32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists in New Delhi

India will host the prestigious International Conference of Agricultural Economists after a 66-year gap. NITI Aayog Member Prof. Ramesh Chand gave this information in New Delhi on 30 July 2024.

India will host the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists at the Pusa Institute New Delhi from 2 to 7 August 2024. After a gap of 66 years, India will be hosting this prestigious Conference again, which it hosted in 1958. 

The International Conference on Agricultural Economics is held every three years. The 2021 conference was held in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organiser of 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economist

The  32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists is being organised by the International Association of Agricultural Economists in collaboration with the Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, the International Food Policy Research Institute, the Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. 

Who will inaugurate International Conference of Agricultural Economist

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the  32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists. Around 1,000 people, mainly agricultural economists from the world's leading universities and agricultural institutions from 75 countries, are expected to attend the conference. Around 45 per cent of the delegates are women.

Theme of the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists

"Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems" is the theme of the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists to be held in New Delhi.

The theme emphasises the conference's focus on developing the global food system and moving towards health. During the conference, the experts will discuss how the world should move away from focusing on production towards a robust food system that tackles the problems of malnourishment, hunger, and obesity. 

About International Conference of Agricultural Economists

The credit for setting up the International Conference of Agricultural Economists is given to Leonard Elmhirst of England, who organised the first  International Conference of Agricultural Economists in Devon, England, in 1929.

The International Conference of Agricultural Economists brings together the leading Agricultural economists and scholars to discuss issues related to world agriculture.

India hosted the 10th International Conference of Agricultural Economists held in Mysore in India in 1958.