Theme

Major themes of SDSSCEA-2024

  • Theme 1: Climate change, climate variability and adaptation strategies
  • a. Assessment of climate variability
  • b. Climate change and natural hazards
  • c. Adaptation and mitigation strategies in climate change scenarios
  • d. Weather & Climate prediction for smart agriculture
  • Theme 2: Smart and sustainable environment management
  • a. Waste management in agricultural production
  • b. Greenhouse gas emission reduction in agricultural operations
  • c. Circular economy through waste valorisation
  • d. Environmental impact assessment of agro-based industries
  • e. Harnessing energy from agricultural by-products
  • Theme 3: Climate smart agriculture and sustainable livelihood development
  • a. Carbon sequestration, water and nutrient availability and use efficiency in crops and cropping system under changing climate scenario
  • b. Alternative crops and crop management practices under climate change scenarios
  • c. Organic farming for mitigating climate change impact
  • d. Plant ideotypes/genomics as a tool to mitigate climate change impact
  • e. Climate change impact on biotic and abiotic stress and their management
  • f. Socio-economic barriers and opportunities for climate-smart practices
  • Theme 4: Water resources development and management under climate change scenario
  • a. Impact of Climate Change and Variability on Water Resources Availability and Management.
  • b. Climate Smart Integrated Watershed Management for urban and rural watersheds
  • c. Rainwater Management
  • d. Groundwater prospecting and extraction under climate change scenarios
  • Theme 5: Emerging technologies for resource optimization
  • a. AI/ML based decision support system for resource optimization
  • b. Use of drone and satellite technology in agriculture
  • c. Food processing, storage, packaging and marketing
  • d. Farming GIS based crop suitability planning & Technological interventions for yield maximisation
  • e. Advanced data science and modelling for assessing agricultural operations and management under climate change