We are pleased to share the first call for submissions for the sixth Ukulinga Howard Davis Memorial Symposium to be hosted on 22 and 23 May 2024 at the University's Ukulinga Research Farm with the theme of Sustainability and Innovative Technologies in Agriculture.

The theme of SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN AGRICULTURE is intended to bring together stakeholders driving research andanisations, processors, policymakers, local government, and students whose work is oriented towards enhanced sustainability to bolster food systems against threats that include climate change, biodiversity loss, environmental degradation, water scarcity and pollution, pesticide and herbicide resistance, loss of traditional knowledge, market pressures, and more.

We hope to welcome you to this year’s symposium. Please get in touch regarding any submissions for the programme, enquiries about exhibiting, or queries about attendance.

For inclusion in the programme with an oral presentation, poster display or creative presentation,
please submit a 300-word abstract or presentation description to cuenod@ukzn.ac.za by 17 APRIL 2024.

The organisers welcome technical, academic, practical, creative, and social involvement.

UkulingaFirstCall.pdf