IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES

Submission of Abstract	:	31 July 2025
Issue of Acceptance Letters for Abstracts	:	30 August 2025
Submission of full paper	:	30 September 2025
Conference	:	17-21 November 2025

ABOUT ISTRTC 4 NARES

The International Symposium on Tropical Root & Tuber Crops for Nutrition, Agrifood Systems, Resilience, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (ISTRTC 4 NARES) is organized with an aim to understand the scope and importance of tropical tuber crops among various stakeholders including researchers, farming community and policy makers. This symposium will highlight the importance of traditional food values, sustainability through improved agri-food systems, and the resilience of tuber crops in response to climate change. Root and tuber crops, which are affordable and rich sources of energy, have been integrated into the food habits of a large population. The conference will review research on tuber crops and introduce technologies to improve awareness and commercialization, ensuring food security through the development of value-added products.

THEME AREAS

Session I: Biodiversity, Genetic Resources, and Crop Improvement
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Session II: Sustainable Resource Management Including Seed Systems
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Session III: Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
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Session IV: Secondary Agriculture
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Session V:Transfer of Technology and Commercialization
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STEP INTO THE VENUE

The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI), Thiruvananthapuram, a premier institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, carries out R&D activities on 15 tropical tuber crops. The institute has developed and popularized 71 improved varieties, besides evolving zone-specific agro-techniques and cropping systems for climate-resilient farming as well as an array of value-added food, feed, and industrial products to improve the livelihoods of about 200 million people who directly or indirectly depend on these crops for food and nutritional security. The Indian Society for Root Crops (ISRC), a registered scientific society devoted to the research and development of tropical root and tuber crops, was established in 1972 and has more than 500 members, including those from overseas. A biannual publication of the society, The Journal of Root Crops, publishes research papers on tropical root and tuber crops.