SSSC at 16th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS 2024)

From 26 to 29 March 2024, the 16th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS2024) was successfully held by Thai Nguyen University in Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam under the theme of “Healthy Soils for Sustainable Development”. The next ESAFS will be held in 2027 in Nepal.

Prof. Xiaoyuan Yan, SSSC Secretary General and ISSCAS Deputy Director, attended the ESAFS2024 on behalf of the SSSC. Prof. Yan presented his keynote speech under the title of “How to Achieve Carbon Neutrality in Staple Food Production in China” and chaired the Session 4: Mitigation and CSequestration in soil-plant system; Land use to respond to climate change and sea level rise. He also took part in the business meeting during which he briefly introduced our society’s activities since last ESAFS conference in Malaysia in 2022 and expressed his hope to receive ESAFS members in Inter-Congress 2024 of the International Union of Soil Sciences and World Congress of Soil Science 2026 in Nanjing.