago, Bulacan Agricultural State College, Philippines.
Session Chairs
- Cecilia S. Santiago, Bulacan Agricultural State College, Philippines.
- Meriam F. Sulit, Bulacan Agricultural State College, Philippines.
- Cheryl Lyn C. Ayuste, Rizal Technological University, Philippines
- Melanie Blanca-Ocreto, Manager for Technical Support GrainPro Global Support and Production, Philippine.
- Prof. Michelle M. Cortez, Bulacan Agricultural State College, Philippines.
- Arunima Paliwal, University of Horticulture and Forestry, India.
- Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum, Department of Agricultural Economics, KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana.
- Dr Iqtidar Hussain, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Pakistan.
- Bidyuth K. Mahalder, “UN-Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO Field Office, Bangladesh.
- Nitika Thakur, Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh, India.
- Chamila Dias, Centre for Environmental Studies & Sustainable Development (CESSD), The Open University of Sri Lanka.
- Lolita N. Ragus, College of Micronesia, Philippines
Reviewing Committee of AGRICO 2023
- Prof. Majid Hazim R. Alheidary, University of Basrah, Iraq.
- Meerasaibu Mohamed Mahusoon, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
- Mohammad Shah Jahan, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Bangladesh.
- Bidyuth Mahalder, UN-Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO Field Office, Bangladesh.
- Ashutosh Gupta, Patanjali Organic Research Institute, Agriculture Research Campus Phase 2 Bahadrabad, Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
- Wael El Zerey, IUCN-WCPA/CEESP, University in Algeria, Algeria.
- Meera Kumari, Bihar Agricultural University, Bhagalpur.
- Chamila Dias, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
- Lalit Upadhyay, Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology Jammu.
- David Nartey Obemah, Department of Environmental Science, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana
- Loha Pradheeban, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
- Sewwandhi Chandrasekara, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
- Aris Winaya, Dr. Ir. MM. M.Si, Universitas Muhammadiyah, Malang.
- Rekha Vyas, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, India.
- Rinukshi Wimalasekera, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.
- Shanti Kumar Sharma, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, India.
- Karnjapan Janthawornpong, Prince of Songkla University, Songkla, Thailand.
- M. Prakash, FISPP, FNABS, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University
- Aondonenge D. Teran, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi
- Dr. Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum, Department of Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness and Extension, KNUST-Kumasi, Ghana.
- Dr Hab. Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek, European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology, of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Magdy Maher Mosad Mohamed, ARC-Agricultural Research Center.
- Sherihan Al-amin, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt.
- Iqtidar Hussain, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP., Pakistan.
- Precious Awesome, CEO – AGAAI LTD, Nigeria.
- Israr Ahmad, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan.
- Mahmoud Okasha, Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AEnRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.
- Damtew Aragaw Amare, An associate researcher in horticultural crops agronomy, Ethiopia.
- Egas José Armando, Eduardo Mondlane University
- Assistant Professor Dr. Shewane Bishnoi, IIS, Jaipur, India
- V. Divyabharathi, Institute of Agriculture, TNAU, Trichy, Tamilnadu, India.
- Professor Ayman Mohamed Abd El Razek Ahmed, Agriculture Research Center, Egypt.
- inż. Jerzy Mirosław Kupiec, University of Life Sciences Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection, Poland.
- Nitika Thakur, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
- Dr. Muhammad Ovais OMER, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Pakistan.
- Arden Peejay Ezaki, Camarines Norte State College
- Aswathy S Nair, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.
- Prof. Dr. Hanumanthappa Makari, Department of Biotechnology, IDSG Government College, India.
- Rekha Vyas, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, India.
- Dr. Jessie Ray Mangundayao, Mindoro State University, Philippines.
- Andrew Mbithi, University of Debrecen, University in Hungary.
- Associate Professor Dr. J. James Silip, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia.
- Elizabeth P. Obra, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University-Sericulture Research and Development Institute Bacnotan, Philippines.
- Chamila Dias, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka.
- Ashenafi Nigussie, Ethiopia Institute of Agricultural Research, Ethiopia.
- Chioma Harbor, National Root Crops Research Institute, Umudike, Nigeria.
- Puteri E. Megat Wahab, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
- Luz Moreno, Philippines.
- Sheriza Mohd Razali, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
- Dr. Lum Mok Sam, Universiti Malaysia Sabah Malaysia, Malaysia.
- Dr. Dzarifah binti Mohamed Zulperi, UPM, Malaysia.
- Vinod Kumar, College of Agriculture (ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya), India.
- Dikko Aliyu Haxy, Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria.
- Adewole Adeyemo Muniru, Adekunle Ajasin University, Nigeria.
- Dr. Abdulraheem Sultan Mohammed, College of Agriculture & Forestry \ Mosul University, Iraq
- Latika Sharma, Panjab University, India
- Dr. Ertan Yildirim, Ataturk University | Faculty of Agriculture, Turkey.
- Anuranjita Singh, University of Rajasthan, Sri Lanka.
- Jagatpal P., College of Smart Agriculture, COER University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
- Ravishankar Narayana, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
- Santanu Sabhapondit, Tea Research Association|TRA, India.
- Ibrahim Khaleel, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, India.