Eight tracks, each chaired by a member.
ACA's research, publishing, and conference programming is organized around eight thematic areas. Each is chaired by a member of the Executive Council, and each runs its own working group with mid-year meetings.
Rice systems
Rice cultivars, paddy hydrology, and integrated rice-fish or rice-duck systems across the lower Mekong and beyond.
Chaired by Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoa
Maize & cereals
Maize and minor cereal breeding, with a focus on drought and heat tolerance in rain-fed upland systems.
Chaired by Prof. Bambang S. Wibowo
Soil & water
Soil organic carbon, cover-crop rotations, irrigation efficiency, and salinity management.
Chaired by Dr. Salim Iqbal
Crop genomics
Genomic prediction, marker-assisted selection, and accessible bioinformatics workflows for member nations.
Chaired by Dr. Cheng-Wen Lin
Climate adaptation
Climate scenario modelling, monsoon shift impacts, and field-tested adaptation packages.
Chaired by Dr. Aisha Rahman
Smallholder economics
Adoption, livelihoods, and the policy environment around new crop science in smallholder systems.
Chaired by Dr. Pheng Sok
Regenerative tropical agronomy
Newest track. Regenerative practices specific to the humid tropics — cover crops, agroforestry, integrated pest mgmt.
Chaired by Dr. Suthida Wong
Plant health & protection
Pest and disease ecology, biocontrol, resistance breeding, and surveillance networks.
Chaired by Dr. Kenji Suzuki