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
Key/Lead Lectures
Dr. Abraham Verghese
Former Director, ICAR-NBAIR, Bengaluru;
Former Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Entomology and Nematology, ICAR-IIHR, Bangalore.
Prof. R. K. Walia
Adviser Bayer Crop Science Ltd
Former Project Coordinator (AICRP Nematodes)​
Dr. P D Kamala Jayanthi
ICAR National Professor
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
Dr. Korada Rajasekhara Rao, FESI, FSBA, FAZRA
Head-Division of Crop Management & CSR-Liaison Officer,
ICAR-National Institute for Research on Commercial Agriculture (NIRCA), AP,
India.
Prof. Sudha Gupta, FLS
Professor of Botany
Palaeobotany, Palynology and Evolution Section, Department of Botany, University of Kalyani
Dr. Md. Ashraful Haque
Division of Computer Applications,
ICAR- IASRI, New Delhi
Prof. Megha Parajulee
Regents Fellow Professor and Faculty Fellow
Texas A&M University | Department of Entomology, Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center, Lubbock, Texas
Dr. Kauz Kunz
Global Head of Development, PI Industries Ltd, Germany
Prof. Hari S. Gaur
Distinguished Professor (Nematology)
Galgotias University, Noida, India​
Dr. Parimal Sinha
Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi
Dr. N . Bakthavatsalam
Former Director, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources,
Bengaluru 560024.
Sheetal Shetty
Digital Marketing and Communications Manager, Bayer CropScience
Prof. Md Ruhul Amin
Department of Entomology
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh