AAPP International Conference
Advances in Digital Solutions and Green Technologies in Crop Pest Management
25 - 27 February, 2026
Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Organising Committee:
Prof. M.R. Ghosh, Vice-President, AAPP
Prof. M.M. Adhikary, Vice-President, AAPP
Dr. Sibir Laha, Vice-President, AAPP
Prof. C.K. Kundu, BCKV
Prof. Arup Chattopadhyay, BCKV
Prof. Hirak Chatterjee, Visva-Bharati
Prof. K.K. Mandal, BCKV
Prof. Subrata Datta, BCKV
Prof. Pradip Bhattacharyya, ISI
Treasurer:
Prof. S. K. Roy
Organising Secretary:
Prof. Shantanu Jha
Email: sjha2007@gmail.com
Mobile No. +91 94330 11529
Convenor:
Prof. Matiyar Rahaman Khan, IARI
Email: aappsymposium2025@gmail.com
Phone: +91 9433362293
Local Organising Secretary:
Dr. Abhishek Mukherjee, ISI, Kolkata.
Email: abhi.mukh@yahoo.com;
Phone: +91 8902686646
Chief Patron
Dr. Himanshu Pathak,
President, NAAS and DG, ICRISAT
Dr Mangi Lal Jat,
Secretary DARE & DG ICAR
Patrons
Prof. Asit Kumar Mukherjee, President, AAPP
Prof. Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Director, Indian Statistical Institute
Editorial Committee
Prof. Shantanu Jha
Prof. Raman Kumar Walia
Prof. Matiyar Rahaman Khan
Dr. Abhishek Mukherjee
Advisory Committee
Dr. D.J. Patel, Ex-Dean, AAU, Anand
Dr. R.K. Walia, Former, PCN (ICAR), Gurugram
Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director, ZSI
Dr. Poonam Jasrotia, ADG (PP&B), ICAR
Dr. Bikash Mandal, ADG (IR), ICAR
Dr. Rajarshi R. Burman, ADG (Ext), ICAR
Dr. Rakesh Kr. Jain, Ex-Dean & JD (Edu), IARI
Dr. Anupama Singh, Dean &JD (Edu), IARI
Prof. Bishwanath Chakraborty, Member, NAAS
Dr. Virendra Kumar Baranwal, Editor, NAAS
Dr. Basanta Kumar Das, NAAS, I/C Kolkata Chapter
Dr. M.S. Saharan, Head, Div Plant Pathology, IARI
Dr. M. Dillon, Head, Div Entomology, IARI
Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra,
Ex Sec, DARE & DG ICAR & Ex-President, NAAS
Dr. D.K. Yadav, DDG (CS), ICAR
Dr. S. K. Singh, DDG (Hort), ICAR
Dr. Rajbir Singh, DDG (Agril Extn), ICAR
Dr. P. K. Chakrabarty, Ex-Member ASRB
Dr. H. S. Gaur, ExVC, SVPUT & ExDean & JD(Edu), IARI
Dr. S. B. Sharma, Adjunct Professor, MU, Australia
Dr. A. K. Patra, VC, BCKV
Dr. D. Basu, VC, UBKV
Dr. P. K. Ghosh, VC, Visva-Bharati
Dr. R.G. Agarwal, Chairman Emeritus, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd
Dr. S. N. Sushil, Director, ICAR-NBAIR
Dr. R. Thangavelu, Director, ICAR-NCIPM, Faridabad
Dr. Gouranga Kar, Director, ICAR-CRIJAF