Balanced plant nutrition is an integrated approach to meet the nutritional needs of the crop throughout its life-cycle. In the currentscenario of high input costs for agriculture production, issues on methods of achieving balance between the nutrient requirements of plants and the nutrient reserves in soils for maintaining high yields and soil fertility, preventing environmental contamination and degradation, and sustaining agricultural production over the long term will have to be discussed. Thus this conference will be a platform for interested stakeholders to present their latest R&D findings, innovations and ideas on issues on balanced nutrients for tropical agriculture. The agenda will encompass issues on sustainable nutrient management for crop production, environmental management, and socio-economic issues.