The Success Story of the 9th International Conference on Agriculture 2022 (AGRICO 2022)

The 9th International Conference on Agriculture 2022 The was held on 11th – 12th August 2022 in Virtual Platform under the theme “Sustainable Utilization of Resources in Agriculture: Way of Food Security and Safety”. The conference was organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka.

The conference provided an opportunity for delegates to share their valuable knowledge and experience of disability from various perspectives.  Moreover, the conference welcomed 85+ Participants from 26 Countries around the world.

INAUGURATION CEREMONY AND KEYNOTE SPEECH

The opening remarks of AGRICO 2022 were made by Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Co-Founder & Managing Director – The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), Sri Lanka) and the Conference Chair, Prof. Dr. Samih Abubaker (Former Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan) and Assoc. Prof. Siva K. Balasundram (Head of Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia).Representing academic partner universities, Dr. Rekha Vyas Zonal, Dr. Shanti Kumar Sharma, Prof. Abdul Ganiya Shaibu, Prof. Sarath Kodithuwakku and Dr. David Nartey Obemah respectively from Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, University for Development Studies, University of Peradeniya and CSIR – Soil Research Institute addressed the gathering. The keynote speakers were Prof. Buddhi Marambe (Professor, Weed Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka), Dr. Shanti Kumar Sharma (Director Research, Directorate of Research, RCA Campus, Director, ICAR Centre for Advanced Faculty on Organic Farming, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, India) and Assoc. Prof. Jorge Alberto Zavala, (University of Buenos Aires, School of Agronomy, Argentina).

Conference chairs

Prof. Dr. Samih Abubaker

Former Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology,
Al-Balqa Applied University,
Jordan

Prof. Dr. Siva K Balasundram

Head of Department of Agriculture Technology Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Malaysia

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Buddhi Marambe

Professor
Weed Science
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka

Assoc. Prof. Jorge Alberto Zavala

Associate Professor
University of Buenos Aires
School of Agronomy
Argentina

Dr. Shanti Kumar Sharma

Director Research, Directorate of Research, RCA Campus
Director, ICAR Centre for Advanced Faculty on Organic Farming
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology
India

Plenary Speakers

Ing. Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Shaibu

Professor
Soil and Water Engineering University for Development Studies
Ghana

Dr Mahendra Singh Pal

Professor
Agronomy GBPUAT
India

Dr. David Nartey Obemah

Research Scientist
CSIR-Soil Research Institue
Ghana

Mr. Peter Setou

Chief Executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund

Participants from more than 26 Countries

AGRICO 2022 consisted of over 85+ Participants from 26 Countries around the world, including Sri Lanka, Jordan, Malaysia, India, Ghana, Philippines, German, Tanzania, Afghanistan, South Africa, Iraq, Bangladesh, Kenya, Caloocan, Bangladesh, USA. Botswana, China, Argentina, Pakistan, Turkey, Ethiopia, New Zealand, Kenya, Hungary, Nigeria, Italy, China and Thailand. The Conference provided an opportunity for delegates to share their valuable knowledge and experience of Education from various perspectives. This conference had representation from every continent and regions across the world, to share views and ideas on Education, network with international colleagues and made the conference a meaning the full opportunity for engagement.

Technical Sessions

AGRICO 2022 comprised of 11 Technical Sessions. The Technical Sessions were under the below themes:
  1. Social Development Economy
  2. Food Science, Technology Security And Safety, Challenges And Opportunities
  3. Agricultural Biology
  4. Agriculture Engineering
  5. Plant Nutrition, Fertilization, Soil Management, Horticulture Practices
  6. Environmental Managements
  7. Agroecology And Sustainable Agriculture
  8. Environmental Management
  9. Sustainable Plant Production
  10. Water Management, Sustainable Plant Production, Agricultural Entomology And Pest Management
  11. Animal Husbandry and Organic Farming

HIGHLIGHTS of AGRICO 2022

  • Workshop Title: "Sustainable Agriculture: Towards Food Security in Amidst of Pandemic and Climate Change"

    Speaker: Prof. Dr. Samih Abubaker (Former Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan.)
    Date: 12th August 2022
    Time Duration: 45 Minutes

  • Workshop Title: "Smart Farming"

    Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Siva K. Balasundram
    (Head of Department of Agriculture Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia)
    Date: 12th August 2022
    Time Duration: 45 Minutes

  • Workshop Title: "Adapting agriculture to a changing and variable climate "

    Speaker: Prof. Buddhi Marambe
    (Professor - Weed Science Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
    Date: 12th August 2022
    Time Duration: 90 Minutes

Session Chairs of AGRICO 2022

  • Kah K. N.
  • Daculog, MN
  • Bajpai, N. K
  • Harbor, Chioma Ikechi
  • Joshi Vister
  • Rekha Vyas

Evaluation Panel Members of AGRICO 2022

  • Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shah Jahan
  • Sewwandhi Chandrasekara
  • Meera Kumari
  • Rinukshi Wimalasekera
  • Francisco Felicilda Buctot
  • M. PRAKASH
  • Chamila Dias
  • Bidyuth Mahalder
  • Majid Alheidary
  • Karnjapan Janthawornpong
  • Florentina Kusmiyati
  • M.M. Mahusoon

Reviewing Committee of AGRICO 2022

  • Francisco Felicilda Buctot
  • M. Prakash
  • Chamila Dias
  • Bidyuth Mahalder
  • Majid Alheidary
  • Mahendra Singh
  • Nawaf Abu-Khalaf
  • Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shah Jahan
  • (Mrs).Loha Pradheeban
  • Dr.Abdulraheem S. Mohammed
  • Sewwandhi Chandrasekara
  • Abd Mohamad
  • Prof. Dr Jerzy Mirosław Kupiec
  • Prof. Dr. Akas Pinaringan
  • Dr Hab. Joanna
  • Mankiewicz-Boczek
  • Prof. Dr. Aris Winaya
  • Prof. Dr. Mustafa Nadhim Owaid
  • Shanti Kumar Sharma
  • Dr. Dwi Retno Lukiwati
  • Bagus Herwibawa
  • Gabriel Quansah
  • Peter Ansong Frempong
  • Mandela Alema
  • Roland Nuhu Issaka
  • Ashutosh Gupta
  • M.M. Mahusoon
  • Abdulraheem Mohammed
  • Meera Kumari
  • Neeraj Verma
  • Dr. Andri Cahyo Kumoro
  • Basel Natsheh
  • K. MARIMUTHU, MSc, MBA, PhD
  • Ongo Emelda
  • Lilik Sutiarso
  • Rinukshi Wimalasekera
  • Prof. Wael El Zerey
  • Andri Cahyo Kumoro
  • Dwi Retno Lukiwati
  • Karnjapan Janthawornpong
  • Rakesh Tiwary
  • Dr. Tamar Kacharava
  • Florentina Kusmiyati
  • Rekha Vyas
  • David Nartey Obemah
  • Baba Mutala Edem
  • Lalit Upadhyay

OUR OFFICIAL PARTNERS

The South-South Aquaculture and Fisheries Cooperation

Jordan Society for Scientific Research, Entrepreneurship and Creativity
Jordan

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology
India

University for Development Studies
Ghana

Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Peradeniya.
Sri Lanka

Poznan University of Life Sciences
Poland

The University Putra Malaysia

WIR Research Foundation

AgriBrasilis,
Brazil

The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM)