ISC 2028 · Abuja, Nigeria
The XXI International Silage Conference brings silage science to Africa for the first time since the series began in Edinburgh in 1970.
The conference
The International Silage Conference is the premier global platform for scientists, technicians, entrepreneurs and policymakers in the silage and livestock industry to exchange knowledge, innovation and technology.
Since 1970 it has been held every two or three years, each time in a different country and on a different continent. The XXI edition runs from 25 to 28 April 2028 at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, Nigeria.
A first for Africa
The XXI International Silage Conference comes to Abuja — the first time the event has been held in Africa since it began in Edinburgh in 1970.
Nigeria is at a pivotal moment in its livestock development, with a new Ministry of Livestock Development and a national focus on feed scarcity and nutrition through better forage conservation. Hosting the conference here puts that work in front of the global silage community, and brings the global community to researchers and producers across the continent.
Since 1970
The first International Silage Conference was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1970 with 35 participants, all from the United Kingdom. The meeting was considered a “Silage Seminar” and focused on discussion of present and future research projects, with no submission of abstracts and no presentation of research papers. Since then the conference has been held every two or three years in different countries and continents.
The programme
The conference runs on three session formats. Full timings for each day are in the downloadable programme.
Invited speakers address the full conference, setting up the themes that the concurrent sessions explore in detail.
Each session opens with a lead-off talk from an invited expert, followed by three talks chosen from submitted abstracts.
Posters are grouped by topic and presented in one-hour sessions across the conference. Student authors can enter the best-poster competition.
Who attends
ISC 2028 is designed for individuals and organisations dedicated to advancing sustainable agriculture and forage conservation.
Looking ahead
To further promote and advance silage science and technology, and to establish an international platform and network for worldwide exchange on silage research and extension, the Continuation Group of the ISC proposes to establish a formal organisation: the International Silage Science Society.
The proposal follows intensive discussion since the XVIII ISC in Bonn, Germany, and will be put to delegates for agreement at the XXI ISC in Nigeria.
Please acknowledge
Should Acts of God or natural or public health emergencies prevent this event from being held in person, conference sessions will be held virtually via Zoom.
The official language of the conference is English. All presentations, oral and poster, and the book of abstracts, will be in English.
Registration, accommodation and the conference tour are all booked through this site. The secretariat is happy to help with anything else.
