August, 24^th- Malaysian Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Society together with Asian PGPR Society and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) had successfully organized the 7^th Asian PGPR International Conference for Sustainable Agriculture in Auditorium Rashdan Baba, UPM with the theme “Regenerating Agriculture through Beneficial Microbes for Improving Crop Productivity and Safety”. The Deputy Director of Institute Kajian Perladangan (IKP), Prof. Dr. Wong Mui Yun was appointed as the Organizing Chairperson for this conference which were participated by 121 participants from various countries including USA, Spain, the Netherland, Saudi Arabia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, and Malaysia.

The conference was officiated by YB Datuk Dr. Nik Muhammad Zawawi, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II. The opening ceremony was attended by Prof. M. S. Reddy (Founder & Chairman of Asian PGPR Society for Sustainable Agriculture), YH. Dato’ Prof. Dr. Mohd Roslan Sulaiman (UPM Vice-Chancellorand Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nur Azura Adam (Dean, Faculty of Agriculture).  The conference met its objectives by providing a platform for academia and industry to access and connect to emerging technologies and new ideas, especially on microbial and PGPR technologies in agriculture.

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Date of Input: 19/09/2022 | Updated: 19/09/2022 | ainzubaidah