ANNOUNCEMENT

The Organizing and Scientific Committees of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Marta Abreu Central University of Las Villas (UCLV) invite high-level specialists and students, both Cuban and international, to participate in the 11th International Scientific Conference on Agricultural Development and Sustainability (AGROCENTRO 2025), within the framework of the 5th International Scientific Convention (UCLV 2025), to be held from October 20 to 24, 2025, at the tourist destination of the Villa Clara Keys: Meliá Las Dunas, Cuba.

This conference will foster a fruitful exchange between specialists from diverse regions of the world on highly relevant and important topics, which will be addressed with the utmost scientific and academic rigor and a vision for the future that will enable them to advantageously address the problems of the current century.

OBJECTIVES

To stimulate exchanges between professionals, scientists, technicians, producers, entrepreneurs, government representatives, international organizations, and the general public interested in researching and promoting topics that contribute to sustainable agricultural development and disseminating the results.

THEMATIC LINES

1. Sustainable plant production, soils, environmental impact, and agricultural education. 2. Ecological pest management, biological control, and allelopathy in agriculture. 3. Animal production technologies, genetics, disease diagnosis and control. 4. Agricultural engineering, irrigation and drainage, precision agriculture, energy, and postharvest. 5. Food sovereignty, rural communities, local development, and a gender perspective. 6. Methods, techniques, and tools for ecological restoration, and the role of Botanical Gardens. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS

Reception of abstracts and presentations: May 30, 2025

Confirmation of acceptance of papers: June 15, 2025

Final submission of papers: June 22, 2025

Papers and abstracts should be sent to: https://convencion.uclv.cu

CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Dr. C. Arahis Cruz Iimonte (Dean: arahiscl@uclv.edu.cu)

CHAIRMAN OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Dr. C. Ahmed Chacón Iznaga (Vice Dean: ahmedci@uclv.edu.cu)

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Dr. C. Héctor Pablo Hernández Arboláez (hectorha@uclv.edu.cu)

PLATFORM COORDINATOR

Reiniedys Álvarez Sánchez (ralvarez@uclv.edu.cu)

MEMBERS

Dr. C. Arahis Cruz Iimonte (arahiscl@uclv.edu.cu)

Dr. C. Edith Aguila Alcantara (editha@uclv.edu.cu)

Dr. C. Orelvis Portal Villafaña (orelvispv@uclv.cu)

Dr. C. Ubaldo Alvarez Hernández (ubaldoah@uclv.edu.cu)

Dr. M.V. Daniel Alfonso Insua (danielai@uclv.edu.cu)

Ms. C. Laura García Pedraza (lgpedraza@uclv.edu.cu)

Dr. C. Idelfonso Castañeda Noa (idelfonsocn@uclv.edu.cu)