The Indian council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) and the National Academy of Agriculture
Sciences (NAAS) will jointly organize the 4th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture from
4-7 January 2009 at NASC complex, Pusa Road, New Delhi, India. The co-sponsors of the Congress are the InternationalCenter for Agriculture Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA),
the Rice –Wheat Consortia (RWC) , the Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO), the international Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) , Economics the Indian Society of Soil Science (ISSS), and the Indian Society Of Agriculture (ISAE).The deliberations during the Congress would develop a road map and evolve strategies to promote conservation agriculture.
Following will be the expected outcomes of the Congress:
(1) document global R&D efforts in conservation agriculture;
(2) measure benefits of conservation agriculture; and
(3) identify region specific up-scaling issues.