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
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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
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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