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International Conference on Biopesticides

November 14, 2008

The 5th International Conference on Biopesticides: Stakeholders’ Perspective (ICOB-V 2009) will be held on 26-30 April 2009 at the Indian Habitat Center (IHC) Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India. It is being organized  by TERI (The Energy and Resources Institute) in collaboration with the Society for Promotion and Innovation of Biopesticides (SPIB). This conference is in continuation of a series of international conferences held previously in Thailand (1996 and 2005), China (1998), and Malaysia (2002). The conference will tackle fundamental and applied research on various aspects of biopesticides in pest and disease management in agriculture, forestry, public health, and the urban landscape.

For further information, contact Dr Seema Wahab, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology (DBT) at seema@dbt.nic.in or the Secretariat of the 5th International Conference on Biopesticides at icob5.biopest@nic.in. For registration, visit the conference website at http://www.icob5.nic.in