AGRIFA – Agriculture and Food: Current and Future Challenges

Welcome to AGRIFA, the international platform where ideas grow and solutions take root. This event brings together passionate minds to exchange insights, showcase best practices, and share cutting-edge research — all with a common goal: building a more sustainable agriculture and securing safer, healthier food for people and the planet.
At AGRIFA, we go beyond presentations — we spark conversations, encourage collaboration, and drive innovation. The conference empowers professionals to connect their real-world experience with forward-thinking approaches, creating a bridge between today’s challenges and tomorrow’s sustainable solutions.

🔍 What we care about most:

  • 🌿 Boosting biodiversity through smarter farming
  • 💧 Protecting soil and water – our most precious resources
  • 🥗 Elevating food quality for healthier communities
  • 🔄 Applying circular economy principles to turn agricultural by-products into valuable resources

AGRIFA also champions the need for transparent, science-based data that helps farmers and stakeholders make better decisions, use resources efficiently, and shape forward-looking agricultural policies.

💡 Key themes of AGRIFA 2026:

  • 🚜 Agriculture 4.0 – the future is now
  • 🍇 Viticulture – traditions meet technology
  • 🌎 Biodiversity & Climate Change – resilience in action
  • 🧪 Food Quality & Safety – trust on every plate
  • 🧬 Food Adulteration – uncovering hidden risks

🎉 And the best part? Participation is 100% FREE!
📅 Save the Date: October 16, 2026
📍 Location: Online via Microsoft Teams

🗓️ Important Deadlines:

  • September 21 – e-Poster submission
  • September 28 – Notification of acceptance
  • October 01 – Final submission

All accepted contributions will be published as full papers or abstracts in the official conference proceedings.
We can’t wait to see what you’ll bring to the conversation.
Let’s shape the future of food and agriculture – together.

Click here to read the AGRIFA 2026 agenda

Contact person:
Anca Becze
e-mail: anca.naghiu@icia.ro
Tel: 0040743328206

Organizing committee:

  • Cecilia Roman, Head of R&D Department, INCDO INOE 2000, ICIA Cluj-Napoca
  • Claudiu Tănăselia
  • Anca Becze
  • Vanda Liliana Babalau-Fuss

Reviewers committee:

  1. Cecilia Roman — Precision agriculture (PA), Circular economy, Superior recovery of agricultural wastes
  2. Anca Becze — Food quality and safety, Nutritional value, Food adulteration, Food technology, Alternative proteins, Nutrition education, Plats extracts
  3. Dorina Simedru — Food quality and safety, Product development, Circular bio-economy, LCA, Innovative packaging, Microplastics
  4. Marin Șenilă — Food contaminants, Environmental pollution, Bioavailability, Food Safety, Soil decontamination,
  5. Claudiu Tănăselia — Food contaminants, Environmental pollution
  6. Oana Cadar — Nano-materials, Characterization techniques, Applications
  7. Lacrimioara Șenilă — Agriculture, Climate change and environment, Food and nutrition, Bioenergy
  8. Erika Levei — Environmental chemistry, Health risk assessment, Nano-materials, Mining waste valorization
  9. Marius Roman — Agriculture, Environment evaluation,
  10. Melinda Kovacs — Global change, Environmental pollution, Ecosystem services, Soil microbiodiversity

e-Posters

1. Sustainable Agriculture, Crop Management and Environmental Protection

2. Food Innovation, Alternative Resources and Agri-Food Sustainability

3. Emerging Technologies, Digitalization and Circular Bioeconomy