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57th VIETNAM International Conference on “Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity & Public Health" (SABPH-27) Jan. 18-20, 2027 Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

SABPH-27

URL: https://ffabs.org/conference/361
Event Date: 2027-01-18 ~ 2027-01-20
Submission Date: 2027-01-01
Organizer: FFABS

Sustainable Energy Public Health Sustainable Development Sustainable Energy Biodiversity & Conservation Biology Public Policy & Administration

Call for papers/Topics

All Abstracts, Reviews, short articles, Full articles, Posters are welcomed related with any of the following research fields:

1. Sustainable Agriculture Foundations

This pillar focuses on food production methods that meet current human needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs, emphasizing ecological balance and resource conservation.

Regenerative and Ecological Farming Practices
- Agroecology and permaculture design principles
- Conservation tillage and no-till farming to prevent soil erosion
- Cover cropping, green manures, and crop rotation strategies
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to minimize synthetic chemical reliance

Resource Management and Efficiency
- Sustainable water management (drip irrigation, rainwater harvesting)
- Soil health and microbiome restoration (composting, biochar)
- Precision agriculture using technology to optimize resource inputs
- Reduction of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions (methane from livestock, nitrous oxide from fertilizers)

Alternative and Novel Production Systems
- Urban agriculture, vertical farming, and hydroponics/aquaponics
- Agroforestry and silvopasture (integrating trees with crops and livestock)
- Smallholder farming systems and traditional agricultural knowledge

2. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Biodiversity serves as the biological infrastructure supporting all agricultural systems and buffering human populations against environmental shocks.

Agricultural Biodiversity (Agrobiodiversity)
- Genetic diversity of crops and domesticated livestock breeds
- Seed banks, landraces, and the preservation of heirloom varieties
- Crop wild relatives (CWRs) as genetic reservoirs for climate resilience

Functional Ecosystem Services in Agriculture
- Pollinator health (bees, butterflies, bats) and its impact on crop yields
- Natural pest control via beneficial predatory insects and birds
- Soil biodiversity (mycorrhizal fungi, earthworms) driving nutrient cycling

Landscape-Level Biodiversity Conservation
- Habitat fragmentation caused by agricultural expansion (deforestation)
- Wildlife corridors, hedgerows, and buffer zones within farming landscapes
- Impact of monoculture landscapes on regional ecosystem collapse

3. Public Health and Nutrition

Public health examines how agricultural outputs and environmental integrity directly translate into human physiological well-being, disease prevalence, and nutritional security.

Nutrition and Food Security
- Nutrient density of crops grown in healthy vs. depleted soils
- Dietary diversity and its relationship with agricultural biodiversity
- Malnutrition, hidden hunger (micronutrient deficiencies), and obesity
- Food safety, contamination, and toxicological risks in the food supply

Environmental Health and Chemical Exposure
- Chronic and acute health risks of pesticide exposure for farmers and consumers
- Nitrate contamination of groundwater from synthetic fertilizers and its health impacts
- Air quality degradation from agricultural burning and intensive livestock emissions

Infectious Diseases and One Health
- Zoonotic disease emergence driven by land-use change and deforestation
- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) stemming from sub-therapeutic antibiotic use in livestock
- Vector-borne disease dynamics influenced by irrigation practices and climate change

4. Interrelated and Cross-Cutting Themes

The most critical vulnerabilities and opportunities exist at the overlap of these three domains, where a change in one system triggers cascading effects across the others.

Climate Change and Systemic Resilience
- Climate change as a threat multiplier for food security, biodiversity loss, and heat-related health risks
- Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils as a mitigation strategy with health and ecological co-benefits

Zoonotic Disease Dynamics (The Interface of Biodiversity Loss and Public Health)
- How habitat destruction forces wildlife into closer contact with livestock and humans, increasing spillover risks
- The "dilution effect" hypothesis: how high biodiversity can buffer against the transmission of certain pathogens

The Food-Medicinal Nexus
- Loss of wild biodiversity reducing the discovery of new pharmaceuticals and traditional medicines
- The role of a diverse gut microbiome (influenced by diverse diets and contact with natural soils) in human immunity

Socio-Economic and Policy Drivers
- Agricultural subsidies and their historical bias toward unhealthy monocultures vs. diversified sustainable systems
- Environmental justice, land rights, and equitable access to nutritious food and clean environments
- The "One Health" and "Planetary Health" frameworks as integrated policy approaches mapping these exact linkages