Conference Objectives
The conference aims to address the following key objectives:
- To explore climate change’s impact on South Asia’s agriculture.
- Discuss effective adaptation strategies at the farm and policy levels.
- To share knowledge and best practices on climate-smart agriculture.
Key Themes and Focus Areas
The conference will cover several key themes and focus areas to comprehensively address climate change adaptation and resilience in agriculture in South Asia:
Policy and Governance: Exploring national and regional policies, frameworks, and governance mechanisms that support climate adaptation in agriculture. This includes the role of government initiatives, public-private partnerships, and international cooperation.
Technological Innovations: Highlighting the latest technological advancements in precision agriculture, climate-smart practices, and data-driven farming techniques that enhance resilience and productivity.
Traditional Knowledge and Practices: Examining the role of indigenous knowledge and traditional agricultural practices in climate adaptation and how these can be integrated with modern innovations.
Financial Mechanisms and Insurance: Discuss financial tools, insurance schemes, and investment strategies that support smallholder farmers adopting climate-resilient practices.
Capacity Building and Extension Services: Addressing the importance of strengthening extension services, farmer training programs, and capacity-building initiatives to promote widespread adoption of adaptive strategies.
Sustainable Livelihoods and Gender: Focusing on the socio-economic aspects of climate adaptation, including the impact on livelihoods, gender equity, and the empowerment of marginalized communities.
Sustainable Development Goals and Climate-Smart Agriculture: Understanding climate-smart agricultural practices that promote sustainable development goals.
Organizing Committee:
- Govindapuram Suresh, Assistant Professor, IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University | Organizer, INET-YSI
- Dinamani Biswal, Organizer, INET-YSI | Assistant Professor, HSS, NIT Silchar
- Sunanda Nair-Bidkar, Director, South Asia, INET
- Christina Kujur, Organizer, INET-YSI
- Bikram Barman, Coordinator, INET-YSI