2026 International Conference on Agriculture Sciences
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2026 International Conference on Agriculture Sciences
Agroecology and Sustainable Systems
22 June 2026
20 July 2026
21 August 2026
7 September 2026
14 October 2026
Agroecosystems, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Sustainable Cropping Systems, Integrated Pest Management
ICAS 2026 is Now OPEN for Abstract Submission and Registration.
Instructions for authors are available online.
Submit your abstracts HERE.
Register HERE.
For any inquiries, please contact us at icas2026@mdpi.com.
Welcome from the Chairs
University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
Prof. Dr. Leslie Weston
Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia
Event Chairs
Prof. PhD Andolfi Anna is Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Department of Chemical Sciences of University of Naples Federico II. She graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, PhD in Agrochemistry, and post-PhD in Organic Chemistry at University of Naples Federico II The research activity conducted by Prof. Anna Andolfi is essentially framed in the field of chemistry of natural organic substances produced essentially by fungi from different environments and habitus, and from plants. Numerous bioactive specialized metabolites belonging to different classes of natural compounds have been isolated and characterized. The objective of these studies is to identify the complex mechanisms involved in the plant-host interaction to establish eco-compatible alternate or integrative control strategies of the common methods of crop defence. Many identified substances also showed potential pharmacological activity.
Prof. Weston’s research focuses on chemical ecology and physiology with an emphasis on the generation of a deeper understanding of the plant rhizosphere and its associated microbiome, and how plant interactions with weeds, herbivores, and pests as well as biocontrol organisms are mediated by secondary products. Research interests have included development of a fundamental understanding of the localization, biosynthesis, and regulation of secondary plant products including those in root exudates as sources of novel chemistry. Recently, metabolomics and genomics approaches have been undertaken to investigate complex biosynthetic pathways impacting plant defense and microbial interactions. Applied research has focused on large multidisciplinary research projects for prevention of herbicide resistance in common pasture and crop weeds, and development of alternative management strategies for weeds and livestock pests, including the use of biocontrol agents such as dung beetles, crown weevils and flea beetles. Prof Weston also explores soil health and microbial diversity within the plant rhizosphere and the role of bioactive molecules in plant defense and weed suppression. In May 2023, Leslie was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
Sessions
S2. Crop Rotation and Management - An Agroecological Approach
S3. Fertility Management in Sustainable Agricultural Systems
S4. Biostimulants and Biocontrols for Use in Sustainable Systems
S5. Agroecology and Precision Agriculture
S6. Economics of Regenerative and Sustainable Farming Systems
S7. Agroecological approaches to soil management
Instructions for Authors
ICAS 2026 will accept abstracts only. The accepted abstracts will be available online on Sciforum.net during and after the conference. The conference will be held fully in person; it is not possible to participate online. Please note that abstract submission and conference registration are two separate processes. Please use your institutional email address for both processes.
- Create an account on Sciforum if you do not have one, then click on the above button to Submit Abstract.
- Choose a session that is best suited for your research.
- Submit an abstract in English—the word limits are a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 300 words.
- The deadline to submit your abstract is 22 June 2026.
- Upon submission, you can select if you wish to be considered for oral or poster presentation (or both). Following assessment by the Chairs and Scientific Committee, you will be notified by 20 July 2026 whether your contribution has been accepted for oral or poster presentation.
- Please note that, in order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by any of the authors, denoted as Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation and publication of any accepted abstract. The Covering Author registration deadline is 7 September 2026. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.
- The abstract's structure should include the introduction, methods, results, and conclusions sections.
- All abstracts accepted for presentation will be collected in a book of abstracts, which will be displayed on the website during the conference.
Authors are encouraged to prepare their presentations using PowerPoint or similar software. Please note that all presentations must be delivered in English. A link for slide upload will be provided prior to the conference.
Publication Opportunity
Please note if you have IOAP/association discounts, conference discounts will be combined with IOAP/association discounts. Conference discounts cannot be combined with reviewer vouchers. No additional discounts are applicable beyond the above. All submitted papers will undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review procedure. The abstracts should be cited and noted on the first page of the paper.
Participants are welcome to submit a proceeding paper (4-8 pages) to Biology and Life Sciences Forum (ISSN: 2673-9976) after the conference. Authors are asked to disclose that it is a proceeding paper of the ICAS 2026 conference paper in their cover letter. Publication of the proceedings will be free of charge.
Proceedings submission deadline: 8 December 2026.
Carefully read the rules outlined in the 'Instructions for Authors' on the journal’s website and ensure that your submission adheres to these guidelines.
1. Title;
2. Full author names;
3. Affiliations (including full postal address) and authors' e-mail addresses;
4. Abstract;
5. Keywords;
6. Introduction;
7. Methods;
8. Results and Discussion;
9. Conclusions;
10. Acknowledgements;
11. References.
ICAS2026-Proceeding Paper-Template
Registration
In-Person Registration
The conference will be held fully in person; it is not possible to participate online. The registration fee includes attendance at all conference sessions, morning/afternoon coffee breaks, lunches, a conference bag, and a program book. Participation in the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid. The number of participants is limited: once the number of paid registrations reaches the maximum number of participants, unpaid registrations will be canceled.
When registering, please provide us with your institutional email address. This will accelerate the registration process.
If you are registering several people under the same registration order, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual institutional email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Important Information
Please note that abstract submission and conference registration are two separate processes. During registration, please provide us with the same email address you used to submit your abstract(s). Otherwise, leave us a comment in the registration form, providing the email address used during the submission process. In addition, please use your institutional email address for both processes.
In order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by any of the authors, denoted as the Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation and publication of any accepted abstract. The Covering Author registration deadline is 7 September 2026 . Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.
Participants of the event will be able to download an electronic Certificate of Attendance by accessing their dashboards on Sciforum.net once the event is concluded. The certificates will be found under the "My Certificates" category.
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Early Bird Until 21 August 2026 |
Regular Until 14 October 2026 |
Supported documents | |
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| Academic | 649.00 EUR | 739.00 EUR | |
| Non-Academic | 769.00 EUR | 869.00 EUR | |
| Student | 289.00 EUR | 379.00 EUR |
Scanned copy or photograph of your current student or past professor ID is required. |
| Scientific Committee Members | 509.00 EUR | 589.00 EUR |
Cancellation policy
| Cancellation of paid registration is possible under the terms listed below: | |
| > 2 months before the conference | Full refund but 100 EUR is retained for administration |
| > 1 month before the conference | Refund 50% of the applying fees |
| > 2 weeks before the conference | Refund 25% of the applying fees |
| < 2 weeks before the conference | No refund |
Disclaimer
In the unlikely event that MDPI deems it necessary to cancel the conference, all pre-paid registration fees will be reimbursed. MDPI shall not be liable for reimbursing the cost of travel or accommodation arrangements made by individual delegates.
Beware of unauthorized registration and hotel solicitations
Note that Sciforum is the only official registration platform to register to ICAS 2026 and that we are not associated with any hotel agency. While other hotel resellers and travel agencies may contact you with offers for your trip, they are not endorsed by or affiliated with ICAS 2026 or Sciforum. Beware that entering into financial agreements with non-endorsed companies can have costly consequences.
Insurance
The organizers do not accept liability for personal accident, loss, or damage to private property incurred as a result of participation in ICAS 2026. Delegates are advised to arrange appropriate insurance to cover travel, cancellation, or medical costs, and theft or damage of belongings.
MDPI Conference Admissions Policy
- All registered conference delegates are asked to always wear their badges throughout the conference.
- Conference sessions, the catering area, and the poster area are solely restricted to badge holders. Any person attending these areas without a badge will be asked to leave the premises.
- Badge holders must not allow their badges to be worn by anyone else. Any failure to do so is likely to lead to the badge holder and the person wearing the badge being removed from the premises.
- Press badges are restricted to publishers, editors, journalists, broadcasters, and web bloggers associated with the conference subject area. Members of the press may be asked to produce accreditation in the form of a photocopy of a recognized press or media card, a business card, a letter from the editor, or an official web address linking to a press release in order to verify their position.
- Photographs and videos may be taken during the conference. Anyone attending the conference consents to such photography and filming without compensation and confirms that the organizers shall be entitled to use such photographs and videos, which may include photographs and videos of visitors, for the purpose of marketing the conference in the future and for exploitation in any and all media, without liability.
Payment methods
Wire transfer, Credit card
Currencies accepted by this event
Swiss francs (CHF) , Euros (EUR) , US dollars (USD) , Pounds sterling (GBP) , Japanese yen (JPY) , Canadian dollars (CAD) and Singapore dollars (SGD)
Partnership Opportunities
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via email at icas2026@mdpi.com. We appreciate your consideration!
Event Awards
In order to recognize the works presented during the conference in the format of posters and presentations, awards will be offered to our conference participants, sponsored by the journals Agronomy and Agriculture. The award winners will be selected by the Chairs after evaluation of all selected talks and posters presented at the conference.
We will be offering the following awards to our conference attendees:
The Awards
Number of Awards Available: 6
Prize: 250 EUR and a certificate each
Visa Information
Please note that you must apply for your own visa application. MDPI is not responsible for any visa application. However, MDPI can provide a Visa Support Letter. To be eligible for such a document, the criteria below must be fulfilled.
Visa Support Letter
- Applicants must have paid for registration and submitted an abstract in order to get a letter of support.
- Applicants must provide us with a scan of their valid, in-date passport that contains a photo of them.
- Applicants must provide us with an academic CV, two references from their institution (contact information including institutional email and phone), and a letter of support from their institution to confirm that they support the delegate attending the meeting.
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This must be carried out in good time before the meeting; “last minute” requests will not be processed.
More useful information on visa application
Plan Your Trip
Bologna
Sponsors and Partners
Organizers
Cooperations
Conference Secretariat
Ms. Ioana Vintila
Mr. Benjamin Tay
Ms. Judith Wu
