International Conference - Day -2
| MILLETS AND ORGANICS-2023 | ||
| INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR, BANGALORE (20.01.2023 TO 22.01.2023) | ||
| INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE -“Millets & Organics: Opportunities Amidst Challenges” | ||
| Day 2 -21.01.2023 | ||
| Session I | Thematic Session: Millets, Value Chain, Processing, Marketing Chair: Dr T R Sharma, DDG Crops Science, ICAR Co-chair: Dr DK Yadava, ADG Seeds, ICAR |
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| 10:00 AM to 10:15 AM | Pearl millet scenario in India – Crop improvement and cultivation perspective | Dr. Tara Satyavathi, Project Coordinator, AICRP on Pearl Millet |
| 10:15 AM to 10:30 AM | Nutritional and Health benefits of Millets | Dr Raj Bhandari, Member, National Technical Board on Nutrition |
| 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM | Resolving Gaps in primary and secondary processing of Millets | Dr Sridevi Annapurna Singh, Director, CSIR-CFTRI |
| 10:45 AM to 11:00 AM | Post-harvest processing for mainstreaming millets | Dr. NG Malleshi, Former Head, GST & Rtd. Scientist-G, CSIR-CFTRI |
| 11:00 AM to 11:15 AM | Millets promotion by piggy backing organics | Mr Rajshekhar Reddy Seelam, MD, Sresta Organics |
| 11:15 AM to 11:30 AM | Branding, Marketing & Export Strategies: Industry Insights | Dr Tarun Bajaj, Director, APEDA |
| 11:30 AM to 11:40 AM | Tea Break | |
| Session II | Millets: Higher Value add through Certified Organic Millets | |
| 11:40 AM to 12:00 PM | Mainstreaming Millets | Dr Raj Bhandari, Member, National Technical Board on Nutrition |
| 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM | Panel Discussion: Role of Industry for Mainstreaming Millets Chair: Mr S Siva Kumar Group Head, Agri & IT Business, ITC Ltd Co-Chair: Dr. B. Dayakar Rao, Director/CEO, Nutrihub, ICAR-IIMR and Sri. Anthony Maria Emannuel, Managing Director Karnataka Pulse Development Board |
Mr Prashant Parameshwaran, MD, Tata Soulful |
| Mr Sudhir Nema, Chief Development & Quality officer, Britannia Industries Ltd. | ||
| Saikat Datta Mazumdar Cluster Leader Nutrition, Dietary Behavior and Smart Food, COO, Agribusiness and Innovation Platform ICRISAT | ||
| Ms Madhavi Trivedi, Senior Associate Director – Nutrition and Scientific Affairs, AMEA (Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa) | ||
| Mr Vishnu, National category Head – Gourmet Private label, Big Basket | ||
| Ms. Tripti Pandey, PepsiCo | ||
| Ms. Priya, Senior Manager, NHW project leads, Nestle | ||
| Mr Manoj Pareek, Head R&D, Global Nutrition, HUL | ||
| Mr Ganesh Shenoy, Chief Financial Officer, MTR Foods | ||
| 01:00 PM to 02:00 PM | LUNCH BREAK | |
| Session III | Organics- Production and Certification | |
| 02:00 PM to 02:20 PM | Production and Certification in Organic Farming – PGS Certification (Participatory Guarantee System) | Dr. A. K. Yadav, Advisor, Govt. of India, Chair and Keynote speaker |
| 02:20 PM to 02:40 PM | Implementation of NPOP/NOP standards for Export | Shri. R Ravindra General Manager, APEDA |
| 02:40 PM to 03:40 PM | Panel Discussion : Challenges in Organic Production at Farmers Land, and the New Challenges In certifications , Millet Research and Processing , Chair- Dr A K Yadav Co-Chair- Sri. Venkataramreddy J Patil- Addl Director of Agriculture (Organic Farming) |
Ms Jennifer Chang, IFOAM Asia, South Korea |
| Mrs. Kugonza B. Irene, Uganda | ||
| Mr Bharat Bhusan Tyagi, Padmashree awardee | ||
| Mr Sandeep Bhargava, Onecert International, Jaipur | ||
| Dr. B. K. Desai, Director of Research, University of Agriculture, Raichur | ||
| 03:40 PM to 04:00 PM | Tea Break | |
| Session IV | Organics and Millets- Marketing and Value Addition | |
| 04:00 PM to 04:20 PM | Opportunities & Challenges – New markets | Mr Raj Sekhar Reddy, MD, 24 Letter Mantra |
| 04:20 PM to 04:40 PM | Technologies available for Millet Enterprises | Dr. D. V. Chidanand, Head (i/c), Industry Academia Cell, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) |
| 04:40 PM to 05:40 PM | Accessing Global Markets for smart foods and Potential for Millet exports, Chair- Mr Sunil Surendran, Aum Consulting Co-chair – M.H. Banthanal, Managing Director KAPPEC |
Dr. Rakesh Mohan Joshi, Director, IIPM, Bengaluru |
| Raj Sekhar Reddy, MD, 24 Letter Mantra | ||
| Mr Ajay Katyal, Delhi | ||
| Ms Josephine Rodgers, Executive Director, Access Agriculture, UK | ||
| Mr Amit V, Ernst and Young | ||
| Mr Kevin Lindseth, USA | ||
