The Society for the Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture (SPSA) in association with ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), and Institute of Pesticide Formulation Technology (IPFT) is hosting the 15th IUPAC International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry in New Delhi on 14-17th March, 2023 at Bharat Ratna C. Subramaniam Auditorium (NASC Complex). 

 

The first IUPAC Congress was held at Vienna in 1967, and in subsequent Congresses, crop protection experts have been sharing their views and solutions on emerging issues in agriculture of global significance. 

 

There is lack of understanding among various communities about crop protection chemicals still persists, with many export commodities being rejected by different countries therefore, there is a need to tackle this issue both at a national and international level and achieve a balanced view on the use of crop protection chemicals, IUPAC Congress plans to bring together various stakeholders on one platform.  

 

The congress will provide a forum for scientists from different disciplines, in academia, industry and other areas to discuss latest trends and discoveries in agrochemicals and phytomedicines, and to deliberate on important issues of agricultural research, presenting their views as policy inputs to the planners, decision/opinion makers at various levels. 

 

The main theme of the Congress is “Futuristic Approaches towards Seed to Market Strategies” and technical session will focus on topics like: Discovery & Optimization of new Crop Protection Products: New Innovations for Sustainable Crop Protection; Biopesticides and Biocontrol agents; Mode of Action and Development and Management of Resistance Biotechnology; Advances in Analytical Technologies, Informatics, and Nanotechnologies; Ecological and Human Safety Assessment of Products (Chemical, Biological and Biotechnology); Digital and Precision Agriculture for Sustainable Agriculture and its Stewardship; and Regulatory Landscape, Policy, Trade, Science Communication and Engagement.