Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 25 -- With climate change intensifying weed invasions and threatening agricultural productivity, the College of Agriculture (CoA), Vellayani, under the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), will host the International Seminar "Climate-Weed Nexus: Innovations for Sustainable Farming (CWIS-2025)" on November 27 and 28.
KAU Vice-Chancellor B. Ashok will inaugurate the event at 9:45 am on November 27 at the Indoor Stadium. The seminar is supported by NABARD, KSCSTE, and the World Bank-assisted KERA project of the Government of Kerala.
Weeds account for nearly 34 percent of crop losses in India, higher than losses from insects or diseases. With rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns expected to worsen weed ...