| AAAE Symposium on “Climate Change and Asian Agriculture”: Minute to Minute Program |
| Location: Room AMBER 4, BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand Date: May 22, 2026 |
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| 9:00-9:05am |
Welcome Remarks |
Dr. Ramesh Kanwar, Distinguished Prof, Iowa State U. & Symposium Chair |
| 9:05-9:10am |
Welcome Remarks |
Dares Kittiyopas, President, Thai Society of Agricultural Engineering |
| 9:10-9:15am |
Welcome Remarks |
Dr. Lothar Hövelmann, DLG eV Director |
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| Session #1: |
Dr. Sakamon Devahastin, Professor, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand |
| Time |
Keynote Presenter |
Title of Presentation |
| 9:15am |
Dr. T.R. Kesavan, Director on Board and Group President, TAFE Ltd., India |
Climate change and challenges for Asian farm equipment industries |
| 09:30am |
Dr. Mehari Tekeste, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA |
Mechanization challenges considering crop productivity and climate resilient soil conservation systems |
| 09:45pm |
Dr. Jeet Chand, President Nepalese Society of Agricultural Engineers, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Climate change science & key concepts of management, adaptation & mitigation: Focusing on water & agriculture sector in Nepal |
| 10:00am |
Dr. Mukand Babel, Professor, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand |
Towards climate-resilient agriculture in Asia: Adaptation planning under incertain future |
| 10:15am |
Anish Ghimire, Assistant Professor, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand |
Exploring sustainability horizons: Life cycle assessment of bamboo-derived biochar production and its agricultural application in Thailand”. |
| 10:30am |
Dr. Sakamon Devahastin, Professor, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand |
Carbon-neutral meals: Another step toward sustainability |
| 10:45-11:00am |
Coffee Break |
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| Session #2: |
Professor Dr. Abdul Rashid, Putra University, Malaysia, Session Chair |
| 11:00pm |
Dr. Sangeeta Lenka, Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of Soil Science – ICAR, Bhopal, India |
Mitigating GHG emissions from Asian agricultural production systems |
| 11:15am |
Dr. Narendra Lenka, Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Soil Physics, IISS-ICAR, Bhopal, India |
Climate change impact on Agri-Food System: Experimental Evidences from Central India |
| 11:30am |
Dr. Y.R. Satyaji Rao, Director, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, India |
Impact of marine aquaculture on agricultural sustainability in the coastal areas of south India |
| 11:45am |
Dr. L Surinaidu, Scientist D, National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, India |
Groundwater status and wastewater reuse opportunities for agriculture sustainability in south India’s urban river basin |
| 12:00pm |
Dr. Joko Sujono, Professor, University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia |
Sustainable paddy rice cultivation: Enhancing water productivity and reducing emissions with AWD irrigation |
| 12:15-1:30pm |
Lunch |
| Session #3: |
Dr. Jeet Chand, President NSAE, Kathmandu, Nepal, Session Chair |
| 1:30pm |
Dr. T.B.S. Rajput, President, Soil Conservation Society of India, India |
Innovations climate resilient agricultural water management through the Indian experience |
| 1:45am |
Dr. Abdul Rashid Bin Mohamed Shariff, Professor, President, Institution of Geospatial and Remote Sensing Malaysia, Malaysia |
GeoAI intelligence for climate-resilient agriculture and food-water security in Asia |
| 2:00pm |
Dr. Sandhya Rijal, Researcher, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan |
Closing the loop on food waste: Determining optimal recycling boundaries for sustainable resource security |
| 2:15pm |
Dr. Brijesh Kumar Yadav, Professor, Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India |
Sustainable groundwater management: Strategies for coastal and terrestrial agro-ecosystems under changing climatic conditions in Asia |
| 2:30pm |
Dr. Saroj Adhikari, Postdoctoral Researcher, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan |
When Safe water isn’t safe: Lead and nickel contamination from point-of-use water dispensers and implications for water safety in Asia |
| 2:45pm |
Dr. Ramesh Kanwar, Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University, Iowa, USA |
Irrigation water availability for Asian agricultural production system and using agricultural trade to mitigate the impacts of climate change |
| 3:00pm |
Dr. P P Mahendran, Former Dean ACRI, India |
Soil organic carbon: A key to soil health and food security under changing climate |
| 3:15-3:30pm |
Coffee Break |
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| Session #4: |
Dr. Mehari Tekeste, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA |
| 3:30pm |
Dr. Sushil Himanshu, Assoc. Professor, AIT, Bangkok, Thailand |
Strengthening climate resilience in the greater Mekong subregion through a digital agro-meteorological forecast and advisory system |
| 3:45pm |
Dr. P. Balasubramaniam, Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Tamil Nadu, India |
Protecting soil and water quality through effective utilization of paper board industrial effluent in agriculture |
| 4:00pm |
Dr. Gurusamy Arumugam, Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai, India |
Aerobic rice: A climate resilient approach for sustaining rice production |
| 4:15pm |
Dr. Kumar Veluswamy, Ex professor & Head, TNAU, India |
Reshaping Asian agriculture under climate change: An overview of climate-smart adaptation strategies |
| 4:30pm |
Dr. P. Raja, Adjunct Professor, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi, Odisha, India |
Mitigation of carbon footprints through improved soil and agricultural management practices in southern India |
| 4:30pm-5:00pm |
Symposium closing Ceremony |
Dr. Indra Mani, AAAE President, Distribution of certificates of appreciation
Dr. Gajendra Singh, AAAE Founding President: Closing remarks |