THEMES
Agricultural production systems for a sustainable, viable and efficient production from planting to processing, marketing and consumption.
- Plant breeding, biotechnology and seed systems.
- Food systems and nutritional security
- Agro-processing
- Modern production systems and technologies (digital agriculture, mechanization).
- Crops for clean energy
- Under researched and emergent crops
Resilience for reduced impact of climate change, natural hazards and climate-related disasters.
- Breeding for climate stress-tolerant varieties
- Climate change and agricultural systems resilience.
- Soil health, fertility and management. Sustainable and regenerative agriculture
- Crop protection, integrated pest management and biosafety. Water management
Inclusion for market involvement of women and youth in agriculture
- Agribusiness, entrepreneurship and inclusive market systems
- Smallholder farming and marketing inclusion
- Gender inclusive approaches for technology adoption and financial literacy
- Youth engagement in agriculture
- Agricultural knowledge systems
- Policies for agricultural transformation
- Gender inclusivity on access to resources, training and market opportunities