About Congress

🌟 Chief Patrons - AIRSA VBCON 2025

Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Con

Minister of Agriculture & Food Security
Federal Republic of Nigeria

Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
Government of India

Shri Bhagirath Choudhary

Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
Government of India

Prof. S.W. Akhtar

Founder & Chancellor
Integral University

Shri Surya Pratap Shahi

Cabinet Minister of Agriculture & Research
Government of Uttar Pradesh

🎖️ Patrons - AIRSA VBCON 2025

Padma Bhushan Dr. R. S. Paroda

Former Secretary, DARE & Director General, ICAR, Chairman

Padma Bhushan Prof. R. B. Singh

Former Chairman, ASRB, Govt. of India, Chancellor Central Agricultural University Imphal

Prof. Panjab Singh

Former Secretary DARE & Director General ICAR, Chancellor Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi

Shri Dinesh Pratap Singh

Minister of State Horticulture, Agricultural Marketing and Agricultural Foreign Trade
Government of Uttar Pradesh

Shri Baldev Singh Aulakh

Minister of State for Agriculture Education & Research
Government of Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Syed Nadeem Akhtar

Pro-Chancellor
Integral University

Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra

Former Secretary DARE & Director General ICAR, Chairperson, Protection of Plant Varieties & Farmers Rights Authority, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Govt. of India

Shri Devesh Chaturvedi

Secretary Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare,
Government of India

Dr. Mangi Lal Jat

Secretary DARE & Director General, ICAR
New Delhi

Dr. Himanshu Pathak

Director General International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Former DG, ICAR

Dr. Praveen Kumar Singh

Agriculture Commissioner
Government of India

Shri Deepak Kumar

Agriculture Production Commissioner
Government of Uttar Pradesh

Syed M. Fauzan Akhtar

Addl. Pro-Chancellor
Integral University

Syed Adnan Akhtar

Addl. Pro-Chancellor
Integral University

Dr. Nida Fatima

Addl. Pro-Chancellor
Integral University

Rev. Prof.(Dr.) Rajendra B.Lal

Vice Chancellor Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh

Vice Chancellor Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University (RLBCAU)
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh

Shri Pandhari Yadav

Director General Council of Science & Technology, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh

🤝 Co-Patrons - AIRSA VBCON 2025

Dr. Bijendra Singh

Vice-Chacellor University of NDUAT Kumarganj
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

Prof. Javed Musarrat

Vice - Chancellor
Integral University

Shri K.Vijayendra Pandian

Vice - Chancellor (Acting)
Chandra Chekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology,
Kanput Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Anand Kumar Singh

Vice-Chancellor Chandra Shekhar Azad University
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Krishan Kumar Singh

Vice-Chancellor Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Prof. S.V.S. Raju

Vice-Chancellor Banda University of Agriculture and Technology
Banda, Uttar Pradesh

Sri Ravinder

Principal Secretary Agriculture, Agriculture Education & Research
Government of Uttar Pradesh

Shri. B. Prabhakar

Secretary U.P. State Biodiversity Board
Uttar Pradesh

Shri. Shildhar Singh Yadav

Secretary & Director Council of Science & Technology
Uttar Pradesh

Dr. Pankaj Tripathi

Director of Agriculture Agriculture Directorate
Uttar Pradesh

Shri Bhanu Prakash Ram

Director Horticulture and Food Processing Department
Uttar Pradesh

Shri Pankaj Kumar

Chief General Manager NABARD, Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh

Prof. Furqan Qamar

Chief Advisor to the Chancellor
Integral University

ORGANIZING CHAIRMAN

Dr. Sanjay Singh

Director General, Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research
Government of Uttar Pradesh

CONVENER

Prof. Mohd. Haris Siddiqui

Director, IIAST
Integral University

ORGANIZING SECRETARY

Prof. Saba Siddiqui

Head, Department of Agriculture, IIAST
Integral University

Prof. Alvina Farooqui

Head, Department of Bioengineering
Integral University

🤝 CO-Organizing Secretary - AIRSA VBCON 2025

Prof. (Dr.) C.John.Wesely

Additional Registrar, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology & Sciences
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Prof. (Dr.) Mohammad Faisal

Head, Department of Computer Application Integral University

Dr. Mohd. Atif Siddiqui

Head, Department of Electrical Engineering Integral University

Dr. Shish Ahmad

Head, Department of Computer Science & Engineering Integral University