India ranks second worldwide in farm output, but have low agricultural productivity. If we enhance our productivity, we can produce more, save land and water resources. At the same time, it is necessary to reduce the exposure of farmers to short-term risks, while also strengthening their resilience to adapt to longer-term stresses. Thus the goal of the scientists/researchers of the agricultural universities and institutes need to be to investigate and develop the advanced technologies for enabling the farmers to enhance the farm income in the realm of climate change and variability; and other uncertainties. The advanced agricultural technologies include climate smart and resilient, precision and digital technologies; and the real-time decision support systems. The CAAST-Centre for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology being implemented under National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi since 2018 in 16 Agricultural Universities and ICAR Institutes initiated the tasks of the development and dissimilation of the advanced agricultural technologies. As a result of this initiative, these CAAST Projects conceptualized and developed various cutting-edge scientific and technological innovations to enhance various aspects of agriculture. These conceptualization and technologies are aimed and designed to improve efficiency, productivity, sustainability, and overall performance in the agricultural sector.
The advanced agricultural technologies conceptualized and/or developed by the CAAST projects need to be deliberated on one platform for exploring the possibility of coupling or integrating these technologies along- with the technologies developed elsewhere in to package of practice for creating cohesive and effective systems. Though this process is complex but is crucial. Therefore, in order to discuss the advanced agricultural technologies developed by the CAAST projects on one platform along-with complementary technologies developed elsewhere with the various stakeholders of the system viz. farmers, students, researchers, practioners, and industries; the “International Conference on Advanced Agricultural Technologies” is organized with following specific objectives.
| Time | Details |
| 0830 to 0945 hrs | Breakfast and Networking |
| 1000 to 1100 hrs | Inauguration |
| 1100 to 1130 hrs | Hi-tea, Networking break |
| 1130 to 1300 hrs | Key Note Session-I (Digital Technologies for Agriculture) |
| 1300 to 1400 hrs | Lunch break |
| 1400 to 1530 hrs | Technical Session-I (Climate smart and resilient and conservation technologies) CAAST Projects Presentations Presentations of accepted research and practitioners papers. |
| 1530 to 1600 hrs | Poster presentation, Networking and hi-tea |
| 1600 to 1730 hrs | Technical Session-II (Geo-informatics, real-time digital and precision technologies) CAAST Projects Presentations Presentations of accepted research and practioners papers |
| Time | Details |
| 0930 to 1100 hrs | Technical Session-III (Intelligent systems) CAAST Projects Presentations Presentations of accepted research and practioners papers |
| 0930 to 1100 hrs | Special Session Reflection of NAHEP Authorities, Vice Chancellors and NAHEP-PIU Unit and the Way forward |
| 1100 to 1130 hrs | Poster presentation, Networking and hi-tea |
| 1130 to 1300 hrs | Technical Session-IV (Other advanced agricultural technologies) CAAST Projects Presentations Presentations of accepted research and practioners papers |
| 1300 to 1400 hrs | Lunch |
| 1400 to 1530 hrs | Key Note Session-II (Digital Technologies for Agriculture) |
| 1530 to 1600 hrs | Hi-tea, Networking |
| 1600 to 1730 hrs | Concluding Session |
| Name | Designation | Contact |
| Dr. Mukund Shinde | Professor (SWCE) and Co-Principal Investigator (CAAST-CSAWM), MPKV Rahuri | +91-9960371323 |
| Dr. Adhir Aher | Assistant Professor (Ag. Botany), MPKV Rahuri | +91-9822679884 |
| Dr. Shubhangi Ghadage | Research Associate (CAAST), MPKV Rahuri | +91-8275441210 |
Limited accommodations are available in the guest houses of NCL (CSIR), IITM, IMD, IE(I), NIV, ICAR-NRCs, University of Pune and Govt. guest houses on first-come first-serve and payment basis. The participants can contact them directly or indicate the requirement during the registration process (while submitting the application form). Accommodation will not be available at MPKV Guest houses in Pune. There are plenty of hotels in Pune and especially near the venue of the Symposium. The participants are advised to book these hotels, if required, in advance. The list of the hotels along-with the contacts and the tariffs is available or the Symposium Website.
