Webinar on

Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihood

June 30, 2020

Sustainable Agriculture Webinar

Theme: System Approaches for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

Webinar on Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihood will be hosted on June 30, 2020 as per (GMT+1) time zone. Panel of speakers will be delivering their presentations on their recent research related to the recent advancements in the field of surgery. Current state of knowledge, its impact on future will be discussed in details. Meetings International invites all experts to be part this webinar series and make it a perfect platform for knowledge sharing and networking.

Session 01: Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative Agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that increases biodiversity, enriches soils, improves watersheds, and enhances ecosystem services. Regenerative Agriculture aims to capture carbon in soil and above ground biomass, reversing current global trends of atmospheric accumulation.It practices increase soil biodiversity and organic matter, leading to more resilient soils that can better withstand climate change impacts like flooding and drought. Healthy soils beget strong yields and nutrient-rich crops.

Session 02: Agronomy and crop science

Agronomy and crop science  is a branch of agriculture focused on plants, particularly food and cash crops. Professionals in this field are concerned with enhancing grain and seed nutrition, as well as increasing the amount and quality of food. It include applied plant physiology, nutrition, ecology, breeding and genetics, pathology, and weed science, as well as crop management.

 

Session 03: Agroecosystem and Society

An agroecosystem can be viewed as a subset of a conventional ecosystem. As the name implies, at the core of an agroecosystem lies the human activity of agriculture. However, an agroecosystem is not restricted to the immediate site of agricultural activity (e.g. the farm), but rather includes the region that is impacted by this activity, usually by changes to the complexity of species assemblages and energy flows, as well as to the net nutrient balance. Traditionally an agroecosystem, particularly one managed intensively, is characterized as having a simpler species composition and simpler energy and nutrient flows than "natural" ecosystem.

Session 04: Sustainable Food Production

Sustainable food production  is “a method of production using processes and systems that are non-polluting, conserve non-renewable energy and natural resources, are economically efficient, are safe for workers, communities and consumers, and do not compromise the needs of future generations.

Session 05: Agribusiness and Inclusive Marketing

Agribusiness is the business sector encompassing farming and farming-related commercial activities. The business involves all the steps required to send an agricultural good to market: production, processing and distribution. The evolution from agriculture to agribusiness has brought with it numerous benefits. These include reduced drudgery for laborers; the release of workers for nonagricultural endeavors; a better quality of food and fibers; a greater variety of products; improved nutrition; and increased mobility of people.

Session 06: Food Security and Safety

Food safety refers to the process of scientific organization that describes ways to deal with, manufacture, and store food through ways to prevent foodborne disease. Food security is the adequacy of food to society, the equitable distribution, confirmed supply, fair access, sustained sources. It exists when all people have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs for an active and healthy life.

Session 07: Crop, Livestock and Landscape Diversities

Crop diversity is fundamental to agricultural growth. Crop diversity enables farmers and plant breeders to develop higher yielding, more productive varieties that have the improved quality characteristics required by farmers and desired by consumers. The loss of diversity meant more people were dependent on key crops, leaving them more exposed to harvest failures. Higher consumption of energy-dense crops could also contribute to a global rise in heart disease and diabetes

Session 08: Sustainable Agriculture Education & Rural Reforms

Sustainable Agricultural Development is "the management and conservation of the natural resource base, and the orientation of technological and institutional change in such a manner as to ensure the attainment and continued satisfaction of human needs for present and future generations. Practitioners of sustainable agriculture seek to integrate three main objectives into their work: a healthy environment, economic profitability, and social and economic equity.

  • Precision and Regenerative Agriculture
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Agroecosystems and Society
  • Sustainable Food Production
  • Agribusiness and Inclusive Marketing
  • Food Security and Safety
  • Crop, Livestock and Landscape Diversities
  • Sustainable Agriculture Education & Rural Reforms