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Conference Schedule
Schedule for the conference
Day 1: Tuesday ǀ 21 February 2023
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Time |
Program |
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0700 onwards |
REGISTRATIONS | |
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0830-1010 |
INAUGURAL SESSION | |
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0830-0850 |
Getting the house in order | Ramon Peachey & Agathe Diama, Master of Ceremony |
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0850-0900 |
Inviting guests on the dais and felicitations | Ramon Peachey & Agathe Diama, Master of Ceremony |
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0900-0905 |
Welcome Address by the Conference Chair and Deputy Director General- Research, ICRISAT | Arvind Kumar |
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0905-0910 |
ICRISAT Video | |
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0910-0925 |
Golden Jubilee Address, Director General, ICRISAT | Jacqueline Hughes |
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0925-0940 |
Address by the Guest of Honor | S Niranjan Reddy, Hon'ble State Agriculture Minister, Telangana |
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0940-0955 |
Address by the Chief Guest | Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon'ble Education Minister, Government of India (TBC) |
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0955-1000 |
Opening of Exhibition (Virtual) | Chief Guest |
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1000-1010 |
Vote of Thanks | Victor Afari-Sefa, ICRISAT |
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1010-1050 |
Group photo and High Tea/coffee | |
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1050-1250 |
INAUGURAL PLENARY: INNOVATIONS TO TRANSFORM DRYLANDS Chair: Jacqueline Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT Co-Chair: Abiola Afolayan, Deputy Director, Policy Analysis & Coalition Building Bread for the World |
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1050-1110 |
Plenary 1: Transforming the food systems: emerging role of tropical drylands | Prabhu Pingali, Chair, ICRISAT Governing Board, USA |
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1110-1130 |
Plenary 2: Transforming Africa towards sustainable and resilient food systems: what does it take? | Aggie Asiimwe Konde VP, Programme Innovation and Delivery, AGRA |
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1130-1140 |
Plenary 3: The role of international agricultural research in dryland agri-food systems transformation | Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chair, CGIAR System Board |
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1140-1200 |
Plenary 4: Managing dryland soil health and water resources | Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana (virtual) |
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1200-1220 |
Plenary 5: Challenges and opportunities in rainfed agriculture | Ashok Dalwai, CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) |
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1220-1240 |
Plenary 6: Challenges and opportunities in dryland agriculture: Special Address | Ramesh Chand, NITI Aayog, India |
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1240-1250 |
Signing of MoU between ICRISAT and Eagle Genomics | Jacqueline Hughes, DG, ICRISAT and Anthony Finbow, Chief Executive Officer, Eagle Genomics |
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1250-1350 |
LUNCH |
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PLENARY SESSIONS I & II |
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| THEME 1: DRYLAND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOODS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS | ||
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1350-1410 |
Plenary 1: Role of livestock for achieving sustainable, healthy, and equitable food systems in the global south | Iain Wright Deputy Director General, ILRI, Kenya |
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1410-1430 |
Plenary 2: Sustainable food system transformation in the drylands of Africa: challenges and opportunities | Ramadjita Tabo Regional Director, WCA, ICRISAT |
| THEME 2: SEED SYSTEMS: ELEVATING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPS) IN ASIA AND AFRICA | ||
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1430-1450 |
Plenary 1: New improved variety commercialization toolkit: best practices for practitioners and investors in the seeds sector | Thieblemont Herve Head of Seeds2B Asia, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture, Switzerland |
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1450-1510 |
Plenary 2: Local participation and sustainability in dryland agriculture | Anjali Makhija Sehgal Foundation |
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1510-1540 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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PARALLEL SESSIONS |
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| THEME 1: DRYLAND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOODS OF SMALLHOLDER FARMERS | |||
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1540-1645 |
Sub-Theme 1.1: Dynamics of smallholder livelihood systems and levers of sustainability | Sub-Theme 1.2: Dryland agriculture for sustainable and inclusive development and world peace | Sub-Theme 1.3: Lock-ins, trade-offs, and opportunities for rural livelihoods across dryland agri-food system |
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Venue |
212 CFB Conference Hall | PTTC Conference Hall | Ralph Cummings Auditorium |
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Chair |
PL Patil, Vice Chancellor UAS-Dharwad |
M Raghunandan Rao, IAS Govt. of Telangana |
OP Yadav Director, ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur |
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Co-Chair |
R. Jagadeeshwar, Director of Research, PJTSAU, |
C V Ratnavathi, ICAR-IIMR |
M Prabhakar ICAR-CRIDA |
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Convenor |
S Nedumaran, ICRISAT | Ashok Kumar Are, ICRISAT | Shalander Kumar, ICRISAT |
| Rapporteurs | Ramesh Singh, ICRISAT | D Kumara Charyulu, ICRISAT | Mohd. Irshad, ICRISAT |
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1540-1555 KEYNOTES
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Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming systems. The way forward for more productive, sustainable, and resilient smallholder livelihoods Santiago LÓPEZ RIDAURA Senior Scientist, CIMMYT, Mexico |
Mechanization in Drylands for sustainable and inclusive development Shailendra Jagtap Managing Director, John Deere |
Navigating opportunity spaces and trade-offs while avoiding lock-ins for smallholder dryland farmers Jeroen Groot Associate Professor, WUR, Netherlands |
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LEAD PRESENTATIONS | ||
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1555-1605 |
Enhancing climate resilient agriculture through agronomic practices in rainfed agroecosystems Asewar BV, VNMKV, Parbhani |
Farming systems diversification for income enhancement and sustainability of resources Pasha ML, PJTSAU |
High profitability options in dryland agri-food system: a case of rapeseed mustard sector RK Yogi, ICAR-DRMR |
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1605-1615 |
Innovation niches and EbA (ecosystem-based adaptation) in North Cameroon: A solution for climate change Siéwé Pougoué, CIFOR-ICRAF |
Energy budgeting and carbon footprint for castor Production in the rainfed province of Ananthapuram Pavan Kumar Reddy, ANGRAU |
The adoption of improved climate-smart crop varieties increases agricultural production and smallholder commercialization in West Africa Tabe-Ojong MPJ, IFPRI, USA |
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1615-1625 |
Forage options for transforming the livelihood of livestock keepers in dryland areas Amaresh Chandra, ICAR-IGFRI |
Genetically elite Pongamia to transform dryland agriculture
Prasad MVR, Ex-Director, ICAR-IIOR |
Farmers’ heterogeneous preferences for traits of improved varieties: Informing demand-oriented crop breeding in Tanzania Mequanint B. Melesse, ICRISAT |
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1625-1635 |
Simulating the impacts of soil and crop management strategies on sorghum and pearl millet in the semi-arid region of Nigeria: An approach for scaling climate-smart technology Folorunso M. Akinseye, ICRISAT |
DHAN’s Model of Enhancing the Livelihoods of Rainfed Smallholders
Palanisamy M, Dhan Foundation |
Demand-driven breeding of pearl millet to enhance the efficiency of diverse agro-food systems in drylands SK Gupta, ICRISAT |
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1635-1645 |
Q&A | Q&A | Q&A |
| THEME 2: SEED SYSTEMS: ELEVATING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPS) IN ASIA AND AFRICA | |||
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1655-1800 |
Sub-Theme 2.1: Scaling the adoption of new seeds through strategic partnerships, capacity building, and policy reforms | Sub-Theme 2.2: Strengthening formal and informal seed systems to create new distribution pathways for sustainable delivery | Sub-Theme 2.3: Strengthened product testing and seed delivery networks for rapid variety replacement |
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Venue |
212 CFB Conference Hall | PTTC Conference Hall | Ralph Cummings Auditorium |
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Chair |
NP Singh Vice Chancellor, BUAT, UP |
Sanjay Kumar Director, ICAR-IISS |
RK Mathur Director, ICAR-IIOR |
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Co-Chair |
Moinuddin Haroon Managing Director, HYTECH SEED INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
V N Kulkarni Vice President R & D, Nath Biogenes |
Brijendra Pal Deputy Director Research, BIOSEED RESEARCH INDIA; and Chair HPRC |
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Convenor |
Manzoor Dar, ICRISAT | Janila P, ICRISAT | SK Gupta, ICRISAT |
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Rapporteurs |
Sobhan Sajja, ICRISAT | Prakash Gangashetty, ICRISAT | M Vetriventhan, ICRISAT |
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1655-1710 KEYNOTES |
Seed systems for the adoption of improved seeds in Asia & Africa
K. Keshavulu, |
Centre of excellence for seed systems in Africa; towards innovations to transform drylands
Jane Ininda |
Seed systems: elevating public-private partnerships in Asia and Africa
Gubba Kiran |
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LEAD PRESENTATIONS | ||
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1710-1720 |
Technologies of Nath Biogene and impact in selected countries in Africa Venkatesh Kulkarni, Nath Bio-Genes India Pvt. Ltd. |
Improving the livelihood of dryland’s smallholding farmer sustainable and inclusive development through Castor (Ricinus communis) Ravindra B G, Navbharat Seeds Pvt. Ltd. |
Using genetically engineered seeds to manage insect pests in cotton
Suhas Vyavhare, Texas A&M University |
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1720-1730 |
Scaling the adoption of new seeds through strategic partnerships, capacity building and policy reforms Manzoor Dar, ICRISAT |
Transforming drylands through interlinking of rivers or water bodies - Bio Canal system to bring the barren and drylands into agriculture Laxmanan M, ITC |
Diversity and utilization of pearl millet genetic resources for nutritional security CVCM Reddy, ANGRAU |
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1730-1740 |
Seed systems for sustainable intensification of agri-food systems opportunities and challenges C V Sameer Kumar, PJTSAU |
Driving market linkages using Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in dryland agriculture Venkata Rao, MANAGE |
Investigation on the efficacy and management of seed-borne diseases in chickpea Ashok Sajjan, UAS-Dharwad |
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1740-1750 |
Seed system innovations for rapid delivery of improved varieties Ashok Kumar Are, ICRISAT |
Enhancing the yield and nutritional quality of certain rainfed crops viz maize and oilseed by using effective and simple crop nutrition solutions Prakash Gowda, Smart Chem Technologies Pvt. Ltd (Deepak Fertilizers) |
Plasma waters – the next green revolution in a sustainable way Rogger Pennell, Plasma Waters |
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1750-1800 |
Q&A | Q&A | Q&A |
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1800-1900 |
Theme 1-4: Poster Presentations; Venue: Academic Court |
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1900-2100 |
CONFERENCE DINNER |
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Day 2: Wednesday ǀ 22 February 2023
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PLENARY SESSIONS III, IV & V |
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| THEME 3: REGENERATIVE / NATURAL FARMING SYSTEMS FOR DRYLANDS | ||||
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0830-0850 |
Plenary 1: Reviving millets in farms & plates: the Odisha millets mission experience | Arabinda K Padhee Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment, Govt of Odisha |
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0850-0910 |
Plenary 2: Regenerative agriculture for building resilience of drylands: discovery to delivery | ML Jat Global Research Program Director- RFFS, ICRISAT |
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| THEME 4: MANAGING DRYLAND SOIL HEALTH AND WATER RESOURCES | ||||
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0910-0930 |
Plenary 1: Transformative innovations for strengthening water security and yields in drylands | V Praveen Rao Vice Chancellor, Kaveri Agr. University and Ex VC, PJTSAU |
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0930-0950 |
Plenary 2:Water budget-based cropping systems designs and scaling strategies for specific cropping-zones diversification, sustainable intensification and resource conservation in India | Arvind Kumar Deputy Director General-Research, ICRISAT, India |
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| THEME 5: STRENGTHENING NUTRI – SENSITIVE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR THE DRYLANDS | ||||
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0950-1010 |
Plenary 1: We all demand sustainable foods, but do they always provide sustainable nutrition? | Ian Givens Director, IFNH, Professor of Food Chain Nutrition, School of Agriculture, Policy, and Development, University of Reading, UK |
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1010-1030 |
Plenary 2: The worlds food system needs to change-strategies and actions to make that happen | Sujatha Jayaraman, Head R&D- Beverages, Unilever Nutrition |
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1030-1100 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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PARALLEL SESSIONS |
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| THEME 3: REGENERATIVE / NATURAL FARMING SYSTEMS FOR DRYLANDS | ||||
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1100-1205 |
Sub-Theme 3.1: Scope of regenerative (sustainable) dryland farming methods and standards | Sub-Theme 3.2: Economic analysis of regenerative (sustainable) dryland farming versus conventional/other farming methods | ||
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Venue |
212 CFB Conference Hall | PTTC Conference Hall | ||
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Chair |
Sanjay Kalia DBT, GoI |
Andrew McDonald Cornell University, USA |
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Co-Chair |
CA Rama Rao ICAR-CRIDA |
E Revathi Director, CESS |
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Convenor |
Rajan Sharma, ICRISAT | Martin Moyo, ICRISAT ESA | ||
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Rapporteurs |
Kaushal Garg, ICRISAT | K H Anantha, ICRISAT | ||
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1100-1115
KEYNOTES |
Communities of practice-The importance of collective viewpoints for sustainable Agri-food system Shannon Olsson Global Director, The Eco network |
Economic evaluation of insect-pest management strategies in water-deficit cotton production systems Megha N Parajulee Professor, Texas, A&M university |
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1115-1205 |
LEAD PRESENTATIONS | |||
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1115-1125 |
Mainstreaming the agrobiodiversity of drylands for climate resilience and nutrition Jai Rana, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT |
Natural farming: a tool for sustainable agricultural development Shivendra Mishra, Banda Agriculture University |
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1125-1135 |
Agroforestry regenerates ecosystem services in degraded dryland Biswas B, BCKV |
Sustainable horticulture in semi-arid regions Prabhakar N, VC , SKLTSHU |
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1135-1145 |
In-vitro evaluation of bioagents against Claviceps fusiformis causing ergot of pearl millet Kumar ST, VNMKV, Parbhani |
Building resilience at production system level through adoption of integrated management practices Sawargaonkar G , ICRISAT |
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1145-1155 |
Soil fertility constraints and its management in the dryland farming
Firdous S, VIT |
Climate change and farmers’ migration in the semi-arid tropic and eastern regions of India: role of irrigation and local non-farm income diversification, Sreekumar G, IIT-M | ||
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1155-1205 |
Q&A | Q&A | ||
| THEME 4: MANAGING DRYLAND SOIL HEALTH AND WATER RESOURCES | ||||
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1215-1320 |
Sub-Theme 4.1: Managing soil health for sustainable agriculture in dryland areas | Sub-Theme 4.2: Landscape-based resource conservation: Linking land, water, agriculture, and rural livelihoods | ||
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Venue |
212 CFB Conference Hall | PTTC Conference Hall | ||
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Chair |
Ch Srinivasa Rao Director, NAARM, India |
Indra Mani Mishra Vice Chancellor, VNMAU, Parbhani |
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Co-Chair |
PK Swain NRAA, GoI |
Ashwini Saxena CEO, JSW Foundation, India |
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Convenor |
Birhanu Zemadim Birhanu ICRISAT ESA |
Sreenath Dixit ICRISAT |
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Rapporteurs |
Pushpajeet Choudhari, ICRISAT | Kaushal Garg, ICRISAT | ||
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1215-1230 KEYNOTES
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Data quality and uncertainty in decision making: the contribution of the Global Soil Laboratory Network to sustainable soil management (Virtual) Lucrezia Caon, Coordinator, Global Soil Laboratory Network (GLOSOLAN), FAO |
Integrated approaches for effective utilization of residual biomass: Enhancement in soil quality, Value added functional chemicals in a sustainable way Bhaskar Thallada, HoD, Professor, (AcSIR) CSIR, Indian Institute Of Petroleum, India |
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LEAD PRESENTATIONS | |||
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1230-1240 |
Effect of conservation tillage on soil biological properties in rainfed condition Sneha MA, UAS-B |
Sustaining crop productivity and improving livelihoods of rainfed regions through resource conservation watershed management in SAT of south India SL Patil, ICAR-IIPR |
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1240-1250 |
Investigating the relationship between groundwater augmentation and groundwater quality at micro-watershed scale Patil M, ICRISAT |
Role of groundwater irrigation in mitigating the impact of climate change on wheat production: a district level analysis in India Aryama Sarkar, IIT- M |
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1250-1300 |
Biomass and nutrient flow dynamics from households to farm fields: an experimental study in southern Mali Kasse H, ICRISAT |
Predicting soil erosion using land use change and projected climate change scenarios (cmip6) in Mali Sanogo K, ICRISAT |
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1300-1310 |
Optimizing dose of organic manure for sustainable sorghum production
Guindo M, ICRISAT |
Rejuvenation of traditional rainwater harvesting (Haveli) for transforming smallholders agri-food system: A case study from Central India Ramesh Singh, ICRISAT |
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1310-1320 |
Q&A |
Q&A |
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1320-1420 |
LUNCH |
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PARALLEL SESSION V |
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| THEME 5: STRENGTHENING NUTRI – SENSITIVE FOOD SYSTEMS FOR THE DRYLANDS | ||||
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1430-1535 |
Sub-Theme 5.1: Strategies to address global agriculture for nutrition challenges | Sub-Theme 5.2: Mainstreaming agriculture for nutrition: understanding the drivers, interactions among different components of food systems and role of stakeholders (Industry, MSME, etc.) | ||
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Venue |
212 CFB Conference Hall | PTTC Conference Hall | ||
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Chair |
B.R.Kamboj Vice-Chancellor, CCSHAU, Hisar |
AK Shukla VC, RVSKVV, Gwalior, MP |
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Co-Chair |
Bikram Gill Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University, USA |
Sujatha Jayaraman Unilever Nutrition |
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Convenor |
R Padmaja, ICRISAT | S Aravazhi, ICRISAT | ||
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Rapporteurs |
Tamilselvi N, ICRISAT | Harshvardhan Mane, ICRISAT | ||
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1430-1445
KEYNOTES
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A food systems approach to tackling livestock productivity problems in developing countries
Adegbola Adesogan, |
Interdependence of Nutrient and Water Management for Nutrition-Oriented Goals in Dryland Agriculture
Rao Mylavarapu, |
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LEAD PRESENTATIONS | |||
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1445-1455 |
Strategies and approaches to promote Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in irrigation Development Project Regions of Rajasthan
R Gopinath , MSSRF |
Mitigating protein malnutrition through intercropping paddy straw mushroom (Volvariella volvacea) in maize cropping system
DVSC Reddy, TNAU |
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1455-1505 |
A convergence model for promoting nutri-sensitive local food system to address malnutrition and anemia in the Tribal regions of Telangana State, India Saikat Datta Mazumdar, ICRISAT |
Performance of foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.) under varying sowing environments in semi-arid regions of Andhra Pradesh in India
K Ashok Kumar, ANGRAU |
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1505-1515 |
Nutrient-dense millets germplasm to develop biofortified cultivars for addressing the nutritional security of poor and smallholder farmers in the drylands Vetriventhan, ICRISAT |
Development and optimization of the questionnaire for Knowledge Assessment with Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Scale (KANSAS)
Shirisha Junuthula, Tufts University |
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1515-1525 |
Sustainable intensification of agrifood systems to ensure food and nutritional security
Jat HS, CSSRI |
Promoting a sustainable local ecosystem linking “agriculture-nutrition entrepreneurship” towards achieving community development Aravazhi Selvaraj, ICRISAT |
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1525-1535 |
Q & A | Q & A | ||
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1535-1605 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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1605-1705 |
THEME 5-8: POSTER PRESENTATION; Venue: Academic Court |
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1800-1900 |
EXPERT PANEL DELIBERATION Moderator: Rekha Rao |
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1900-2100 |
Dinner |
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Day 3: Thursday ǀ 23 February 2023
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PLENARY SESSIONS VI, VII & VIII |
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| THEME 6: IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND NUTRITION IN DRYLANDS - TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES | ||||
| 0830-0850 | Plenary 1: Applying genomic tools to fast track the improvement of climate-resilient crops: Finger millet as a case study. | Katrien Devos University of Georgia, USA |
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0850-0910 |
Plenary 2: The importance of nutritional traits for climate-resilient crops | Sean Mayes Global Research Program Director- RPACI, ICRISAT |
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| THEME 7: INCLUSIVE DEMAND-DRIVEN VALUE CHAINS FOR THE DRYLANDS | ||||
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0910-0930 |
Plenary 1: Integrating Key Enablers for Enhancing Agri-food Systems Transformation in the Drylands | Victor Afari-Sefa Global Research Program Director- EST, ICRISAT |
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0930-0950 |
Plenary 2: Policies and strategies to promote the development of inclusive value chains and sustainable markets for supporting food and nutrition security in the Drylands | Thomas Reardon Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University, USA (Virtual) |
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| THEME 8: INTEGRATING GENDER YOUTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN DRYLAND AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS | ||||
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0950-1010 |
Plenary 1: From the World Food Programme to Africa’s Farms: Connecting and Feeding Africa Through Women in Agriculture | Abiola Afolayan Deputy Director, Bread for the World, USA |
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PARALLEL SESSIONS |
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| THEME 6: IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY, CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND NUTRITION IN DRYLANDS – TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES | ||||
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1020-1150 |
Sub-Theme 6.1: Genetic enhancement for productivity, climate resilience, and nutritional quality | Sub-Theme 6.2: Cutting-edge genomic and gene-editing tools | Sub-Theme 6.3: Digital agriculture - technologies and platforms | |
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Venue |
212 CFB Conference Hall | PTTC Conference Hall | Ralph Cummings Auditorium | |
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Chair |
Amaresh Chandra, Director, ICAR-IGFRI |
Raman Babu Corteva |
Krishnan Pallassana Country Director India, Digital Green |
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Co-Chair |
Tara Satyavathi Director, ICAR-IIMR |
RM Sundaram Director, ICAR-IIRR |
Suseela Chintala Chief General Manager, NABARD |
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Convenor |
Ephrem Habyarimana, ICRISAT | Kuldeep Singh, ICRISAT | Srikanth R, ICRISAT | |
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Rapporteurs |
Manish Pandey, ICRISAT | Rakesh Srivastava, ICRISAT | Mukund Patil, ICRISAT | |
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1020-1035 KEYNOTES
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Enhancing the Impacts of Breeding and Genetic Innovations through Demand-led Plant Breeding Hussein Shimelis Chair- Crop Science Deputy Director- ACCI, UKZN, South Africa |
Chromosomal and extra-chromosomal genetic element structure and behavior informed crop genome manipulation for dryland agriculture Bikram Gill Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University, USA |
Plant pests and diseases: a holistic approach to prevention and control Adam Kleczkowski Chair for Global Talent, Department of Mathematics, University of Strathclyde, UK |
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1035-1100 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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LEAD PRESENTATIONS | |||
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1100-1110 |
The role of m6A RNA methylation in plant abiotic stress responses Ramanjulu Sunkar, Oklahoma State University, USA |
Improving the quality of Pearl millet reference genome assembly and its deployment in breeding Punna Ramu, Corteva, India |
Satellite remote sensing to support digital agriculture Armando Marino, Senior Lecturer, Earth Observation University of Stirling, UK |
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1110-1120 |
Unraveling cell wall structure and function in symplasmic intercellular transport for the design of strategies to improve food security and sustainable living Yoselin Benitez Alfonso, University of Leeds, UK |
AgriSeq Targeted GBS and Axiom Microarrays – Modern genotyping tools for improving crops across the continuum Srinivas Chadaram Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA |
Sensor-based crop phenotyping technologies Rajiv Khosla Kansas State University, USA |
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1120-1130 |
Morpho-physiological & molecular mechanisms for development of drought tolerant chickpea using gab: success story of PUSA 10216 and PUSA JG 16 C Bharadwaj, IARI, India |
Identify, validate and routinely screen genotypes in translational agrigenomics Pankaj Khanna, Imperial Life Sciences |
SERVIR West Africa Phase 2: Building a regional earth observation marketplace Paul Bartel, Chief of Party SERVIR West Africa |
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1130-1140 |
Genomic toolkit for Fusarium wilt resistance breeding in castor (Ricinus communis L.) Senthil Senapathy, ICAR-IIOR, India |
Harnessing the Bioeconomy Yvonne Pinto Eagle Genomics, UK |
Scaling AI to millions of farmers - A collaborative journey of ICRISAT & Plantix Simone Strey, CEO Rob Strey, CTO Plantix, Germany |
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1140-1150 |
Q & A | Q & A | Q & A | |
| THEME 7: INCLUSIVE DEMAND DRIVEN VALUE CHAINS FOR THE DRYLANDS | ||||
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1200-1305 |
Sub-Theme 7.1: Digitalization and disruptive innovations that build transparency, feedback loops and demand into the last mile | Sub-Theme 7.2: Enabling policy and institutional environments that protect and promote inclusive and sustainable value chains | Sub-Theme 7.3: Small is the big picture: predicting consumer trends, behaviors and financial levers for local agro-industrialization in relevance to MSMEs & food processing industry | |
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Venue |
212 CFB Conference Hall | PTTC Conference Hall | Ralph Cummings Auditorium | |
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Chair |
D Rama Rao Ex-Director, NAARM |
B Dayakar ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad |
K Kareemulla ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad |
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Co-Chair |
Shaik N Meera, Director, ATARI, Hyderabad |
Ranjit Kumar ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad |
R Srikanth, ICRISAT | |
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Convenor |
Wricha Tyagi, ICRISAT | S Nedumaran, ICRISAT | KH Anantha, ICRISAT | |
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Rapporteurs |
Pranuthi G, ICRISAT | Purushotham Rudraraju, ICRISAT | GV Anupama, ICRISAT | |
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1200-1215 KEYNOTES
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Digital tools for improving smallholder farming Krishnan Pallassana Country Director India, Digital Green |
Macro-economic and agricultural policies affecting agriculture in developing world Madhur Gautam Lead Economist, World Bank |
Contribution of smallholder farmers in value chain development
A Amarendar Reddy, ICAR-CRIDA |
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1215-1225 |
Drones for sustainability of agri-ecosystem Vinod Kumar, Senseacre |
Understanding the dynamics of the sorghum value chain in India: Contrasting aspirations and outcomes Shalander Kumar, ICRISAT |
Sensitivity Analysis of SAR data for monitoring of Pearl Millet Crop
Dharanya T, IIRS, ISRO |
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1225-1235 |
Building equitable e-marketplaces to enable discovery and price parity Venu Margam, Kalgudi Digital |
Production performance, instability and decomposition analysis of pulses in hot arid western India Ravindra Singh Shekhawat, CAZRI |
SAI Tribal Tradition: Local to Global
Jitendra Sinha, Sai Tribal |
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1235-1245 |
Detection of the 2018-19 invasion Fall Armyworm in India by mobile technologies: A statistical analysis Amani Al-Rubkhi, University of Strathclyde |
Inclusive, market-oriented and nutri-Sensitive agricultural value chain for enhancing livelihood and nutrition in rural areas of drylands S Nedumaran, ICRISAT |
Rajashekhar Reddy Seelam, Founder and MD Stresta Naturals Bio products |
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1245-1255 |
The digital agriculture opportunity: applying machine learning to identify and manage water risk Michael Ferrari, Climate Alpha |
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1255-1305 |
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| THEME 8: INTEGRATING GENDER YOUTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION IN DRYLAND AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS | ||||
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Sub-Theme 8.1: Advancing gender equity and social inclusion in food systems transformation | Sub-Theme 8.2: Making agricultural technology development more gender-sensitive and socially inclusive | Sub-Theme 8.3: Strengthening gender equity and social inclusion for enhancing transformative capacity | |
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212 CFB Conference Hall | PTTC Conference Hall | Ralph Cummings Auditorium | |
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Chair |
Veenita Kumari, MANAGE | Suneetha Rani, University of Hyderabad | Deepthi Ravula, WEHUB | |
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Co-Chair |
Amrita Datta, IIT-Hyd | Alison Baker, University of Leeds, UK | Srinivas Surisetty, TISS-Hyderabad | |
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Convenor |
Mequanint M, ICRISAT | R Padmaja, ICRISAT | K Kavitha, ICRISAT | |
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Rapporteurs |
Himabindu K, ICRISAT | P Sudhakar, ICRISAT | Anupama, ICRISAT | |
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Advancing Gender Equity and Social Inclusion in food system's transformation GyanMudra Professor, Hyderabad Campus, Chairperson - School of Gender Studies |
Exploring Alternative Livelihood Avenues in Dryland Regions
Rupa Dawane |
Strengthening gender equity and social inclusion
Archana Rayaprol |
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1320-1420 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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1420-1430 |
Agriculture Mechanization and Gender Influence: A Case Study for the Adoption of Machine Harvestable Chickpeas in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India (recorded) Jialu Li, Cornell University |
Assessment of Gender-responsive Technologies in Drylands for Inclusive Agriculture Rudraraju P, ICRISAT |
Determinants of Diet Diversity: A case study on tribal women from Adilabad and Kumaram Bheem, Telangana (recorded) Ravneet Kaur, Catalyst Group India |
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1430-1440 |
Analyzing gender differentials in dietary diversity across urban and peri-urban areas of Hyderabad, India (recorded) Kiran Marla, UCLA |
Inclusive Participation in Integrated Watershed Development Programmes: Insights from Bundelkhand, Central India (recorded) Ananya Chakraborty, WRI |
Food Insecurity and Diet Diversity: A case study of the tribal community from Adilabad and Kumaram Bheem, Telangana (recorded) Pellissery S, National Law University |
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1440-1450 |
Sorghum for increased food security and improved livelihood in the asals in the arid and semi-arid lands (recorded) Nelly Chebet, Egerton University |
Time Preferences of Women in Non-farm work: Evidence from rural Indian households
Disha Bose, IIMA |
Evaluating nutritional knowledge, attitudes and practices among the vulnerable population in selected tribal locations in Telangana, India Kavitha Kasala, ICRISAT |
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1450-1500 |
Gender differentiated farmers’ perception of climate risk, access to climate information and adaptation strategies: A systematic review Soniya Ningombam, ICRISAT |
Gender Participation in Dryland Restoration: Challenges and Perspectives for Sustainable Land Management in the North Region of Cameroon (recorded) Eponle Usoh Sylvie, University of Buea/CIFOR-ICRAF |
Impact of Obesity: Health, Economic and Gender Perspectives
Deepthi Harkar, Independent Consultant, Publics health |
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Q & A |
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1510-1540 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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WAY FORWARD |
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TITLE: ROADMAP FOR TRANSFORMING DRYLAND AGRICULTURE Panelists: Jacqueline Hughes, Mangla Rai, Sanjay Agarwal, P. Chandra Shekara; Arun Baral; Iain Wright Moderator: Arvind Kumar, DDG-R, ICRISAT; Venue: Anniversary Lounge |
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1700-1805 |
CLOSING PLENARY Chair, Co-chair, and Rapporteurs (TBD) |
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1700-1705 |
Welcome of dignitaries to Dias Agathe Diama, ICRISAT |
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1705-1715 |
Conference Sessions Report Ramon P, Director Communications, ICRISAT |
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1715-1735 |
Prize Distribution Ceremony Jacqueline Hughes, Director General, ICRISAT |
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1735-1740 |
Address by Director General, ICRISAT Jacqueline Hughes |
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1740-1745 |
Address by Chair, Governing Board, ICRISAT Prabhu Pingali |
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1745- 1750 |
Address by the Guest of Honour Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, Chair, CGIAR System Board |
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1800-1805 |
Closing Remarks Conference Chair, Arvind Kumar |
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Side Events
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Date |
Time |
Topics |
Venue |
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1 |
21 Feb 2023 |
1800-1930 |
Scaling appropriate mechanization for the drylands Coordinator: ML Jat |
307 Conf Hall |
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2 |
21 Feb 2023 |
1800-1930 |
Water-use efficiency and conjunctive water use in drylands: Case of Plasma Waters Coordinator: Victor Afari-Sefa |
306 Conf Hall |
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3 |
22 Feb 2023 |
1630-1800 |
Regenerative agriculture in the drylands: Challenges and Opportunities (Echo network) Coordinator: Victor Afari-Sefa |
307 Conf Hall |
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4 |
22 Feb 2023 |
1630-1800 |
International Year of Millets 2023 Coordinator: Aravazhi Selvaraj |
306 Conf Hall |
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6 |
22 Feb 2023 |
1630-1800 |
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences -ICRISAT Urban Sprawl Project Scientific Workshop Coordinator: S Nedumaran/ Padmaja R |
EST Conf Room |
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7 |
22 Feb 2023 |
1200-1400 |
Celebrating 50 years of ICRISAT with dryland farmers (Visit of around 100 progressive farmers) Coordinator: Hari Sudini/ V Sudha Rani |
Conf. Exhibition Area |