ICNFSA 2026: Natural Farming Conference Invites Scientists to Its Organising Committee
A three-day conference on natural farming is planned for the last week of December, and its organisers are looking for directors, convenors and committee members now.
The short answer
ICNFSA 2026, the International Conference on Natural Farming & Sustainable Agriculture in India, is scheduled for 28 to 30 December 2026 on the theme Perspectives, Innovations and Technologies for Future-Ready Agriculture. Its Chief Organizing Secretary, Dr Anil Kumar Chaudhary, has invited scientists and faculty to join the conference committee as Conference Director, Organizing Secretary, Advisory Board Member, Convenor, Scientific Committee Member or Organizing Committee Member. Applicants send their name, designation, institute, preferred position, email and mobile number to harws21@gmail.com. The letter asked for details by 23 October 2026. As of 25 October 2026 no venue, host institution or website had been announced.
The news
A three-day conference on natural farming, at the end of December
The International Conference on Natural Farming & Sustainable Agriculture in India (ICNFSA 2026) is set for 28 to 30 December 2026. Its theme is "Perspectives, Innovations and Technologies for Future-Ready Agriculture".
The organisers are now putting the conference committee together. An invitation letter from Dr Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chief Organizing Secretary of ICNFSA 2026, is going out to scientists, faculty and agriculture professionals, asking them to join in one of these roles:
- Conference Director
- Organizing Secretary
- Advisory Board Member
- Convenor
- Scientific Committee Member
- Organizing Committee Member
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How to join
What the organisers ask you to send
Anyone who wants to be on the committee is asked to send six details:
- Full name
- Official designation
- Institute or organisation
- Preferred committee position
- Official email ID
- WhatsApp or mobile number
Replies go by email to harws21@gmail.com, or by WhatsApp to the organisers.
The date in the letter has passed. It asked for details by 23 October 2026. If you received the invitation late, write anyway and ask whether places on the committee are still open. Committees for December conferences are often still being finalised in November.
Why it matters
Natural farming has moved from a fringe idea to a national mission
Natural farming means growing crops without bought chemical fertilisers or pesticides, using cow dung and urine preparations such as jeevamrit and beejamrit, mulching and mixed cropping. The Government of India now runs it as the National Mission on Natural Farming, and states such as Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat have pushed it hardest.
What is still missing is good field evidence: what happens to yields, soil and farm income over several seasons, and on which crops it works best. That is what conferences like this are for. A committee role puts your name on the programme and gives you a hand in choosing which papers and speakers are heard.
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Before you say yes
Four things to ask the organisers
As of 25 October 2026 we could find nothing about ICNFSA 2026 published online. The letter gives no venue, no host university or institute, and no conference website, and the reply address is a Gmail account. That does not make it anything other than genuine — many academic meetings announce late — but it does mean you should ask before your name goes on the committee list:
- Where is it, and who is hosting it? Ask for the venue, the host institution and whether it is in person, online or hybrid.
- Is there a fee for committee members? Ask in writing whether any registration or membership fee comes with the role, before you send anything else.
- Who else is on the committee? A list of confirmed names tells you a lot.
- Where will papers be published? If the conference promises proceedings or journal publication, ask which journal.
We will update this page when the organisers announce the venue and programme, and add the conference to our events calendar.
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Why it matters
Natural farming is now a national mission, but the field evidence on yields, soil and income is still thin. Conferences are where that evidence gets presented and argued over, and a committee role gives a scientist a say in which work is heard. Because the organisers have not yet named a venue or host, anyone invited should ask a few plain questions before accepting.
Frequently asked
When is ICNFSA 2026?
The International Conference on Natural Farming & Sustainable Agriculture in India (ICNFSA 2026) is scheduled for 28 to 30 December 2026. Its theme is Perspectives, Innovations and Technologies for Future-Ready Agriculture. As of 25 October 2026 the venue had not been announced.
How do I join the ICNFSA 2026 organising committee?
Send your full name, official designation, institute or organisation, preferred committee position, official email ID and WhatsApp or mobile number to the organisers at harws21@gmail.com. The roles offered are Conference Director, Organizing Secretary, Advisory Board Member, Convenor, Scientific Committee Member and Organizing Committee Member.
What was the last date to send details for the ICNFSA 2026 committee?
The invitation letter asked for details by 23 October 2026. That date has passed; anyone who received the letter late can still write to the organisers and ask whether committee places are open.
Who is organising ICNFSA 2026?
The invitation is signed by Dr Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chief Organizing Secretary of ICNFSA 2026. The letter does not name a host institution, and no conference website had been published as of 25 October 2026, so it is worth asking the organisers for the venue and host before accepting a role.
Source
This guide is written from the organisers' invitation letter, dated October 2026. IndianAgri is not an organiser, has no commercial link with the conference and was not paid to write this. The organisers' phone number is deliberately not printed here; their email is given as it appears in the letter. We searched for a conference website, venue and host institution on 25 October 2026 and found none; we will update this page when they are announced. The advice on what to ask before accepting a role is IndianAgri's own.
Edited by Devendra Kumar Jha. How we report, source and correct: editorial policy. Spotted an error? Tell us.
