ICAFE 2021: 15. International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering

March 11-12, 2021 in Miami, United States

DIGITAL

Conference Code: 21US03ICAFE

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The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

ICAFE 2021: 15. International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Agricultural and Food Engineering. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Agricultural and Food Engineering

Call for Contributions

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Agricultural and Food Engineering are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.

Guidelines for Authors

Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.

Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, OpenAIRE, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.

Special Journal Issues

ICAFE 2021 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Agricultural and Food Engineering. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.

Application Forms

Selected Papers

Mechanical Properties of Enset Fibers Obtained from Different Breeds of Enset Plant
Diriba T. Balcha, Boris Kulig, Oliver Hensel, Eyassu Woldesenbet
Near-Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging Spectroscopy to Detect Microplastics and Pieces of Plastic in Almond Flour
H. Apaza, L. Chévez, H. Loro
A Review on the Mechanism Removal of Pesticides and Heavy Metal from Agricultural Runoff in Treatment Train
N. A. Ahmad Zubairi, H. Takaijudin, K. W. Yusof
Stakeholder Analysis of Agricultural Drone Policy: A Case Study of the Agricultural Drone Ecosystem of Thailand
Thanomsin Chakreeves, Atichat Preittigun, Ajchara Phu-ang
Optimization of Agricultural Water Demand Using a Hybrid Model of Dynamic Programming and Neural Networks: A Case Study of Algeria
M. Boudjerda, B. Touaibia, M. K. Mihoubi
Res2ValHUM: Creation of Resource Management Tool and Microbial Consortia Isolation and Identification
A. Ribeiro, N. Valério, C. Vilarinho, J. Araujo, J. Carvalho
Intensity Analysis to Link Changes in Land-Use Pattern in the Abuakwa North and South Municipalities, Ghana, from 1986 to 2017
Isaac Kwaku Adu, Jacob Doku Tetteh, John Joseph Puthenkalam, Kwabena Effah Antwi
An Epidemiological Study on an Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Linked to Dinner Served at a Senior High School in Accra
Benjamin Osei Tutu, Rita Asante, Emefa Atsu
Algorithm for Path Recognition in-between Tree Rows for Agricultural Wheeled-Mobile Robots
Anderson Rocha, Pedro Miguel de Figueiredo Dinis Oliveira Gaspar
The Two Layers of Food Safety and GMOs in the Hungarian Agricultural Law
Gergely Horváth
Quality of Romanian Food Products on Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed Notifications
Silvius Stanciu
The Role of Food System in Promoting Environmental Planning
Rayeheh Khatami, Toktam Hanaei, Mohammad Reza Mansouri Daneshvar
Path-Tracking Controller for Tracked Mobile Robot on Rough Terrain
Toshifumi Hiramatsu, Satoshi Morita, Manuel Pencelli, Marta Niccolini, Matteo Ragaglia, Alfredo Argiolas
Standalone Docking Station with Combined Charging Methods for Agricultural Mobile Robots
Leonor Varandas, Pedro D. Gaspar, Martim L. Aguiar
Fast Return Path Planning for Agricultural Autonomous Terrestrial Robot in a Known Field
Carlo Cernicchiaro, Pedro D. Gaspar, Martim L. Aguiar

Digital Program consists of the e-proceedings book which is available online-only and includes the conference communications (proceedings abstracts and papers). Registered participants can access the digitally available conference proceedings ( and certificates ) by visiting their profile pages.

Agricultural Mechanization and Automation
Agriculture Processing
Bioinformation System
Bioprocess and Environment
Drying Technology
Fermentation Technology
Food and Agricultural Waste Management
Food Processing
Packaging Engineering
Particle and Powder Technology
Precision Farming and AgriGIS
Process Control and Integration
Process Modelling and Simulation
Safety and Health in Agriculture
Soil and Water Engineering
Postharvest Engineering and Technology
Aquacultural Engineering
Farm Structure
Animal and Plant Environment
Food Security and Safety

Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline		January 28, 2021
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection		February 11, 2021
Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline		February 11, 2021
Conference Dates		March 11-12, 2021

Sandrayee Brahma	University of Nebraska-Lincoln, US
Salam Ibrahim	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, US
Gusui Wu	DuPont Pioneer, US
Honglin Zhong	University of Maryland, US
Debabrata Biswas	The University of Maryland, US
Giovana Celli	Dalhousie University, US
M. Nadir Sidiqi	California Department of Pesticide Regulation, US
Zhongqi He	USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center, US
Balunkeswar Nayak	University of Maine, US
Baljeet Singh Saharan	Washington State University, US
M. Geraldine McKay	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, US
Youssef elshoubary	Pepsico research, US
Balunkeswar Nayak	University of Nebraska - Lincoln, US
Jannavi Srinivasan	U. S. Food and Drug Administration, US
Karamat Sistani	U. S. Department of Agriculture, US
Mais Sheikh Rajab	Heriot-Watt University, UK
Yinling Lin	Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Konstantinos Fragkos	University College London, UK
Nasim Yasin	University of the Punjab, PK
Kidanemaryam Wagaw	Ethiopian Biotechnology Institute, ET
Rajni Kamboj	Ch Devi Lal State Institute of Engineering and Technology, IN
Vânia Ribeiro	Polytechnic of Leiria , PT
Syed Shah	University of Tasmania, AU
Fauziah Binti Mohd Noor	University Utara Malaysia, MY
Fatih Tarlak	Istanbul Gedik University, TR
Mohamed Amine Benmehaia	University Mohamed Khider Biskra, DZ
Kakha Nadiradze	Genetics Resources Association of Georgia, GE
Elvan Gökçen Bulut	Ankara university, TR
Muzmmel Mustafa Mohammed Ibrahim	PNGIT Institute , SA
Teresa Cerón	Meritorious Autonomous University of Puebla, MX

Participation Type	Early Registration Ticket Fees	Registration Ticket Fees
Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 450	€ 500
Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 350	€ 400
Listener Registration	€ 250	€ 300
Additional Paper Publication	€ 100

All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system. Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:

e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
e-program
e-book
e-name badge
e-receipt
e-presentation

Presentation Types:

Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird registration was valid until 2021-02-11 23:59:59

Online Credit Card Processing

Online payment option available for author and listener delegates.
Conference participants can make online credit card payments for conference registration fees.