agriculture-food security-2020
ABOUT CONFERENCE
EuroSciCon Ltd takes the privilege to invite speakers, participants, students, delegates and exhibitors from across the globe to its premier 5th International Conference on Agriculture & Food Security (AGRICULTURE-FOOD SECURITY-2020), to be held during April 20- 21, 2020 in London, UK. This revered conference will be focusing on the theme “Revolutionizing Agriculture for Secured Future”. EuroSciCon through its Open Access Initiative is committed to make genuine and reliable contributions to the scientific community.
Agriculture Conference is going to help the people who are directly or indirectly related to the Agriculture & Horticulture industry and academia. By this conference, people can share their views and ideas and can improve their knowledge about the advanced techniques to increase the security productivity of the industries.
Agriculture Conference invites a common platform for Deans, Directors, Professors, Students, Research scholars and other participants including CEO, Consultant, Head of Management, Economist, and Project Manager from business and industrial sectors across the world in order to establish a scientific relation between academic experts and other participants through information sharing and networking. Experts around the globe are going to meet on one platform of Agriculture Conference to introduce advanced technologies and recent scientific explorations as well as future of agriculture and allied fields. Eminent speakers from all around the world are going to be united to introduce the most advanced researchers and technologies in Agriculture and other related fields. Agriculture Conference also enables a chance to conduct a workshop, symposium and exhibition to emerge new possibilities in the Agricultural fields and other related sectors of agriculture. This conference will provide the sponsors for the practical demonstration, product promotion and make a connection with eminent persons and other customers to receive new business line for future marketing.
Why to attend???
With members from around the world focused on learning about Agriculture Science and its advances; this is your best opportunity to reach the largest assemblage of participants from the Agriculture Science and Horticulture community. Conduct presentations, distribute information, meet with current and potential scientists, make a splash with new advancements and developments, and receive name recognition at this 3-day event. World-renowned speakers, the most recent techniques, developments, and the newest updates in Agriculture Science are hallmarks of this conference.
Target Audience:
- Agriculture Science Faculty, Students, Scientists
- Plant Science Faculty, Students, Scientists
- Animal Science Faculty, Students, Scientists
- Agricultural Universities
- Forestry and Landscaping Scientists
- Agriculture and Plant Associations and Societies
- Business Entrepreneurs
- Training Institutes
- Seed Science and Technology
- Soil science and soil-plant nutrition
- Agriculture & Food Security
- Manufacturing Agricultural Devices Companies
- R&D Laboratories
We invite you to join us at 5th International Conference on Agriculture & Food Security to be held during April 20- 21, 2020 London, UK.
SESSION TRACKS
Track 01: Agriculture Engineering
Agriculture conference focus on the topic Agriculture Engineering. Agricultural Engineering is developed to make advances in sustainable agriculture which is totally eco-friendly. By the middle of the 20th century, Agricultural Engineering evolved into four types of activity like Power and machinery, Irrigation and drainage, Farm structures and environment, Processing and electrification. Most Agricultural Engineering focused on biological engineering, efficient use of irrigation water, renewable energy and environmental issues. Agricultural Engineering is facing three great challenges: Food safety and Food security, protecting the species and natural resources and reduced employment status. Agricultural Engineering is focused on engineering skills and technologies that take a strong approach to current problems. Food security and crop production will be much stronger if Agricultural Engineering can be developed appropriately.
- Agricultural Advanced Machines
- Agricultural resource management
- Polymer in agriculture
- Agricultural machinery
- Nanotechnology in agriculture
- Bioinformation system
- Precision farming, Remote Sensing and Agri GIS
Track 02: Agriculture & Food Security
Agriculture conference focuses on the topic food security and welcomes to all person who related to food security. A policy orientation for food security and safety include state-wise, previous, current and future policy issues, and cope-wise sustainability of agriculture. The particular part of food distribution in our society can be examined through the research of the changes in the food supply chain. Globalization, in particular, has significant effects on the food supply chain by validating scale effect in the food distribution industry. Provision of an adequate amount of essential nutrients to human beings has ever been the challenge in the province of food security. Hence, malnutrition is heavily interlinked to food security consideration, yet difficult to be eliminated. food security and policy, therefore, become magnetic in the province of research.
- Food and nutrition security
- Sustainable intensification of food production systems
- Innovative ways of feeding increasing population
- Food storage and technology
- Fermentation Technology and Cereals
- Food packaging technology
- Post-Harvest Handling and Processing
Track 03: Plant Science
Agriculture conference focuses on the topic plant science and invited to all student scientist and professor who related to plant science. Plant Science will accelerate the application of gene technology to agriculture. The scope of the plant science ranges from developing molecular techniques for genetic engineering to ecological research in the field of plant science. Ultimately the natural products want to contribute to a fundamental knowledge of basic biological processes related to development and health and the sustainable production of more healthy foods, flowers, and high-value biobased products. By accelerating the application of technology, plant genomics significantly increases the value of seeds and agricultural products. This increase adds much wealth to the customers, company owners, employees, and citizens of the nations in which genetic supply companies operate, and to both producing and importing nations whose food costs consequently are decreased.
- Plant tissue culture
- Plant Biotechnology
- Plant physiology and biochemistry
- Plant pathology and plant-micro-biology
- Plant science and natural products
- Plant genome sciences
- Medicinal and aromatic plant sciences
- Plant synthetic biology and plant transcriptome
Track 04: Agricultural Production Systems & Agribusiness
Agriculture conference focuses on the topic agribusiness. Agribusiness is the business of agricultural production. It includes agrichemicals, breeding, crop production distribution, farm machinery, processing, and seed supply, as well as marketing and retail sales. All agents of the food and fiber value chain and those institutions that influence it are part of the agribusiness system.
Within the agriculture industry, "agribusiness" is used simply as a portmanteau of agriculture and business, referring to the range of activities and disciplines encompassed by modern food production. There are academic degrees in and departments of agribusiness, agribusiness trade associations, agribusiness publications, and so forth, worldwide.
Agricultural productivity is measured as the ratio of agricultural outputs to agricultural inputs. While individual products are usually measured by weight, their varying densities make measuring overall agricultural output difficult. Therefore, the output is usually measured as the market value of final output, which excludes intermediate products such as corn feed used in the meat industry. This output value may be compared to many different types of inputs such as labour and land (yield). These are called partial measures of productivity.
Agricultural Economics covers a wide array of issues from development, trade, macroeconomics policy implications, agribusiness, production and consumption all the way to environmental and resource issues
- Sustainable agriculture
- Agricultural Economics
- Crop cultivation systems
- Final product-generating enterprises
- Agricultural Waste Management
- Agric Business And Financial Management
- Corporate farming
- Women in Agribusiness and Rural Development
Track 05: Agricultural Biotechnology
Agriculture conference focusses on Agricultural Biotechnology is the combination of scientific tools and techniques including genetic engineering, molecular markers, molecular diagnostics, vaccines, and tissue culture to modify agricultural productivity, quality, diversity and species protection. Agricultural Biotechnology is developed to cope up with current challenges which are usually cannot be solved by traditional practices. Agricultural Biotechnology also helps in climate adaptation, stress management, and disease management. Biotechnology has introduced modern technologies to deal with the global food crisis. Agriculture conference provides an opportunity to researchers and scientist to explore the advanced and latest research developments in the field of Agricultural Biotechnology.
- GM crops
- Technologies for rapid crop improvement
- Genomics technologies for tropical agriculture
- Genetic engineering
- Tissue culture
- Genes and traits of interest for crops
- Safety testing and government regulations
Track 06: Agriculture and Environment
Agriculture conference focusses on the environmental impact of agriculture varies based on the wide variety of agricultural practices employed around the world. Ultimately, the environmental impact depends on the production practices of the system used by farmers. The connection between emissions into the environment and the farming system is indirect, as it also depends on other climate variables such as rainfall and temperature.
The environmental impact of agriculture involves a variety of factors from the soil to water, the air, animal and soil diversity, people, plants, and the food itself. Some of the environmental issues that are related to agriculture are climate change, deforestation, genetic engineering, irrigation problems, pollutants, soil degradation, and waste. Agriculture conference provides an opportunity to researchers and scientist to explore the advanced and latest research developments in the field of Agriculture and Environment.
- Global warming & agriculture
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Food security and climate change
- Mitigation and adaptation
- Impacts on nutrition, quality and resource use efficiency
- Forecasting in agriculture
- Effects of CO2 on plant growth
- New crops for a new climate
Track 07: Agroforestry & Landscaping
Agriculture conference focusses on Utilization & Potential Applications- Agroforestry is an intensive study on a land management system that benefits biological interactions between forest trees or shrubs and agricultural crops and/or livestock. There are five basic types of agroforestry practices have been developed: windbreaks, alley cropping, silviculture, riparian buffers and forest and hill farming. Agroforestry helps to conserve species diversity and protect natural resources, reduce pollution, control soil erosion, and enhance wildlife biodiversity. The benefits of agroforestry include improvement of the growth of agro-economy and resource sustainability. Agroforestry practices also influence agroecosystem and diversification of endangered crop species. The greatest research need is to develop farm-level analyzes to increase potential economic costs, benefits which may reduce risks associated with agroforestry practices and increase the market value of products. Agriculture conference provides an opportunity to researchers and scientist to explore the advanced and latest research developments in the field of Agriculture & Forestry.
- Bonsai cultivation
- Biomass utilization
- Forest ecology & biodiversity
- Grassland and natural resource management
- Landscape restoration and agroforestry
- Applications of agroforestry: alley cropping, strip cropping, etc.
Track 08: Agronomy & Crop Science
Agronomy is the science of production and utilization of plants for multidisciplinary use along with soil, crop and water management. Agronomy related to work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, Agrometeorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of combined sciences like biology, chemistry, economics, ecology, earth science, and genetics. Agronomy is now an important research field for scientists to study the behavior of plant in different environmental conditions including climate, soil type and irrigation, fertilization etc.
Crop Science and Technology is the field dealing with the Selection, Breeding, Crop productivity, Seed production,Organic crops, Crop technology transpiration, Field crops research, and Crop and Irrigation technology. Crop sciencedeals with food, feed, turf, and fibre crops and their management. It is a broad field includes breeding, genetics, production, and management of crops and animal feed. Crop science also takes part in conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of plants, insects and other invertebrates, and microorganisms.
- Organic Farming
- Efficient crop production
- Seed technology
- Forage crop & grass science
- Crop genetics and breeding
- Physiology and ecological research on herbs
- Ecology
Track 09: Soil Science & Water Management
Agriculture conference focusses on soil which provides ecosystem necessary for plants and animal life. Soil acts as a base medium provide habitat, water, and nutrition to living organisms. The soil is used as a holding and interacting facility for nutrients, microorganisms, plants and water. The soil is responsible for Agro ecosystems and Eco-agriculture which indirectly help in food security. Soil purifies groundwater, provides nutrients, help in the growth of plants and regulate the Earth's temperature. Industrial, household, and non-point source pollution negatively influence soil environment and finally the whole ecosystem. In recent decades, scientists have developed new practices which limit the mobility of contaminants which reduce pollution. Agriculture conference provides an opportunity to researchers and scientist to explore the advanced and latest research developments in the field of Soil Sciences.
- Land and water management
- Soil and Plant Analysis
- Soil Microbiology and Soil Remediation
- Soil chemistry
- Soil fertility & plant nutrition
- Microbial inoculant
- Soil physics and advance physical techniques
Track 10: Crop protection & Entomology
Crop protection is the study and practice of managing pests, plant diseases, weeds and other harmful organisms that damage agricultural crops and forestry and thus affect the economic value and agri-market.
Entomology is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was more vague, and historically the definition of entomology included the study of terrestrial animals in other arthropod groups or other phyla, such as arachnids, myriapods, earthworms, land snails, and slugs.
- Insect Science
- Pest/Disease management, Integrated pest management
- Biotechnology-based approaches
- Application of Taxonomy
- Biological pest control
- Barrier-based approaches
- Pollinators
- Weed Science
Track 11: Fertilizer and Pesticide
Agriculture conference focusses on fertilizer which is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soils or to plants tissues to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants. Fertilizers enhance the growth of plants. This goal is met in two ways, the traditional one being additives that provide nutrients. The second mode by which some fertilizers act is to enhance the effectiveness of the soil by modifying its water retention and aeration.
Pesticides are substances meant for attracting, seducing, and then destroying, or mitigating any pest. They are a class of biocide. The most common use of pesticides is as plant protection products (also known as crop protection products), which in general protect plants from damaging influences such as weeds, plant diseases or insects. This use of pesticides is so common that the term pesticide is often treated as synonymous with plant protection product, although it is, in fact, a broader term, as pesticides are also used for non-agricultural purposes. Agriculture conference provides an opportunity to researchers and scientist to explore the advanced and latest research developments in the field of Fertilizer and Pesticide.
- Single nutrient fertilizers
- Multinutrient fertilizers
- Biofertilizers
- Environmental effects of fertilizers
- Health effects of pesticides
- Insecticides
- Herbicides
- Biopesticide
Track 12: Food Science
Agriculture conference focusses on the subject Food Science. The study of the physical, chemical and biological make up of food and food ingredients encompasses a stream called food science. The applied form of this makes various branches like its selection, preservation, processing, packaging, distribution, and use of safe food. In the due course of evolution the obligation of professionals working in the field of food science and technology is immense contributing in the making of healthier human beings and ensuring continual and abundant supply of food ingredients.
- Food engineering
- Food chemistry
- Food & nutrition
- Food technology
- Food microbiology
- Food packaging
- Food nutrients
Track 13: Greenhouse & Horticulture
A greenhouse is a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to industrial-sized buildings. A miniature greenhouse is known as a cold frame. The interior of a greenhouse exposed to sunlight becomes significantly warmer than the external ambient temperature, protecting its contents in cold weather. The primary crops grown in greenhouses include pepper, tomato, cucumber, lettuce, herbs, and strawberry.
Agriculture event focusses on horticulture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants. It includes production, improvement, marketing and scientific analysis of medicinal plant, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and non-food crops such as grass and ornamental trees and plants. It also deals with species conservation, landscape restoration, landscape and garden design, management, and maintenance, research, and marketing. Horticulturists apply their knowledge, skills, and technologies to grow plants for human food and non-food uses like garden or landscape design, decorations etc. Their field also involves plant propagation and tissue culture to improve plant growth, diversification, quality, nutritional value, and resistance and adaptation strength to environmental stresses. Agriculture conference provides an opportunity to researchers and scientist to explore the advanced and latest research developments in the field of Horticulture.
- Fruit and vegetable breeding
- Arboriculture
- Turf management
- Seed physiology
- Greenhouses and horticulture
- Horticultural produce marketing and value chains
- Floriculture
Track 14: Livestock/Animal Farming
Agriculture conference focusses on the Livestock/Animal Farming. Livestock/Animal farming is an agricultural practice to produce commodities such as food, fiber, leather, wool and labor by raising domestic animals like poultry, cow, cattle, fish and other mammals. In recent years, livestock farming is very well managed as animals are provided with proper nutritional food and shelter. Nowadays stress management is also a part of livestock farming as it finally improves product yield and quality. Pigs and poultry are reared intensively in indoor environments. However, indoor animal farming has often been criticized for multiple reasons - on grounds of pollution and for animal welfare reasons. Livestock farming plays a major role in the agricultural business and economy of major developing countries. Agriculture conference provides an opportunity to researchers and scientist to explore the advanced and latest research developments in the field of Livestock Farming & Genetic Engineering.
- Aquaculture & fishery
- Intensive livestock farming
- Sustainable livestock farming
- Genetic engineering in animal farming
- Dairy Technology
- Veterinary Science
- Livestock production systems
- Poultry farming
- Honey bee farming
MARKET ANALYSIS
The industry Agriculture includes statistics, facts and market data on the primary sectors Farming, Forestry, and Fishery & Aquaculture.
Farming is one of the oldest businesses and comprises the cultivation of crops and animals for mainly food or use as biofuel. The farming sector provides figures on production and production value and highlights leading producing states on the national level. In addition, it covers infrastructure information such as commodity prices, income levels and number of production facilities, and shows data on industry employment. Top-tier companies in the agricultural landscape include seed and crop protection producer Monsanto, flour-miller Archer Daniels Midland, and agricultural machinery and farm equipment manufacturer Deere & Company (commonly known under its brand name John Deere). In this context, a broad range of company-related statistics is presented.
Fishery is an industrial sector dealing with raising or harvesting fish for food production or further processing. Fishery distinguishes between commercial and recreational fishing. The sector provides data on the number of domestic landings, annual prices for different fish species, generated sales and trade data on major imports and exports.
The third sub branch of the primary sector agriculture – forestry – covers the management of forests to produce raw materials and to use wood in a sustainable way.
The United States was always destined to be one of the world’s leading agricultural producers and suppliers. In 2017, the U.S. farming industry employed more than 827 thousand people around the country.
Across the U.S. there are numerous farms of various sizes. In 2018, the total number of farms stood at approximately 2.08 million. On average, farms in the U.S. are around 438 acres in size and in total there are nearly 913 million acres of farmland across the country, of which slightly more than one third is operated by full owners. Altogether the real estate value of farming land in the U.S. amounted to more than two trillion U.S. dollars.
The United States is a major player in the global trade of agricultural products. In 2018, exports of agricultural products were worth some 133 billion U.S. dollars. The most important countries of destination were China, Canada, and Mexico. Conversely, imports worth around 113.5 billion U.S. dollars made their way into the United States that year. The principal countries/regions of origin were Canada, the European Union, and Mexico.
Farming also involves significant production costs. A closer look at the composition of these costs shows that feed made up the largest share, followed by costs associated with farm services, livestock and poultry.
Over the last decade, the issue of genetic engineering has increasingly been on the agenda. The United States has by far the highest acreage of genetically modified crops worldwide. Some crops have a very high share of GM crops per species.
Impact on EU exports and imports (2018-2025, % difference to baseline)
The global market for arable crops has been marked by several consecutive years of record supply, which have led to stock replenishment and a strong drop in prices from the 2015 peak. However, in 2018 cereal prices remained between EUR 150/t and EUR 180/t on the back of solid world demand, which is expected to remain steady in the medium term. In the EU, domestic demand for cereals and oilseeds is driven mainly by feed use. The EU’s cereals export potential will be constrained by a reduction in arable land. EU cereals production is expected to grow further, to around 320 million t by 2025. Demand is driven by feed demand and good export prospects, for wheat and barley. Growth is constrained by a steady reduction in arable land and slow yield growth in the EU as compared with other regions. It is assumed that maize stocks will recover from their current low level and wheat and barley stocks remain significantly above the 2012 level over the outlook period, albeit below historic levels. Prices are expected to be relatively low, recovering towards the end of the outlook period to close to EUR 190/t for common wheat. Upward price spikes are likely for periods following a production shortfall in a major producer. In the next decade, developments in the oilseed complex should be driven mainly by the expansion in the livestock sector and the consequent increase in demand for oilseed meals. This should trigger a shift towards more imports of soybeans and especially meals, while domestic rapeseed and sunflower seed production is expected to stabilize at 28 million t in 2025. The proportion of vegetable oils in the biofuels complex is projected to decrease in favor of waste oils and residues. Total food use is expected to decline marginally, bringing total use of vegetable oils down to 22 million t in 2025.
Production of Cereals from 2005-2025
The current low prices for dairy commodities and milk are mainly the result of a surge in world and EU supply at a time when China has started to reduce its purchases and Russia has introduced an import ban. However, import demand from other regions of the world has risen significantly and is expected to grow steadily over the outlook period, driven by population growth and a change in diets in favour of dairy products. In addition, Chinese imports should resume growth.
This outlook for EU agricultural markets and income is based on a specific set of assumptions regarding the future economic, market and policy environment. Also, the baseline assumes normal weather conditions, steady yield trends and no market disruptions (e.g. from animal disease outbreaks, food safety issues, etc.). An uncertainty analysis accompanying the baseline quantifies some of the upside and downside risks and provides background on possible variation in the results. This takes account of the macroeconomic environment yield variability for the main crops, and selected scenarios: the impact of lower oil prices, greater depreciation of the euro against the US dollar and the possibility of China reducing its livestock production in view of environmental constraints.