UoH to host global agri conference

A three-day International Conference on Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (ICAAH), under the theme ‘Advances in Agriculture and Animal Sciences Towards Global Food Security’, will be inaugurated by Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy at University of Hyderabad.

From August 28 to 30, the event will discuss strategies to double farmers’ income in the country by 2022, global challenges, mitigating food security and eliminating poverty.

The conference chairman, Prof



Devi Prasad Juvvadi, said while Niranjan Reddy will be the chief guest, University of Hyderabad vice-chancellor P Appa Rao will be the guest of honour.

Prof Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University (PJTSAU) vice-chancellor V Praveen Rao, Haryana Agricultural University vice-chancellor KP Singh and, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Director WR Reddy will be the distinguished guests for the inaugural session.