03/11/25 > 06/11/25World Alfalfa Congress 2025

The World Alfalfa Congress 2025 will gather scientists and practitioners from all over the world.

Many researchers and experts will share their experience and design the future. The recent international summits evidenced the very quick climte change, the loss of plant, animal and microbial biodiversity and increasing risks related to water, from extreme droughts to extreme floodings.

All these events show that the planetary boundaries are overpassed and put a threat on our ability to ensure a safe and affordable food to all, now and for the future generations.

Alfalfa is characterized by its biological properties and especially the biological nitrogen fixation, its ability to produce large quantity of biomass and protein under a wide range of soil and climate conditions, its suitability to feed high-yielding ruminants, its ability to restore soil and water quality and biodiversity. So, alfalfa, alfalfa-based cropping systens and alfalfa-based animal production systems appear as exciting options to build an economically viable agriculture that would at the same time take us back into the planetary boundaries.

This conference will thus address various boundaries that are relevant to alfalfa-based production systems and the overall economic viability for farmers and markets. It will give space for discussion between researchers and practitioners. Moreover, a special attention will be given to Young Researchers and Investigators, ie. the next generation. Welcome to Reims!