BACKGROUND

Mungbean, also known as green gram is a grain legume crop cultivated over 7 million hectares, predominantly across Asia and rapidly spreading to other parts of the world. Owing to its short duration nature (55-60 days maturity) it is an ideal rotation crop in cereal based cropping systems. Mungbean seeds are rich in proteins, fiber, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. This is an exciting opportunity for exchanging ideas and discussing the way forward in the mungbean industry.

OBJECTIVES

The main objective of this conference is to bring together all the major stakeholders in the global mungbean industry for an update on the current status and plan for the research priorities for 2030.

SCOPE

We propose to cover the following topics at the conference:

• Mungbean vision 2030
• Farming systems intensification in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa
• Updates on: Genetics and Breeding; Physiology, N fixation
• Nutrition – new food products – lessons to learn from South Asia food industries – Agribusiness opportunities
• Mungbean value chain – Challenges and Opportunities
• Workshop on mapping future research priorities

TIMEFRAME

The Congress will be held from 5 -7 March 2024 in Thailand. The first two days of the Congress will be in Bangkok (5-6 March). On the third day (7 March) we will plan a field visit to the Kamphaeng Saen campus, Kasetsart University, which will be followed by a Workshop on mapping future research priorities on mungbean at the campus.