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NAPA 2024

4^th Biennial International Scientific Conference (Hybrid)

Call for Abstract

The Conference Organizing Committee (COC) of the Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas (NAPA) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for the 4^th NAPA Biennial International Scientific Conference with the theme “Climate-Smart & Innovative Agriculture.” Abstracts are solicited for oral, poster, and rapid-fire (for students only) presentations within the disciplines of Agricultural and Allied Sciences.

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Important Dates

Submission Open- August 15, 2023

Submission Deadline- October 31, 2023 (11:59 PM EST)

Notification of Acceptance- December 31, 2023

My top 5 solutions to reverse climate change

Reversing climate change is a complex challenge that requires a multi-faceted approach. Here are my top 5 solutions that I believe can contribute significantly to addressing climate change:

1. Protect and Restore Forests and Grassland: Forests and grassland act as carbon sinks, absorbing and storing large amounts of carbon dioxide. Protecting existing forests and grassland and restoring degraded areas is vital for carbon sequestration along with enhancing biodiversity while mitigating climate change.
2. Transition to Renewable Energy: Shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power can help significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, decrease reliance on finite resources, and promote sustainable economic growth. Additionally, investing in energy storage and grid modernization can enhance the reliability and scalability of renewable energy.
3. Transition to Sustainable Agriculture: Transforming agriculture towards more sustainable and regenerative practices is critical. This involves reducing deforestation for agriculture, adopting agroecological approaches, promoting organic farming, and implementing precision agriculture techniques. Sustainable agriculture can sequester carbon in soils, reduce emissions from livestock and fertilizer use, and enhance ecosystem resilience.
4. Silvopasture Practice: Silvopasture is a sustainable land management practice that combines livestock production with tree-based agroforestry. By sequestering carbon, improving soil health, enhancing resilience, supporting biodiversity, and providing economic opportunities, silvopasture can play a significant role in reversing climate change and promoting sustainable agriculture.
5. Implement Carbon Pricing and Policy Instruments: Carbon pricing mechanisms, such as carbon taxes or cap-and-trade systems, can incentivize emission reductions and promote investments in low-carbon technologies. Governments should establish clear and consistent policies that encourage sustainable practices, innovation, and research and development in clean technologies. Subsidies for fossil fuels should be phased out, redirecting financial support towards renewable energy and sustainable initiatives.

Along with these measures, international cooperation, public awareness, and individual actions to reduce carbon footprints are essential components of the overall strategy to reverse climate change.

Agroforestry for Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture

Background
It has been believed that the rapid increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to human activities is a leading cause of global warming and climate change. Recently, as the concerns for the current and future impacts of climate change rise, natural climate solution strategies such as agroforestry are of great interest due to their potential in carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. Natural climate solutions can mitigate up to 37% of GHG emissions that can help keep global temperature rise below 2 ºC by 2030 (Griscom et al., 2017). Agroforestry is a sustainable land management system that has the potential for addressing many land management and environmental problems.

How will Agriculture Feed the World?

“We planned a party today, it’s his 50th birthday and he is not ready yet”, my mom screamed! With a long breath and frown she murmured, “I envy these crops, he manages time for them”. My father who has always been fascinated by crops loves playing with soil. I grow-up seeing him spending most of his time working on the field with great passion and dedication. I was fortunate to eat fresh fruits and vegetables because of his enduring love towards soil, natural predators, and the nature. I always used to wonder why he is working hard in the field to produce foods which are just sufficient for our family rather than buying them from a grocery store. He answered to this question saying, “It is my effort for our healthy living, everyone should farm for sustainable future.”

Agriculture: Food for Life (Third place in National AG Day 2017 Essay Competition at Tuskegee University)

“Hey kid, wake up! Time for breakfast.” shouted my mom from somewhere in the kitchen. Her voice pierced through my ears such that I almost fell from the bed. Half asleep, I went to the kitchen to see what she had prepared.

URBAN ROOF TOP FARMING: AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH

Farming on the roof sounds pretty funny. But it is a recent innovation in agriculture that is trending all around the world. With the increase in population the numbers of densely populated urban cities are increasing.

Emerging Trend of ICT in Nepalese Agriculture.

Information and communication is the need of today’s world. It is communication that leads human civilization from Stone Age to today’s modern era of science. Advancement in information and commutation technology has made this world a common village. We can now communicate and share information in any corner of the world with ease. It is hard to imagine world without ICT.

Climate Smart Agriculture: A Development Alternative

The global population is being proliferated in the past few decades and by 2050 it is estimated that it will increase by one-third. So to cope with this growth rate, agricultural production is need to be increased by 60% by 2050 to meet the need of people for food and feed.

International Year of Soil- 2015 and Nepal

Soil is a vital part of the natural environment. It is the very base of the life on the earth. It supports life on earth. It is linked with everything around us and it help to sustain life on earth. Although knowing the importance of soil still soil is being exploited.

Gender Equality and Women Empowerment: A Means to Sustainable Development

A society is a heterogeneous body composed of various caste, sex, religion and class of people. Men and women are the integral components of the society. Both man and women has equal roles and responsibilities in the society which is not biologically determined, they are determined socially.

Climate Change: Its Impact & Adaptation to the Change

Human beings are directly as well as indirectly connected to climate. Activities of human being directly influence the climate. Over exploitation of resource and maximum utilization of non renewable source of energy has cause pressure on nature beyond their carrying capacity.

Modern Communication Tools in Agriculture

Communication
Two-way process of reaching mutual understanding, in which participants not only exchange (encode-decode)information, news, ideas and feelings but also create and share meaning. In general, communication is a means of connecting people or places. In business, it is a key function of management–an organization cannot operate without communication between levels, departments and employees.

Cultivation of Oyster Mushroom

Introduction
Oyster mushrooms are one of the most popular edible mushrooms and belong to the genus Pleurotus and the family Pleurotaceae. Like oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), many of Pleurotus mushrooms are primary decomposers of hardwood trees and are found worldwide.