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5th International Conference on Organic and Natural Rice Production Systems (ORP-5) | 21–25 September 2026
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PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Hauz Khas, New Delhi | 21–25 Sept 2026
5-Day Roadmap
Programme Structure Overview
A structured 5-day flow featuring inaugural plenaries, 9 thematic technical break-outs, farmer-scientist roundtables, and field excursions.
Day 121 Sept
Day 1 (21 Sept)
Registration, Inaugural Ceremony, Plenary I, Theme I (Current Status) & Theme II (Innovations & Technologies).
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Day 222 Sept
Day 2 (22 Sept)
Theme III (Natural Rice Models), Theme IV (Climate & Carbon-Neutral), Plenary II, Theme V (Soil & Health) & Theme VI (Food Quality).
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Day 323 Sept
Day 3 (23 Sept)
Theme VII (AI & Mechanisation), Theme VIII (Value Chains & Markets), Theme IX (Policy & Youth), Networking & Valedictory Awards.
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Day 424 Sept
Day 4 (24 Sept)
Farmer-Scientist Roundtables & Field Exposure Visits to Progressive Organic Rice Clusters.
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Day 525 Sept
Day 5 (25 Sept)
Open Day-Field Visit/Local Tour
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Scientific Agenda
Detailed Daily Schedule
Explore technical sessions, plenary lectures, keynote speeches, and oral/poster research presentations.
08:00 – 09:45Administrative
Registration & Delegate Welcome Reception
Registration Foyer, NASC Complex
RegistrationWelcome
10:00 – 11:45Inaugural
Inaugural Ceremony & Presidential Addresses
A.P. Shinde Symposium Hall
InauguralPlenaryA.P. Shinde Hall
Opening ceremony with distinguished dignitaries, ceremonial lighting of the lamp, release of conference publications, and inaugural addresses.
11:45 – 12:15Break
High Tea & Networking
NetworkingTea Break
12:15 – 13:00Plenary
Plenary Session-I
PlenaryKeynotePolicy
Session ChairDr. M. Hanumanthappa (Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, UAS-Raichur)
Co-ChairDirector (Research), ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India
ConvenorsDr. Seema Sangwan (Sr. Scientist, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi) • Dr. Umesh Hiremath (Assistant Professor - SST, UAS Raichur)
Distinguished Panellists & Presentations
Dr. B.N. Singh (Ex-Director, CRRI, Cuttack, India)
Topic: Organic Kalanamak rice-based production system in North-Eastern Uttar Pradesh, India
Padma Shri (Dr.) Ashok K. Singh (Former Director, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India)
Topic: Biological Stress Management in Basmati Rice
13:00 – 14:00Break
Conference Lunch
Lunch
14:00 – 18:00 (Tea: 15:30–16:00)Technical Session
Theme I: Organic and Natural Rice Production Systems – Current Status
Theme ICurrent StatusOral & Poster
Session ChairDr. Vijay Kumar Yadav (Director - Seeds & Farm, CSAUAT-Kanpur)
Co-ChairDr. B.N. Singh (Ex-Director, CRRI, Cuttack, India)
ConvenorsDr. R. Vinoth (Faculty, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore) • Mr. Vimal Kumar Sharma (Research Scholar, GDGU & National Advisor, AIASA)
Oral Paper Presentations (7)
| # | Research Paper Title | Author(s) & Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Potential of rice cultivation up scaling through aligning traditional rice cultivation with natural farming in Meghalaya, India | Amit Anil Shahane CAU, Meghalaya, India |
| 2 | Exploration of Climate Smart Organic Farming in Nepal: Impact of Cover Crops on Rice Growth, Yield and Soil Health in Organic Management System | Achyut Gaire, Ram Kumar Shrestha, Kishor Dahal, Dilip Nandwani, Sabina Aryal and Asmita Ghimire Tribhuvan University, Nepal |
| 3 | Sustainable Management of Rice Sheath Blight Using Native Trichoderma spp. in Nepal | Ram Nandan Yadav, Hira Kaji Manandhar, Kishor Chandra Dahal, Gopal Bahadur K.C. and Laximeshwar Yadav Tribhuvan University, Nepal |
| 4 | Economics of Organic and Inorganic agriculture: A comparative study of rice cultivation in the Konkan belt of Maharashtra | Sharmita Ghosh Amity University Mumbai, India |
| 5 | Field performance of organic and natural nutrient management practices for sustainable rice production | Sandeep Singh, Ashish Kumar, Brijesh Kumar, Shreya Roy ANDUAT, Ayodhya, India |
| 6 | Evaluation of Biocontrol Formulations Against Sheath Blight Disease of Rice | Rathnamma H, Mahantashivayogayaa, Sujay Hurali, Shweta B.N. UAS, Raichur, India |
| 7 | Five years of regenerative agriculture in Eastern Uttar Pradesh: Can it deliver production, protection and profitability? | Ajay Kumar Mishra, Anthony Fulford, Sheetal Sharma, Manas Ranjan Sahoo, Kshitikanta Rout, Piyush Kumar Maurya, Raju Kumar and Raju Ahmed IRRI, South Asia Regional Centre, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Poster Presentations (5)
| # | Poster Title | Author(s) & Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A participatory research journey in organic rice in Italy: from seed to field to landscape | Stefano Bocchi University of Milano, Italy |
| 2 | Comparative analysis of the energy and economic efficiency of organic rice in agroecological and conventional transition in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre | Erika Fernanda Leme Silva Brazil |
| 3 | Current Status of Organic and Natural Rice Production Systems | Dr. Rakesh Kumar Singh ICAR-KVK-II, Lakhimpur Kheri, UP, ICAR-IISR, Lucknow, India |
| 4 | Direct Seeded Rice Production Under Organic and Natural Farming | Shwetha B.N., Rathnamma, Sujay Hurali, Mahantha Shivayagayya, Mallesha and Narappa UAS Raichur, India |
| 5 | Isolation, Screening and Characterization of Arsenic Resistant Silicate Solubilising Bacteria from the Rhizosphere of Paddy | Soumya Joshi, Nagaraj M Naik, Mahadevaswamy, Pampanagouda and Prabhuraj A UAS, Raichur, India |
14:00 – 18:00 (Parallel Track)Parallel Technical Session
Theme II: Innovations and Emerging Technologies in Organic Rice Production Systems
Theme IIInnovationsParallel Track
Session ChairDr. J.P. Sharma (Former Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu, India)
Co-ChairDr. Gururaj Sunkad (Director of Education, UAS Raichur)
ConvenorsDr. Vijaya Rani (Scientist, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi) • Miss Mohammadi Begum (College of Agriculture, UAS Raichur)
Oral Paper Presentations (17)
| # | Research Paper Title | Author(s) & Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Development and Field Validation of an Integrated Mechanical Weed Management Methodology for Organic Rice Production under Mediterranean Agroecological Conditions | Elisenda Franquet Borrás CEO y Fundadora, Spain |
| 2 | Host Plant Resistance Shapes the Gut Microbiome of Brown Planthopper: Reveals New Opportunities for Microbiome-Based Eco-Friendly Pest Management | Sucheta Roy, S.D. Mohapatra, Firdousi Sultana, Parameswaran, Raghu S, Golive Prasanthi, Abhishek Kumar Sahu, Annamalai M ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| 3 | Gut Bacterial Dynamics in Overwintering Rice Yellow Stem Borer Reveals Potential Targets for Microbiome-Based Eco-Friendly Sustainable Pest Management | Firdousi Sultana, S.D. Mohapatra, Sucheta Roy, Parameswaran C, Raghu S, Golive Prasanthi, Abhishek Kumar Sahu, Annamalai M ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India |
| 4 | Improving productivity and profitability of rice rainfed lowland farmers through palayamanan system in Zamboanga del Sur | Guatno J.L, Baltonato R.T., Palma J.S. and Tuzon F.P. Department of Agriculture–RFO IX, Philippines |
| 5 | Green Pest Management Through Botanicals for Sustainable Rice Production in the TBP Command Area of Karnataka | Sujay Hurali, Mahantashivayogayya, Rathnamma, Shweta B.N. and Netra H. UAS, Raichur, India |
| 6 | Evaluation of soil application of seaweed extracts in paddy crop | Dr. Vishwanatha S UAS, Raichur, India |
| 7 | Integrated Pest Management in Organic Farming | Subhash Chander & Uzma Manzoor Galgotias University, Greater Noida, UP, India |
| 8 | Influence of legume integration and nutrient management on basmati rice productivity, profitability and soil health in long-term organic basmati rice–wheat system | Dinesh Kumar, Anita Kumawat, Y.S. Shivay and Vijay Pooniya ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India |
| 9 | Phytochemical-Assisted Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles from Neem and Their Antifungal Efficacy Against Rice Brown Leaf Spot | M. Sunil Suriya, A. Muthukumar, K. Vignesh, V. Sathiya Aravindan & G. Balaji Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India |
| 10 | Assessment of rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivars to salinity under hydroponic condition for seed quality | Poonam Dilip Patil, Vijay Kumar Kurnaliker, N.M. Shakuntala, Sangeeta Macha, Mukesh Kumar Meena and Kisan B UAS, Raichur, India |
| 11 | Yield, Heat Use and Economic Analysis of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) under Different Water Management and Crop Establishment Methods in Eastern U.P. Conditions | Kartikeya Choudhary, V.K. Srivastava, Vijay Bharti, Sahadeva Singh and Harshit Doda Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India |
| 12 | Physiological and Oxidative Responses of Resistant and Susceptible Rice Genotypes to Magnaporthe oryzae Infection | Akanksha Singh Yadav, Sahadeva Singh, Shivangi Srivastava, Jyoti Yadav and Shani Gulaiya Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India |
| 13 | Vardaan bio prom – an organic replacement for DAP in rice cultivation | Devendra Malik and Prasana Prabhu SSIASTT, Art of Living International Centre, Bangalore, India |
| 14 | Synergistic co-inoculation of Pseudomonas protegens and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi enhances growth, nutrient acquisition, and nitrogen assimilation in aerobic rice varieties | Ekta Narwal, Jairam Choudhary and Seema Sangwan ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India |
| 15 | Performance of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in response to Kyminasi Plant - Crop Booster (KPCB) and Natural Farming | Ashirbachan Mahapatra, Bibhudutta Misra, Nagaraju Poliparthi, Satya Prasad Nanda, Diptanu Banik and Fedaa Alo Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India |
| 16 | From evidence gaps to context-specific solutions: Multi-location assessment of low-input rice production systems in India | Anthony Fulford, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Ankita Paul, Piyush Kumar Maurya and Robin Choudhary IRRI, South Asia Regional Centre, Varanasi, UP, India |
| 17 | Enhancement of organic rice yield through foliar spray of fermented egg extract | S. Rathika, T. Ramesh, R. Vinoth ICAR-KVK, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tiruchirappalli, TN, India |
Poster Presentations (5)
| # | Poster Title | Author(s) & Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Transplanting system for rice seed production in the Filhos de Sepé settlement, Viamão/RS | Cleiton Jose Padilha Brazil |
| 2 | Effect of Different Moisture and Temperature Levels on Nitrogen Transformation under Varied Rice Ecosystems | Kumar Ashu Karn Madhesh Agricultural University, Rajbiraj, Saptari, Nepal |
| 3 | Empirical Management of Fly Ash and Biofertilizers in Organic and Sustainable Crop Production (Online) | Nidhi Upadhyay and Anuradha Dubey Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, India |
| 4 | Root Bio-Enhancement with Piriformospora indica for Drought Mitigation in Rice | Koya Madhuri UAS, Raichur, India |
| 5 | Cold Plasma Seed Treatment for Climate Resilient Rabi Rice Production under Low Temperature Stress | P. Sai Ram, Y. Bharathi, P. Jaganmohan Rao, M. Madhavi and K. Lakshmiprasanna ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India |
Practical Agrarian Immersion
Exclusive Field Visits (Days 4 & 5)
ICAR-IIFSR Modipuram & Progressive Organic Rice Clusters
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Guided inspection of 20+ year long-term organic farming experimental plots at ICAR-IIFSR✓
Demonstration of bio-pesticides, botanicals, and microbial consortia in active paddy crops✓
Interactive session with award-winning organic farmers and live machinery demonstrations✓
Organic lunch featuring indigenous rice delicacies and regional agricultural networking
Special Features
Conference Programme Highlights
Distinctive deliberative platforms designed into the ORP-5 scientific schedule.
9 Thematic Parallel Tracks
Comprehensive peer-reviewed sessions covering soil microbiome, carbon neutrality, digital mechanisation, AI, nutritional quality, and youth policy.
Global Plenary Insights
Keynotes from distinguished visionaries across Japan, Italy, Philippines, Nepal, Brazil, Russia, UK, and premier ICAR institutes in India.
Farmer-Scientist Roundtables
Bridging empirical lab science with grassroots organic agrarian expertise through live discussions, exhibitions, and field visits.
Official Documents