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Tentative Agenda
| Sunday, March 11, 2007 |
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| 19:00-21:00 |
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Welcome Reception
Raja Bagh Lawn |
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| Monday, March 12, 2007 |
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| 8:00-9:00 |
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Registration
Outside of Durbar Hall |
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| 9:00-10:30 |
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Inaugural Session: Providing the Vision
Durbar Hall |
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Welcome Remarks: Pradeep Khanna, Associate Director, National Soybean Research Laboratory, University of Illinois
Lighting of the Lamp by an Alliance of Dignitaries Representing Government, Farmers, Industry and Academics
Opening Remarks:
Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth, Founder, India, China and Americas Institute
Video
Mr. George Deikun, Mission Director, USAID
Video
Dr. Robert Easter, Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
Video
Dr. Willem Janssen, Senior Agricultural Specialist, World Bank
Video
Dr. Joachim von Braun, DG, IFPRI
Video
Hardeep Singh, CII National Council on Agriculture, and Chairman, Amalgations India Pvt Limited
Video
Jignesh Shah, MD, MCX
Video
Sh. Subhash Pani, Secretary, Rural Development
Video
Sh. Sharad Joshi, Founder Leader of Shetkari Sanghatana and Member of the Upper House of the Parliament
Video
Keynote Address: Sh. Mani Shankar Aiyer, Honorable Minister of Panchayati Raj, Development of North Eastern Region and Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India
Video
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| 10:30-11:00 |
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Break |
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| 11:00-13:00 |
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Keynote Panel:
Roadmap for Fostering Rural Economic Growth
Durbar Hall
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Session Chair: Smt. Meenakshi Datta Ghosh, Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India
Video
Session Co-Chair: Joachim von Braun, DG, IFPRI
Video
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth, Founder, India, China and Americas Institute
Video
Presentation
Panel Members:
From Supply Based to Demand Driven Agricultural Development - Challenges and Opportunities: Willem Janssen, World Bank
Video
Presentation
Government
Perspective: Prof. Abhijit Sen, Member Planning Commission
Video
Getting Indian Agriculture Moving - From 2.3% to 4% Growth Trajectory: Ashok Gulati, IFPRI, Director in Asia
Video
Presentation
Hardeep Singh, CII National Council on Agriculture, and Chairman, Amalgations India Pvt Limited
Video
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| 13:00-14:00 |
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Lunch - Hosted by IFPRI
Raja Bagh Lawn |
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| 14:30-15:45 |
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Concurrent Sessions I: Market Success Stories |
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Fruits and Vegetables
Durbar Hall
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Grains and Fibers
Mumtaz Hall |
Livestock and Dairy
Jehangir Hall |
Session Chairperson: Kevin Parker, CEO, Field Fresh Foods Pvt. Ltd. |
Session Chairperson: Steve Sonka, University of Illinois |
Session Chairperson: Prof (Dr.) PN Bhat, Chairman, World Buffalo Trust |
1. PFID Mango Project in India: Les Bourquin, Michigan State University
Video
Presentation
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1. Seeds quality: Usha Barwale-Zehr, Co-Director Research, Mahyco
Video
Presentation
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1. Success Stories of Indian Livestock and Dairy Sector: Dr. Dinesh Bhosale, Country Head, Alltech Biotechnologies
Video
Presentation |
2. Mahagrapes: Bhushana Karandikar
Video
Presentation |
2. IP issues: Malthi Lakshmikumar
Video
Presentation |
2. Small Scale Artisanal Fisheries: Vivekanand, CEO, SIFFS
Video
Presentation |
3. Organized Retailing in Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in India; Emerging Models and Issues, Meeta Punjabi, UNFAO, India
Video
Presentation |
3. Grain Traits for Improved Food and Feed Applications: Richard Broglie, DuPont
Video
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3. Dairy Sector in Assam: Dr. Anjani Kumar, ILRI
Video
Presentation |
4. Fruit and Vegetable Farmers in Rural Sri Lanka: D. Prasad Senadeera, HJS Condiments
Video
Presentation |
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Potential Technologies for Post Harvest Processing of Cotton to Enhance Farm Income and Develop Rural Entrepreneurship, Dr. S. Sreenivasan, Central Insitute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai
Video
Presentation |
4. Success Stories in Marketing of Some Animal Nutrition Technologies: Dr. TK Walli, President, Animal Nutrition Society of India
Video
Presentation |
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| 15:45-16:15 |
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Break |
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| 16:15-18:00 |
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Concurrent Sessions II: Market Success Stories |
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Contract Farming
Durbar Hall
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Horticulture
Mumtaz Hall |
Biofuels
Jehangir Hall |
| Session Chairperson: Dr. Peter Goldsmith, University of Illinois |
Session Chairperson: Dr. K L Chadha, President, Horticultural Society of India |
Session Chairperson: Jai Uppal, Senior Advisor, Center for Alternate Energy Research (CAER), University of Petroleum and Energy Studies |
1. Pepsico/FritoLay: Abhiram Seth, Executive Director Exports, Pepsi India Holding Pvt. Ltd.
Video
Presentation
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1. Supply Chain Coordination, Dr. Dilip Chhajed, University of Illinois
Video
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1. Biofuels in Brazil: Dr. Joao Martines
Video
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2. Basmati Rice , R S Seshadri., Director, United Rice Lands
Video
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2. Linking Farmers to Markets – Sustainable and Reliable Partnerships: Shashank Goel, Ineeka
Video
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Biofuels in the USA: Steve Sonka, University of Illinois
Video
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3. Contracting, Competition and Rent Distribution in Commodity Value Chains: Anneleen Vandeplas, Leuven University, Belgium
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Presentation |
3. A Supply Chain Success Story: Aleen Mukherjee, Seven Star
Video
Presentation |
3. Jatropha biodiesel: Sudarshan Srinivas, General Manager, Farm Advocacy, Reliance Life Sciences, India
Video
Presentation |
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Leveraging Contract Farming for Improving Supply Chain Efficiency in India: Some Innovative and Successful Models, Dr. Sukhpal Singh, Indian Institute of Management, India
Video
Presentation |
4. Linking Upper Egyptian Small holders to the High-Value EU Market: Approaches and Lessons Learned: Dr. Tom Herlehy, CARE, Egypt
Video
Presentation |
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Pawan Malik, Aditya Birla Group
Video
Presentation |
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| 19:00-21:00 |
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Reception and Poster Presentations
Raja Bagh Lawn |
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Display of research abstracts and interaction with the researcher |
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| Tuesday, March 13, 2007 |
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| 8:00-8:30 |
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Registration |
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| 8:30-11:00 |
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Plenary Session: Inclusive Growth through Public Private Partnerships
Durbar Hall |
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Session Chair: Dr. Vijay Vyas (PRAG)
Video
Keynote Speaker: Dr. R Balakrishnan, Executive Director, NABARD
Video
Panel members:
IT: S. Sivakumar, Chief Executive, ITC IBD
Video
Interaction between Public, Private and People's sector: Martin van Nieuwkoop, World Bank
Video
Presentation
Private Initiatives: Dr. Lutz Goedde, Sr. Program Officer, Agriculture Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Video
Presentation
International Cooperation - CGIAR Activities: Dr. P. Parthasarathy Rao, ICRISAT
Video
Presentation
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Panel Session: Changing Consumer Interface of Market Driven Innovations
Durbar Hall |
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Session Co-Chair: Dr. Anju Seth, College of Business, University of Illinois
Video
Keynote Speaker: Gokul Patnaik, Chairman, Global Agri System Private Limited
Video
Panel members:
Martins, Brazil: Dr. Hamish Gow, University of Illinois
Video
Presentation
Serving Rural Consumers: Mr. Milind Pant, Regional Manager, Hindustan Lever Limited
Video
Presentation
Pantaloon Retail: Damodar Mall, President, Food Business Division
Video
Presentation
China and Southeast Asian Supermarkets: Dr. Thomas Reardon, Michigan State University
Video
Presentation
Bharti Retail Case Study: Tarun Arora, Bharti Group
Video
Presentation
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| 13:00-14:00 |
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Lunch
Raja Bagh Lawn |
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| 14:00-15:45 |
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Concurrent Sessions III: Public-Private Enablers of Market Driven Innovations |
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Social Empowerment
Durbar Hall
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Efficient Market Exchanges
Mumtaz Hall |
Finance and Insurance
Jehangir Hall |
| Session Chairperson: Pradeep Kashyap, MART |
Session Chairperson: Steve Sonka, University of Illinois |
1. Case study on Innovative finance mechanism: Samiran Das, Operations Manager, Frito Lay
Video
Presentation |
1. Social Capital: Jack Croucher, Consultant, International Consultant, ATI, India
Video
Presentation
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1. Wheat in Northern India - HAFED Case Study: Donald Greenberg, USAID India
Video
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2. Jose Zacharias, Deputy General Manager, RMAG Group, ICICI Bank
Video
Presentation |
2. Dr. N.G. Hegde: BAIF
Video
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3. Insurance Case Study: Jason Hartell, University of Kentucky
Video
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3. Rural Partnerships between Small Farmers and Private Commercial Sector – Colombia: Adriana Bello, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Colombia
Video
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4. Healthcare: Venkat Narayan, Hubert Chair of Global Health, Emory University
Video
Presentation |
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| 15:45-16:15 |
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Break |
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| 16:15-18:00 |
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Concurrent Sessions IV: Public-Private Enablers of Market Driven Innovations |
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Market Development for Small Farmers
Durbar Hall |
Information Technology
Mumtaz Hall |
Knowledge Transfer
Jehangir Hall |
Session Chairperson: Rave Aulakh, USAID |
Session Chairperson: Ashok Khosla, President, Development Alternatives |
Session Chairperson: K.M. Singh, Rajendra Agricultural University |
1. Innovation for Inclusive Growth - The Hariyali Case: Sanjay Chhabra, Hariyali Kissan Bazaar
Video
Presentation |
1. Access to Technology: Vinod Kamath, Marico
Video
Presentation |
1. Aeri-Linkage Project in Egypt: Burt Swanson, University of Illinois
Video
Presentation |
2. Small Farmers, Bangladesh: Grahame Dixie, World Bank
Video
Presentation |
2. Smart Community Portal Driven Aggregation of Information on Small Farmers Produce for Enhancing Profitability and Opportunity for Value Addition in Farm Cooperatives: K R Srivathsan, Director, IITM -K
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Education: Mike Jackson, Adayana, USA
Video
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3. Quality Control and Organization of the Marketing Chain of Non-Staple Crops in India: Bart Minten, IFPRI India
Video
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3. Microsoft: Tarun Malik, Lead – Rural Computing
Video
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3. MANAGE: M N Reddy, Director (Agricultural Extension and Communications) MANAGE, Hyderabad
Video
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4. The Success Story of “Kaka Jagtap” Farmer – Commission Agent – Agri Product Exporter from the Satara District (Maharashtra) India: His Route to Success, Amod Markale, Dr. Vikhe Patil Foundation’s Centre for Management Research and Development and Subhash Bhave, Indian Institute of Cost and Management Studies and Research, India
Video
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4. Modern Market Information System Boosts Incomes of Ukraine’s Small and Medium Sized Growers: Andriy Yarmak, USAID-funded Ukraine Agricultural Marketing Project, Land O’Lakes, Inc, Ukraine
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4. Sampark’s Experience in Promoting Women Enterprises in Bangalore, Karnataka, South India: Smeeta Premchander, Sampark, India
Video
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5. Public Private Partnerships: Sudhir Kumar Goel, IAS
Video
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6. Collective Farming: Kirti Prasanna Mishra, MART
Video
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| 19:30-22:30 |
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Banquet Dinner and Reception |
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Indian Cultural Experience - Chaupal Restaurant |
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| Wednesday, March 14, 2007 |
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| 8:30-9:00 |
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Registration for Field Trips |
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| 9:00 |
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Leave for Meerut |
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| 11:30-16:30 |
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Themed Field Trips |
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Dairy Marketing Channel |
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Sugarcane Marketing Channel |
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Retail and Input Marketing Interfaces |
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Mandi |
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| 16:30 |
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Return Journey to Delhi |
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| 19:00 |
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Return to Hotel |
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Free Evening |
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| Thursday, March 15, 2007 |
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| 8:00-8:30 |
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Registration |
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| 8:30-10:30 |
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Keynote Panel: Reforms to Enable Market Driven Innovations
Mumtaz Hall
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Session Chair: Sh. PI Suvarathan, Secretary, Ministry of Food Processing Industries
Video
Session Co-Chair: Jo Swinnen, Professor and Director LICOS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Panel Members:
Public Sector Constraints to Improved Marketing Systems: Mona Sur, The World Bank
Video
Presentation
University of Illinois: Dr. Earl Kellogg
Video
Presentation
Regulatory Reforms: Dr. Anurag Bhatnagar (IAS), Director General, National Institute of Agricultural Marketing
Video
Presentation
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| 10:30-11:00 |
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Break |
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| 11:00-12:45 |
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Concurrent Sessions V: Government Enablers of Market Driven Innovations |
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Market Channel Reforms
Mumtaz Hall |
Session Chairperson: S. Dave, Director, APEDA |
1. Establishing a Comprehensive, Multi-Level Linkage between Small Farmers in Egypt and Consumers in Export Markets: Tobias Bandel, SEKEM Group, Egypt and EOSTA, Holland
Video
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2. Grades & Standards: Vijay Sardana, ED, CITA
Video
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3. Water Conservation / Harvesting: Anil B. Jain, Managing Director, Jain Irrigation Systems, Jalgaon ( Maharashtra)
Video
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| 12:45-14:00 |
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Lunch
Raja Bagh Lawn |
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Concluding Panel:
Summary of Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Mumtaz Hall |
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Session Chair: Joachim von Braun, IFPRI
Panelists:
Burt Swanson, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois
Dr. Mruthunjaya, NAIP, ICAR
Lawrence Paulson, USAID, New Delhi
Pradeep Kashyap, CEO, MART
Ashok Gulati, IFPRI
Panel Video |
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| 16:00 - 16:30 |
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Valedictory Address:
Sh. Subodh Kant Sahay, Honorable Minister of State (Independent Charge): Food Processing Industries
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