RECTOR OF DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY PROF. DR. YOS JOHAN UTAMA, S.H., M.HUM.Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb.Keynote speakers, Distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentlemen,It gives me a great pleasure to extend to you all my warmest welcome on behalf of Diponegoro University and to say how honored we are to have your presence here at INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINBILITY. This conference has been organized by Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences.Concept of Food Sovereignty becomes more and more urgent and apparent on different levels, from sector level to global level. According to Via Campesina, food sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems. It puts those who produce, distribute and consume food at the heart of food systems and policies rather than the demands of markets and corporations. It defends the interests and inclusion of the next generation. It offers a strategy to resist and dismantle the current corporate trade and food regime, and directions for food, farming, pastoral and fisheries systems determined by local producers. Food sovereignty prioritizes local and national economies and markets and empowers peasant and family farmer-driven agriculture, artisanal fishing, pastoralist-led grazing, and food production, distribution and consumption based on environmental, social and economic sustainability.Therefore, I on behalf Diponegoro University, am deeply honored for the privilege to host this International Conference. I believe that this conference will be a good place to share your recent discoveries in your respective fields, to build partnership, so that we can move closer to answer the world feeding challenge, together.I would like to congratulate the committee for a job well done preparing this seminar. My special gratitude goes to keynote speakers, all participants, sponsors and all other parties supported this event.Finally, this is an opportune time for me to declare the official opening of the INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINBILITY.Wassalamualaikum Wr. Wb.List of Organizing Committees is available in this pdf.