India, Sept. 9 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
The world's scientific, policy and farming communities working on drylands will convene three-day Global Dryland Congress 2026, themed 'Transforming Dryland Agriculture with South-South Cooperation', in New Delhi from 10-12 September 2026.
Jointly organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the Congress will be held at the National Agricultural Science Complex and doubles as a milestone celebration of 50 years of ICAR-ICRISAT partnership.
The Congress arrives at a critical moment. Drylands span about 45 percent of the world's land surface and are home to over two billion ...