CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES The main aims of the SSAC-2012 conference are to provide a forum for in-depth discussion of the challenges and new trends in fields of agriculture, water, food and environment, bring together professionals, academicians, industry and agriculture experts, growers and grower representatives, related to the fields of agriculture, water, food and environment, and to establish a better cooperation between researchers in universities, research institutions and specialists in these fields, from our region and other countries.