Program:

The two day seminar program, organized by ICCOA, will have a total of six sessions covering various areas viz Organic farming technologies, Marketing, Certification, Post harvest techniques and Supply Chain Management. This includes a special session on Harmonization and Equivalence in Organic Agriculture which is a joint initiative taken by IFOAM, UNCTAD and FAO (GOMA project). The organizers of BioFach India together with India Organic are expecting participation from delegates from almost all Indian states and many neighboring countries. A large number of International speakers are expected to speak on these sessions.

The experts who are interested to speak at this important international seminar may submit the abstracts of the paper presentation as per the following specification/ guidelines:

Guidelines:

The sessions may be altered a little depending upon papers received and quality of papers. All the abstracts will be scrutinized by a group of technical experts and the selected papers/ speakers will be intimated as per our schedule. Each presentation will be of 20 minutes and 5 minutes for discussion, all the speakers are required to present as per time schedule.

Abstract:
- Title of the Paper: 14pt Times New Roman bold title case
- Author and affiliation: 12pt Times New Roman bold
- Text: 12pt Times New Roman font, 250 words

Poster Presentation:
- Poster size should not exceed 30" x 25"

Submit: Please send as softcopy to:
jaydip.roy@iccoa.org and anushi@iccoa.org

Important Dates:
Last date of Submission of Abstract: 15th October 2010
Intimation of Acceptance: 30th October 2010
Last Date of Submission of full paper: 15th November 2010

ICCOA requests you to please submit the abstract of the paper covering any of the topics as mentioned here and as per the specification.

The Organizers offers the speakers local hospitality only i.e. stay for 3 days at Mumbai. The hotel stay covers breakfast as scheduled by the hotel. The organizers also offer lunch on all three days at the venue. The speakers will also be invited for a VIP/Special reception dinner (for 1 day). The travel and other expenses are to be borne by the speaker themselves.