Venue

Institute of Agricultural Sciences,

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P.,

India - 221 005

U. P. Council of Agricultural Research, Lucknow

Institute of Agricultural Sciences, BHU, Varanasi

Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi

U. P. Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad, Lucknow

National Horticulture Board, Gurugram

Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Right Authority, New Delhi

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Lucknow

U. P. Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lucknow

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Science CongressScience CongressScience Congress

Enhancing Farmer's Income and

Water Conservation:

Opportunities and Challenges

February 22-24, 2020

Organizers

Registration Form The registration forms are available online at https://forms.gle/iLYYSHNDNoxSmybn7.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chief Patron

Capt. Vikas Gupta (Retd.), Chairman U.P.C.A.R., Lucknow

Dr. Rakesh Bhatnagar Vice Chancellor, BHU, Varanasi

Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra DG, ICAR, New Delhi

Advisory Board Dr. Arvind Kumar, Vice Chancellor, RLB-CAU, Jhansi

Dr. Sanjay Singh, Vice Chancellor, BBAU, Lucknow

Dr. A.K. Singh, DDG (Ag. Extension), ICAR, New Delhi

Dr. K. V. Prabhu, ICAR, New Delhi

Dr. A.K. Singh, DDG (Horticulture), ICAR, New Delhi

Shri. Anil Kumar Jain, National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai

Dr. S.K. Malhotra, Agriculture Com-missioner, Govt. of India, New Delhi

Dr. Joykrushna Jena, DDG (Fisheries Sci.) ICAR, New Delhi

Dr. J.S. Sandhu, Vice Chancellor, NDUAT, Ayodhya

Dr. Sushil Solomon, Vice Chancel-lor, CSAUAT, Kanpur

Dr. U.S. Gautam, Vice Chancellor, BUAT, Banda

Dr. R.K. Mittal, Vice Chancellor, SVPUAT, Meerut

Dr. N.C. Gautam, MGCGVV, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh

Dr. Neelima Gupta, Vice-Chancellor, CSJAM, Kanpur

Dr. Rameshwar Singh, Vice Chancel-lor, Bihar Animal Sci. Univ., Patna

Dr. Ajoy K Singh, Vice Chancellor, Bihar Agril. Univ., Sabour, Bihar

Dr. R. C. Srivastava, Vice Chancellor, Dr. RPCAU, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar

Dr. R. C. Agrawal, Registrar Gen-eral, PPV&FRA, GOI, New Delhi

Dr. R.K. Singh, Director/VC (DU), ICAR-IIVR, Barielly

Dr. G.K. Singh, Vice Chancellor, DUVASU, Mathura

Dr. U. S. Singh, CIP, New Delhi Dr. Arvind Kumar, Director, IRRI-SARC, Varanasi

Dr. A. K. Singh, Executive member of BHU

Sri. J.P. Singh, Director, UP Rajya Krishi Utpadan Mandi Parishad, Lucknow

Dr. R.B. Lal, Vice-chancellor, SHUATS, Prayag Raj

Dr. M Ariz Ahamed, Managing Director, NHB, Gurugram

Dr. A.K. Singh, CGM, NABARD, Lucknow

Dr. A.P. Singh, Dean, IAg.Sc., BHU, Varanasi

Organizing Secretaries Dr. I.N. Mukherjee, ADG, UPCAR, Lucknow Dr. P.K. Singh, Professor (Genetics & Plant Breeding), I.Ag.Sc., BHU, Varanasi Treasurer Dr. Shashi Shekhar (Farm Engineering), I .Ag.Sc., BHU, Varanasi

Dr. Jagdish Singh, Director, ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi

Dr. S.K. Barik, Director, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow

Dr. Abdul Samad, Director, CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow

Dr. S.K. Chaturvedi, Dean, RLB-CAU, Jhansi

Dr. Anil Kumar, Director, ICAR-CAFRI, Jhansi

Dr. M.S. Chauhan, Director, ICAR-CIRG, Mathura

Dr. R.B. Ram, Dean, School of Agricul-ture, BBAU, Lucknow

Dr. Kuldeep Lal, Director, ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow

Dr. A.B. Mandal, Director, ICAR-CARI, Bareilly

Dr. J. Singh, Director, UPCSR, Shahjahanpur

Dr. N.V. Patil, ICAR-CIRC, Grass Farm Road, Meerut.

Dr. V.N. Rai,Director Research, AND-UAT, Ayodhya

Dr. Arvind N. Singh, Director, NSRTC, Varanasi.

Dr. V.K. Mishra, Scientist Incharge, ICAR-CSSRI, RRS, Lucknow

Dr. H.G. Prakash, Director Research, CSAUAT, Kanpur

Dr. Shailesh Marker, Director Re-search, SHUATS, Prayagraj

Dr. Anil Sirohi, Director Research, SVPUAT, Meerut

Dr. A.P. Rao, Director Extension, ANDUAT, Ayodhya

Dr. DhoomSingh, Director Extension, CSAUAT, Kanpur

Dr. A.A. Broadway, Director Exten-sion, SHUATS, Prayagraj

Dr.N. Ramadevi, Dean, Veterinary & Animal Sciences, BHU, Varanasi

Dr. A.S. Raghubanshi, Director, IESD, BHU, Varanasi

Dr. A.K. Tripathi, Director, Institute of Sciences, BHU, Varanasi

Dr. N.K. Bajpayi, Director Extension, BUAT, Banda

Dr. S.K. Sachan, Director Extension, SVPUAT, Meerut

Dr. Atar Singh, Director (I/C), ICAR-ATARI, Kalyanpur, Kanpur

Dr. Vijay Kumar Yadav, Director Acting, ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi

Dr. R.K. Singh, Professor, BHU, Vara-nasi

Director, Agriculture, U.P., Lucknow Dr. Dinesh Kumar Agarwal, Director (Acting), ICAR-IISS, Mau

Director, Animal Husbandry, U.P. Govt., Lucknow

Director, Horticulture and Food Processing, U.P. Govt., Lucknow

Dr. P.M. Singh, ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi Director, Fisheries, U.P. Govt., Luck-now

Dr. Sudhakar Pandey, ICAR-IIVR, Vara-nasi

Local Organizing Committee

Dr. R. S. Rathore, DDG, UPCAR, Lucknow

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, ADG, UPCAR, Lucknow

Dr. I. N. Mukherjee, ADG, UP-CAR, Lucknow

Dr. V.K. Tiwari, SO, UPCAR, Lucknow

Dr. Sujit Kumar, SO, UPCAR, Lucknow

Dr. Jai Pal, SO, UPCAR, Lucknow

Dr. Balvir Singh, SO, UPCAR, Lucknow

Dr. A.S. Yadav, SO, UPCAR, Lucknow

Dr. Bipin Kumar, SO, UPCAR, Lucknow

Dr. P. S. Badal, Head, Dept. of Agri-cultural Economics

Dr. J. S. Bohra, Head, Dept. of Agronomy

Dr. D.C. Rai, Head, Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying

Dr. R. N. Singh, Head, Dept. of Entomology & Agricultural Zoology

Dr. B. Jerli, Head, Dept. of Extension Education

Dr. R. M. Singh, Head, Dept. of Farm Engineering

Dr. Ravi P. Singh, Head, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

Dr. A.K. Singh, Head, Dept. of Horticulture

Dr. Ramesh Chand, Head, Dept. of Mycology & Plant Pathology

Dr. Pravin Prakash, Head, Dept. of Plant Physiology

Dr. P. Raha, Head, Dept. of Soil Sci-ence & Agril. Chemistry

Dr. R. K. Singh, UGC-SAP Coor-dinator, Department of Agron-omy

Dr. Anil Kumar Chauhan, Coordina-tor, Centre for Food Science & Tech-nology

Patron Shri. Amit Mohan Prasad, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Research & Education, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh

Chairman Organizing Committee Dr. Bijendra Singh, Director General, UPCAR, Lucknow

Chairman State Organizing Committee Dr. Ramesh Chand, Director, I.Ag.Sc., BHU, Varanasi

State Advisory Committee

Dr. S. Rajan, Director, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow

Dr. A.D. Pathak, Director, ICAR-IISR, Lucknow

Dr. N.P. Singh, Director, ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur

Dr. A.K. Saxena, ICAR-NBAIM, Mau NathBhanjan

Introduction

Uttar Pradesh is a prominent producer of a wide variety of crops, and is commonly known as the "Granary of the nation". The state’s food grain production has increased from around 43 million tonnes in 2001 to and 59.4 million tonnes in 2018-19.The State contributes more than 20% of total food grain production of country. The largest source of growth in agricul-ture is the livestock sector, followed by sugar, forestry, cere-als, fruit and vegetables and fisheries. The livestock sector has contributed nearly 39.4% to growth in agriculture value in UP between 2000-01 and 2013-14. Among crops, sugarcane has contributed 14%, forestry 11%, cereals 10% and fruits and vegetables 8% to the growth of agriculture in UP similarly Uttar Pradesh, is widely acknowledged for its natural re-sources and variety of geographical topography.

The state is well established for the export of rice, mangoes, vegetables and potatoes. In addition to all strength in agricultural sector, there is an urgent need to develop cost effective measures to enhance the income of the farmers. Simultaneously, development of new technologies in various sectors has also become urgency along with proper implemen-tation of already available technologies. Thus, technological as well as policy interventions both need to be redefined and befitting. In above context 5th U. P. Agricultural Science Con-gress on “Enhancing Farmer's Income and Water Conserva-tion: Opportunities and Challenges” is proposed to be orga-nized with following themes:

Climate Resilient Agriculture and Impact of Climate Change on

Crop Production.

Dry land farming, water conservation and recycling for sustaina-

ble agriculture

Role of Higher Education in Agriculture in Doubling Farmers'

Income.

Conservation Agriculture, Crop Diversification and Agricultural

Mechanization.

Crop Improvement and IPR Issues in Agriculture and Allied Sec-

tors.

Integrated Pest Management including Biological Control.

Integrated Farming System, Soil Health & Organic Farming.

Improvement in Animal Husbandry, Poultry and Fisheries sector.

Production, Consumption and Marketing Linkages for Remuner-

ative Farming.

Thematic Areas

Innovations in Extension Approaches, Marketing Strategies &

Export Opportunities.

Rural Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship Develop-

ment in Agriculture and Allied Sectors.

The seminar will consist of several parallel poster and oral sessions.

Guidelines for Abstract: (Should be followed strictly)

Abstract must be limited to 250 words including the

major points of Paper. The abstract should be in MS Word File Format having font style Times New Roman, Size 12, Spacing 1.5.

Please include your complete details (i.e. Name, Desig-

nation, Organization, Address, Contact Number, and Email Id) in the abstract.

Send the abstract by E-mail to upasc2020@gmail.com

with a file name “Abstract_Your Name” e.g.

Abstract_MayurKapoor.

Papers will be selected on the basis of abstracts for

final presentation (oral or poster) during the event. Selected Participants will be communicated by the screening committee.

Specific Guidelines for Oral Presentations

A limited number of papers will be provided an opportunity

for presentation which is of mass interest and relevant to the thematic areas of 5th UPASC. The selected participants will have to present their papers in MS-Power Point (ppt) format only within a time limit of 10-15 minutes.

Remaining papers will be requested for poster presentation

and will be informed about the same by screening com-mittee after evaluating the abstracts.

Specific Guidelines for Poster Presentations:

Size: The standard poster size for the 5th UPASC is 36 inches

high by 30 inches wide.

Set Up: Participants shall mount their own posters at the

venue. (Display Board & other required facilities will be pro-vided at the venue)

Location: Poster presentations will take place in the first

floor of Shatabadi Krishi Prekshagrih, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Posters are required to be in place for all poster sessions.

Call for Abstracts

Bring printed poster as no printing facility will be provided at the

venue.

Do not use ALL CAPS while putting texts on the poster and font

size should not be less than 18 (preferably bigger than that).

Last date for submission of abstract : 20 December, 2019

Remittance of registration fee : 31 December, 2019

On Spot

Students : Rs. 2000.00 Rs. 2500.00 Delegates : Rs. 4000.00 Rs. 4500.00 UPAAS Life Members : Rs. 3500.00 Rs. 4000.00

a. Payment could be made “online” through-NEFT / RTGS / IMPS/ UPI at

Bank Name: Bank of Baroda Account Holder’s Name: 5TH UPASC Branch: BHU, Varanasi Account No: 27790200000711 IFSC Code: BARB0BHUVAR (Consider 5th digit as Zero)

b. Offline payment: The Registration and other amount to be re-mitted through cash or Demand draft (Nationalized Bank) in favor of “5TH UPASC” I.Ag.Sc., BHU, Varanasi. The participants are advised to write their name, address and mobile No. on back of the DD.

Advertisement Tariff (in Souvenir) Front inner : Rs. 50000.00 Back : Rs. 70000.00 Back Inner : Rs. 35000.00 Full Page : Rs. 20000.00 Half Page : Rs. 10000.00

Opportunities for sponsors

Commercial sponsors are offered with multiple opportunities includ-ing placement of their company emblem in the backdrop, colour ad-vertisement in souvenir’s inner and back pages.

Sponsorship Contribution as

Platinum : Rs. 2.00 Lakh with 5 guest delegates Diamond : Rs. 1.00 Lakh with 3 guest delegates Gold : Rs. 50,000/- with 2 guest delegates Silver : Rs. 25,000/- with 1 guest delegate

Accommodation: Limited accommodation is available on request in the Guest Houses/Hotels. The charges for a Double Bed room ranges from Rs. 1000 to 3000 per day.

Important Date

Registration fee

Payment of Registration fee