Theme of The Conference

• Fungal diversity
• New identification techniques for fungal species
• Conservation strategies for threatened fungal species
• Fungal genomics and population genetics
• Fungal interactions with other organisms

FUNGI FOR SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT AGRICULTURE

• Fungal diseases in plants and animals - diagnostics and control strategies
• Plant-fungus interactions - strategies for enhanced yield and disease resistance
• Strategies for reduced chemical dependency - fungi as biocontrol agents, biopesticides, biofertilizers
• Climate-resilient agricultural practices - enhancing nutrient uptake, soil heath, supporting organic alternatives, carbon sequestration using fungal species
• Fungi in crop stress management – drought, salinity, and other abiotic stresses
• New fungal technologies for farming and addressal of impediments in their application

FUNGI FOR HUMAN HEALTH

• Antibiotics, antimicrobials, statins, immunosuppressive, and anticancer drugs from fungi
• Fungi as food and food supplements - nutraceuticals, nutrition, probiotics, and gut health
• Fungal compounds in mental health and neurology
• Fungal metabolites in targeted therapies
• Fungi in cosmetics
• Understanding and combating fungal infections in humans

FUNGI FOR INDUSTRIES: INNOVATION AND APPLICATIONS

• Fungi as source of enzymes for food, detergents, textile, leather, and paper industries
• Fungal application in brewing, wine making, and bioethanol production
• Fungi in biofuel production and lignocellulose breakdown
• Advances in genetic engineering for industrially valuable fungal species
• Addressing scalability, efficiency and innovation in industries
• Ethical considerations in fungal bioengineering