Jammu, July 7 (Reporter) More than 60 delegates, comprising scientists and scholars, from different parts of the country deliberated on the pest problem threatening the livelihood of hill farmers during a three-day national conference that ended here on Sunday. The conference, ‘Ecological Engineering and Sustainable Livelihood’, was organized by the Entomological Science Academy (ESA) in collaboration with Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, SKUAST-Jammu, an official statement said. Dr. Poonam Jasrotia, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, inaugurated the conference through virtual mode, and said that in the era of increasing pest population, ecological engineering holds immense promise. The conference culminated with successful recommendation of each theme which will be forwarded to the policy makers for future planning. As per an official communique, the experts earlier discussed how pests were impacting the livelihood of farmers who grow wild honey, wild mushrooms and herbal commodities. Eight technical sessions were held in which eleven lead papers were presented by eminent agricultural scientists from ICAR and SKUAST-Jammu, it said. More than 29 oral and 32 poster presentations were delivered by delegates during the conference, which was organized under the guidance of Prof. B.N. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu...////...