The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) will host an international workshop on sustainable farming as part of its Global Innovative Initiatives (GII) project in Kochi on August 19 and 20.
Experts from GII Universities, stakeholder departments, and research institutions across the world will attend the programme. As many as 15 experts from partner universities of the initiative, including University of Bristol, Kansas State University, Rothamsted Research Institute, University of Western Australia, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Zhejiang University and
the KVASU, will present papers.
The programme will facilitate sustainable dairying and organic farming in the State, B. Ashok, Vice Chancellor, KVASU, said.
The two day programme would address the issues such as carbon credit, soil fertility, pasture management, mineral status, good fodder management practices, and emerging diseases.
