VEGETOS

The last international conference of the society TASARD, India-2017 was organized at A P Shinde Auditorium, NASC complex, New Delhi during February 20-22, 2017 on the topic "Advancement for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (TASARD-India-2017)" which was attended by the ministers, ambassadors, policy makers, bureaucrat, Directors, Vice chancellors and scientists from more than 29 countries including USA, Israel, Germany, Hungary, Cuba, Bangladesh, Syria, Palestine, Taiwan and many other Asian and African countries. Prof R R Hanchinal, the then Chairman, Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmer’s Right (PPV & FR) presided the inaugural function. Prof Anton Hartman, an internationally recognized Microbiologist from Germany was the Chief Guest besides graced by Prof Rainer Borriss and Prof N S Rathore DDG (Education), ICAR as Guests of Honour. Keynote address was delivered by Prof Anton Hartman, Life time Achievement Awardee - 2016 by Society for Plant Research. Prof M P Yadav, Patron, SPR; Prof R K Gupta, President, SPR; Prof S K Bhatnagar, Secretary General, SPR; Prof K S Rao, Organising Secretary, TASARD; Eng. Waasfi Hasan , Secretary General ,AARDO etc. shared the ideas on inaugural function. Dr Renu Singh from IARI, New Delhi convened the function. Society for Plant Research conferred various awards, the details of which can be viewed on the link www.vegetosindia.org/Award/ Awards are conferred to the scientists based on their contribution to science and society after seeking approval of the Chairman, National Screening Committee (Awards and Honours). Conference was attended by nearly 300 delegates from all over the world.