The CE SAIN-SEARCA Joint International Conference 2024: The Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition (SAIN4) and the Third School-plus-Home Gardens cum Biodiversity Enhancement Enterprise (SHGBEE3) Conference is set to take place on 19–22 November 2024 in Siem Reap, Cambodia. This year's theme is "Harnessing synergies of sustainable agriculture and biodiversity towards food and nutrition security and improved livelihoods."
Organized by the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) together with the Center of Excellence on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition (CE SAIN), the SAIN4-SHGBEE3 Joint International Conference 2024 aims to provide a platform for harnessing the synergy of sustainable agricultural intensification practices and biodiversity for food and nutrition security and improving livelihoods of households and communities, and resilient ecosystems.
The conference will focus on these four thematic areas: (a) sustainable agricultural intensification practices; (b) biodiversity enhancement; (c) promotion of food and nutrition security in schools and communities; and (d) agripreneurship and social enterprise. It will also feature a dynamic blend of networking such as keynote speeches, plenary sessions, parallel sessions, oral and poster presentations, and mobile workshops at agricultural technology parks, farms, and biodiversity conservation areas in Angkor Wat. Educators, researchers, and students from local schools, state universities and colleges, other higher education institutions, and partners from the business and private sectors, and nongovernmental organizations in Southeast Asia are expected to join the event.
The expertise of CE SAIN is centered on "Transforming the Agri-food System" through agricultural innovation research and demonstration, extension to farmers and stakeholders, learning opportunities to students, and networking to exchange information and research findings to leverage agricultural development. This aligns with SHGBEE's overall goal of improving the nutritional condition and dietary habits of school-aged children by diversifying and enabling year-round production of locally adapted vegetables through school and home gardening. Now in its third year, SHGBEE builds on the achievements of SEARCA's School-plus-Home Gardens Program (S+HGP), adding new dimensions of biodiversity enhancement and enterprise.
For more details about the event, please visit the Conference page.