Vieneite-o Koza, a research scholar in the Department of Forestry, Nagaland University was awarded the Best Paper Presentation Award at the National Conference on “Agroforestry Assisted Natural Farming for Restoration of Agroecosystems (AANFRA-2025).
LUMAMI, NOVEMBER 28 (MExN): Vieneite-o Koza, a research scholar in the Department of Forestry, Nagaland University, has been awarded the Best Paper Presentation Award at the National Conference on “Agroforestry Assisted Natural Farming for Restoration of Agroecosystems (AANFRA-2025).”
The two-day national conference, organised by the Faculty of Forestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), was held on November 20–21 at its Benhama-Watlar campus. The event brought together experts, policymakers and researchers to discuss the need to shift from input-intensive conventional farming to regenerative agroecosystems.
The conference featured eight technical sessions with more than 160 participants presenting their research. Koza received the top honour for her paper titled “Effects of Season on Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon & Total Nitrogen in Different Land Use in Phek District, Nagaland,” which examined soil health dynamics in the Eastern Himalayan region. Koza is currently pursuing her PhD under the supervision of Dr Gyati Yam in the Department of Forestry, Nagaland University, Lumami campus.
