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International Conference on Natural Farming and Farmers' Knowledge
at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India
Incoroprating Seminar 'Transgenic Plants:
Challenge to Natural Farming and Nature Survival'
FIRST
CIRCULAR
Organic Agriculture Movement, sustained by the
curious and exceptionally innovative farmers the world over, is
playing a pivotal role in not merely sensitizing the humanity about
ill effects of so called modern agriculture at global level but is
silently opening up new frontiers of science and technology to
address critical issues of health and ecology facing our planet.
This international conference aims at bringing together contemporary
practitioners of formal and informal agricultural science so as to
help evolve economically and ecologically viable alternatives to
chemical based intensive agriculture which are viable
both.
In addition to showcasing the international excellence
in the field of natural farming sector this truly global event
brings together the leaders from agriculture, food and allied
industry;
international business houses, policy makers and consumer
interest groups.
Major Themes:
1. Farmers' Knowledge
in Crop Production, Animal Husbandry and Human Health
2. Modern Crop
Production and Animal Husbandry Technologies
3. Impact of Modern
Technology on Farmers' Knowledge and impact of Farmers' Knowledge on
Modern Technology
4. International
Trade, Market Development, Economics and Policy for Natural
Farming
5. Agricultural
Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights
6. Conservation of
Genetic and Ecological Knowledge Resources
7. Religious and
Ancient Systems of Knowledge and Philosophy in Agriculture and
Animal Husbandry
8. Food Safety,
Health & Agriculture
9. Women in
Agriculture
Concurrent Sessions
on Certification and Organic Standards; Biodynamic Agriculture,
Vedic Agriculture, Education & Training in Natural Farming;
Renewable Farm Energy; Nutrition and Public Health; and Social
Marketing will be organised.
One
can participate in the conference directly or as an online
participant/sponsor/collaborator. For that purpose Preliminary Online Registration for The
Conference
is available or one can download
the full application performa.
Abstract Submission Date (with processing fee@ of Rs
500*/US$ 200**): 31 January, 2006 (Abstracts can be accepted even
after 31 January, 2006 on request.)
Full
Paper Submission Date: 15 February, 2006 (Papers can be accepted
even after 15 February, 2006 on request, authors who wish not to
publish their full paper may not submit it.)
Please Pay the
Processing fee@ in favour of 'Dr S K
Kaura' (the honorary organising secretary of ICNFFK-2006) through
bank cheque / postal money order/western union money transfer.
@does not cover accommodation, food other charges at conference
*for Indian
delegates; entitles the participant for Life Membership of 'Natural
Farming Network' and free life membership to all of its internet
based journals including 'Farm Reporter'
(www.geocities.com/nf_net/farm_reporter) for two years and other
free facilities and opportunities available to members of Natural
Farming Network.
**for foreign delegates; entitles the
participant for Life Membership of 'Natural Farming Network' and
free life membership to all of its internet based journals including
'Farm Reporter' (www.geocities.com/nf_net/farm_reporter)
for two
years and other free facilities and opportunities available to
members of Natural Farming Network.
Participants
who are Indian Residents should pay the fee through bank cheque or
money order / or western union money transfer in favour of 'Dr S K
Kaura' (the honorary organising secretary of
ICNFFK-2006).
Participants who are
not Indian Residents should Contact
Us for advise on how to pay the processing fee for the
conference.
For
further information on how to pay or availing fee concession or
travel grant or any other query Contact
Us contact Dr S K Kaura, Conference Secretariat, 10-C
Friends Colony, Hisar-125001, India. (Phone +91 1662 229163, +91 1662 229163)
Abstract
automatically qualify for publication in monthly e-Journal 'Farm
Reporter'
The abstracts/full papers can be
submitted in Text Format Online or formatted abstracts
& full
papers can be sent to International Coordinator, ICNFFK-2006,
10-C Friends Colony, Hisar-125001, India by Email/post/floppy. When
sending by post also send digital version of your paper/contribution
in floppy/compact disc.
Hisar, the host city of the
conference, was once the capital of emperors like Firoze Shah, is
just three hours drive from New Delhi. Hisar is also connected by
rail with New Delhi & other major cities & metros of India.
People of Hisar have the privilege of having one medical
college, one agricultural university of international repute, one
technical university, national level institute on horses, national
level institute on Buffalo. Hisar is also known as the hub of natural
farming in north India and is a major export quality steel producer
city of India.
Farmers can send their field
experiments/observations in advance. Farmers would be encouraged to
make presentations. A small farmer fair would be organised along
with the Nature Expo on the conference site which would enable small
farmers to exhibit natural farm products and their innovative farm
practices.
Indigenous Seed Fair:
Farmers are encouraged
to bring indigenous seeds for mutual exchange.
Students from
universities, colleges and schools are encouraged to
participate. They can contribute a small essay of about
500 words on the Importance of Natural
Farming for Human Health / Importance of
Nautral Farming for Ecological Balance / Importance of Farmers'
Knowledge for Success of Natural Farming /
How the genetically engineered and tissue culture raised crops are
threatening the survival of life on earth.
The best 200
students would be invited to the conference and other events and all
the participants would be given honorary membership of Natural
Farming Network, which entitles to various free
facilities including the Free Online Courses Offered by
the Open Farmer University, Open Yoga University and other sister
organisations.
Homepage of the Conference: http://www.geocities.com/nf_net/icnffk.html
Enquiries from
National & International potential Sponsors, Collaborators,
Associates, Media Associates, Volunteers, Donors are solicited
Organized by Natural
Farming Network in association with National Indigenous Knowledge
Exchange
Sponsored by: agriTel
(International organization involved in research,
communication, consultancy, education and training in natural
farming and allied fields of agriculture and health)
natureCert
(Certified and Safe Agriculture) - Cooperative Solutions for Organic
Certification, Natural Farming Certification and Normal Farming
Certification
For further information Contact
Us/Send us Feedback
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Supplementary Events
at the Conference
(With
International Faculty)
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International
Workshop on ‘Emerging trends in Research Methodologies for
Natural Farming’, (Participation fee Rs 1500)
Advance
Course on ‘Recent Advances in Organic Inspection and
Certification in Natural Farming Systems’,
(Participation fee Rs 2500)
Workshop on
Therapeutic Yoga, Pranayama and Vedic Meditation. (Participation fee Rs 2200)
Workshop on
Homa-Therapy in Agriculture and Medicine’.
(Participation fee Rs 800)
Advance
Course in Biodynamic Agriculture.
(Participation fee Rs 5000)
Advance
Course on Yogic and Ayurvedic Principles of Health Management.
(Participation fee Rs 1500)
Workshop on
Intellectual Property Rights in Agriculture & Farmers'
Knowledge. (Participation fee Rs 1500)
Workshop on
Technological Grassroots Innovations in Agriculture: Their
Management, Valuation, Value Addition and Commercialisation Hisar,
(Participation fee Rs 1600)
Advance
Course on Ayurvedic Principles of Crop and Animal HusbandryHisar,
(Participation fee Rs 1500)
Advance
Course on Innovations in Renewable Energy Technologies Hisar,
(Participation fee Rs 1200)
Advance
Course on Organic Food Trade and Export Management, (Participation fee Rs 2000)
Quality
Assurance and Evolution of Organic Standards, April 1-2, 2006.
(Participation fee Rs 5000)
The
above courses are meant for experts as well as starters
both.
On one hand these courses will update you on the recent
advances in the concerned field, while giving you a firm
elementary knowledge and supportive literature on the subject
matter.
During the above courses, participants would come in contact with
the most learned and respected leaders of their respective
subjects.
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