The programme will comprise five cross-cutting themes:
- Accelerating progress in advanced breeding for improved crop adaptation to climate risks
- Improving productivity and increasing profitability to expand opportunities across global markets
- Enhancing resilience in the face of biotic and abiotic challenges
- Tackling key issues in food security and farming systems for improved livelihoods for the smallholder farmer
- Exploring the future of the value-added: Nutrition, biofuels and feedstuffs for evolving consumer demands
These five themes will be explored through cutting-edge, topical sessions, plus:
- Cross disciplinary plenary sessions highlighting the opportunities and future of sorghum
- Expert Symposia – To further examine the most pressing issues in the sorghum industry today (included in the registration fee)
- A major Research and Industry Exhibition
- Regular opportunity for discussion and networking among the widest gathering of sorghum scientists in over 30 years
