Welcome

2026 marks the 20th anniversary of the International Peanut Conference on Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology (AAGB). Since the first edition in 2006, the AAGB conference series has been held successfully in many parts of the world, providing a high-level, professional platform for academic exchange and cooperation among scientists in peanut genomics and biotechnology, and playing an important role in advancing peanut science, technology and industry worldwide.

To mark this milestone, the 20th Anniversary International Peanut Conference — AAGB-2026 — will be held in Guangzhou, China, on 9–13 November 2026. As a key component of the 2026 Greater Bay Area (Guangdong) Agricultural Science and Technology Forum, the conference is co-hosted by the Crop Science Society of Guangdong (CSSGD), The Peanut Research Foundation (TPRF) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), and organized by the Crops Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GDAAS-CRI). Guangdong is the largest peanut-producing province in South China, with an annual planting area of more than 5 million mu (about 333,000 hectares). Its strong industrial base and research capacity provide solid support for the conference.

The conference is expected to bring together more than 300 experts and scholars from over 30 countries. Through plenary lectures, keynote and invited talks, thematic sessions and poster presentations, participants will discuss peanut germplasm and genome evolution, gene discovery and functional validation for key agronomic traits, genome editing and frontier technologies, high-yield cultivation and green production, and processing technology and industrial application. The conference aims to further promote academic exchange and practical cooperation in peanut genomics and biotechnology, showcase the latest research results and frontier progress, accelerate the translation of innovation into practice, and contribute to the sustainable development of the global peanut industry.

We sincerely invite researchers, experts and professionals in related fields from China and abroad to join us in Guangzhou — to share in this academic gathering and to explore new opportunities for innovation and cooperation.