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Tropentag-India

“Tropentag” is an annual interdisciplinary conference on tropical and subtropical agriculture, natural resource management, and rural development. The event has been organized annually since 1999, which serves as a platform for researchers, academics, professionals, and students from around the world to present their findings, share experiences, and collaborate. With the aim of addressing global challenges, this event offers a unique opportunity to foster cross-disciplinary discussions and promote sustainable solutions.

Tropentag 2024 (TT24) is organised as a hybrid ‘green event’ by University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU University), Austria (Institute and Cluster for Development Research), in cooperation with ATSAF e.V.

Tropentag-India: SusPoT – Center for Sustainability in association with Tropentag is organizing an online hybrid program: “Technologies and Methodologies to Scale up Climate Smart Agriculture in India”.

The event is co-organized by Center for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) and Agribusiness Matters.

Relevance of the event and what does it contain?

The United Nations has introduced sustainable/ regenerative climate smart agriculture as a long term solution for food security in the world. The knowledge of the same has been disseminated in India at all levels since a decade. However, still 98% of the farmers are following chemical intensive farming and unable to transform themselves to practice regenerative agriculture.

In this conference/workshop we will highlight the gaps in the existing system and bring forth successful models and technologies that would enable stakeholders of all levels to help scale up regenerative and climate smart agriculture in India. The program aims to bring out the best technical/methodological interventions that would make regenerative farming easy for the farmers and also marketing models that will boost farmers profits. The event is an online virtual conference/workshop of 2 hours on 11th September 2024.

Who can attend: Students, Professionals, Consultants, NGOs, Researchers, and Policy analysts working in the agriculture extension, planning, regenerative farming, climate action and food security domains.

About the Panelists

Dr. G. V. Ramanjaneyulu is the Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) and the promoter of Krishna Sudha Academy for Agroecology (KSA). His work at CSA focuses on public policy, food systems, and ensuring farmers' income security. He established 'Sahaja Aharam,' a community marketing system linking farmer cooperatives directly with consumers. At KSA, he leads research, training, and education in agroecology, compiling knowledge on organic and natural farming, and developing new insights into environmental and social processes. Dr. Ramanjaneyulu has received numerous awards, including from the World Bank, and has authored several books and articles on sustainable agriculture. He has won many awards, including one from the World Bank, and has authored several books and articles on sustainable agriculture and public policy.

Mr. Venky Ramachandran is an independent Agritech Analyst, Consultant and Researcher. He writes a popular newsletter called Agribusiness Matters, which goes out to 37K+ agritech professionals across 95 countries in the globe.

Mr. Sama Yellareddy is a thriving organic farmer based in Siddipet, Telangana. He markets his produce under the brand "Ahaara Yoga," serving the Siddipet and Karimnagar districts. Before transitioning to farming, Mr. Yellareddy spent eight years as a Software Engineer, working across Europe, the USA, and Dubai from 2005 to 2012. In 2012, he returned to India with his family, driven by a deep desire to reconnect with nature and the land. He holds an MBA in Communications from Barcelona, Spain, and a PG-Diploma in E-commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad. In recognition of his pioneering organic farming practices, he was honored with the Raithu Nestham Best Farmer Award in 2016.

Benefits to the graduates, consultancies, NGOs and enterprises for attending the event

  1. Expert insights will empower organizations to overcome challenges and scale up their activities and impact effectively.
  2. Students will be able to pinpoint key areas for advanced studies, aligning their academic goals with emerging opportunities.
  3. Graduates will gain a clear understanding of the scope and job opportunities in the organic farming and tech sectors, enabling them to proactively prepare for these career paths.
  4. Innovative ideas can emerge from the challenges discussed by experts, inspiring young graduates to develop new technologies and processes to address them.

1) First register at Tropentag Platform: click here

Prof. Dr. Venkateswar Rao Pulikanti (Dr. P.V. Rao):- Prof. Dr. P.V. Rao former dean and head of the department of Crop Physiology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), India. He is currently the president of Ekalavya Organic Agricultural Polytechnic college, Vikarabad, Telangana State. He is also the chief advisor of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Telangana State and the member of board of directors for the school of agriculture, Mallareddy University, Telangana State, India.

Mr. Karun Kumar Yarlagadda:- Associate Director at SusPoT- Center for sustainability. Karun has more than 12 years of experience in the field of sustainable communities, climate change, agriculture, renewable energy and welfare economics. He graduated from University of Oldenburg, Germany and is a Returning Expert promoted by German Development Organization-GIZ/CIM. After returning to India in 2016, he worked for a year at Timbaktu Collective as a Field Coordinator in the organic farming and food processing division. Since then, he has spent considerable time in rural India and has developed a deeper understanding of issues pertaining to resilient communities and enterprises, alternate education systems, climate change and agriculture, youth and women empowerment.

Ms. Rama Devi Mandadi:- Ms. Rama devi has completed her master’s in sustainable Agriculture and food security from the Royal Agriculture University, United Kingdom and Master’s in Agronomy from the Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand, India. Ms. Rama organised and participated in national and international conferences over the past 10 years.

FAQ's

The participants have to register for the entire event at the Tropentag platform. Means, you can attend all the online sessions hosted at the Tropentag Platform.

The participation fees have to be paid on the online platform itself. You have to register at the PayPal website to pay the participation fee. Please go through the process here.

25 Euros

You will receive a participation certificate for registering in the event from the organizers in India and after completion of the workshop.

Regenerative agriculture (RA) is an outcome-based food production system that protects the environment, including the climate, water resources, biodiversity and restoring soil health. It also increases farm productivity and profitability. RA consists of various methods supported by cutting-edge technologies which can address the problems caused by climate change and poor soil health.

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an integrated approach to managing landscapes—cropland, livestock, forests and fisheries—that addresses the interlinked challenges of food security and accelerating climate change.

“Tropentag every year is organised in collaboration with multiple universities in Europe and the Council for Tropical and Subtropical Research (ATSAF e.V) in co-operation with the GIZ Fund International Agricultural Research (FIA). The conference is set as a Hybrid event, meaning: sessions happen both online and on-site in Vienna (BOKU University), Austria. More details can be found at: https://www.tropentag.de/