Master Programme
Day 1

Digital Transformation for Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security

DAY 1: FRIDAY, 4 NOVEMBER 2022

Inaugural Session
Friday, 4 November 2022 : Parade Ground, Sector 17, Chandigarh

Draft Programme

1000 hrs

Arrival of the Dignitaries

1010 hrs

National Anthem

1012 hrs

Welcome Address

Shri Deepak Jain
Deputy Chairman, CII Northern Region and
Chairman & Managing Director
Lumax Industries Ltd

1015 hrs

Felicitation of the Dignitaries on Dais

1020 hrs

Theme Address

Shri Sanjiv Puri
Chairman, CII Agro Tech India 2022 and
Chairman & Managing Director, ITC Ltd

1025 hrs

Address by the
Guest of Honour

Shri Bhagwant Mann
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Punjab

1030 hrs

Address by the
Guest of Honour

Shri Manohar Lal*
Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana

1035hrs

Address by the
Guest of Honour

Shri Pashu Pati Kumar Paras*
Hon’ble Minister of Food Processing Industries
Government of India

1042 hrs

Address by the
Guest of Honour

Shri Narendra Singh Tomar*
Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare, Government of India

1050hrs

Inaugural Address
by the Chief Guest

Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Hon’ble Vice President of India

1105hrs

Vote of Thanks

Shri Tarun Sawhney
Co-Chairman, CII Agro Tech India 2022 and
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd

1107hrs

National Anthem

1110hrs

Departure for Exhibition

1115 hrs

Inauguration of CII Agro Tech India 2022 Exhibition (Ribbon Cutting) and
visit to the Fair

1145

Departure from the Parade Grounds

Also on Dais:

  • Smt Sudesh Dhankhar, wife of Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
  • Shri Banwarilal Purohit, Hon’ble Governor of Punjab & Administrator, UT, Chandigarh
  • Shri BandaruDattatreya,Hon’ble Governor of Haryana
  • Shri Prashant A N, Regional Director, CII Northern Region
Conference on
Sustainable Agriculture
Friday, 4th November 2022, Hotel Shivalikview, Sector 17, Chandigarh
1400-1630 hrs

Suggested Programme

1400-1500 hrs

Inaugural Session

Sustainable agriculture offers a much-needed alternative to conventional input-intensive agriculture, the long-term impacts of which include degrading topsoil, declining groundwater levels and reduced biodiversity. It is vital to ensure India’s nutrition security in a climate-constrained world. This session would focus on following:

  • precision farming technologies including irrigation techniques
  • resilient seeds & breeds
  • agronomic practices
  • innovations in sustainable climate resilient agriculture throughout the value chain
  • Agri Finance
  • Role of Disruptive technologies in Start-ups
  • Crop insurance/ Farm insurance
  • Post-harvest Loss Management

Opening Remarks & Setting the Context

Mr Mayank Singhal
Chairman, CII Regional Committee on Agriculture, Food Processing & Dairy & Vice Chairman & Managing Director
PI Industries Ltd

Address by

Ms Marie Sophie Roeder
Advisor
i4Ag, Cooperation with the Private Sector,
GIZ GmbH

Address by

Mr Rajesh Srivastava
Executive Chairman
Rabo Equity Advisors

Special Address

Shri Priya Ranjan*
IFS – Joint Secretary, MIDH
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare Government of India

Special Address

Dr Sumita Misra
Additional Chief Secretary
Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare
Government of Haryana

Chief Guest

Shri J P Dalal
Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying Government of Haryana

Summing Up

Mr Mayank Singhal

1500 – 1545 hrs

Session on Technological Innovations for Sustainable Climate Resilient Agriculture

Agriculture is impacted by water availability, water quality, soil fertility, soil borne diseases, temperature fluctuation, pest incidences, salinity etc and all these in turn are affected by climate change. Mainstreaming innovative process & technologies to make agriculture climate resilient is not a choice anymore, but a necessity to help farm output, farmers’ livelihood and food security.

Climate resilience refers to the ability of farmers to adapt to long-term shifts in climatic conditions, and to anticipate and take steps to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change. Improved access and utilisation of technology, transparent trade regimes, increased use of resources conservation technologies, an increased adaptation of crops and livestock to climatic stress are the outcomes from climate-resilient practices.

Session Chair

Mr Kaushal Jaiswal
Managing Director Rivulis
Irrigation
Mr Ajai Rana
Managing Director
Savannah Seeds Pvt Ltd
Mr Baljinder Singh Nandra
Director Govt & Regulatory
Affairs SeedWorks International Pvt Ltd
Ms Elisabeth Richter 
Deputy Head of Economic Cooperation
and Development Embassy of the
Federal Republic of Germany
Mr Raju Kapoor
Director – Public & Industry
Affairs FMC India Pvt Limited

Mr Ravinder Grover
Program Lead
Harvest Plus

Concluding Remarks

Mr Kaushal Jaiswal

1545-1630 hrs

Session on Role of Agri Finance in Promoting Technological Innovations in Agriculture

The finance sector has a key role to play in allowing agriculture to contribute to economic growth and poverty reduction. A rapidly evolving technological landscape is opening up new possibilities to target and price credit, share risk, and harness information technology to expand agricultural productivity. This session would focus on the catalytic role played by Agri Finance in strengthening the farm business and augmenting the productivity of scarce resources.

Session Chair

Mr Rajesh Srivastava
Chairman and Managing Director
Rabo Equity Advisors

Speakers

Ms Deepa Bordoloi Guha**
Chief General Manager
NABARD
Mr Hemendra Mathur
Venture Partner Bharat
Innovation Fund
Mr Prabhat Chaturvedi
Chief Executive Officer Netafim
Agri Finance Agency
Mr Bipan Gupta
Deputy General Manager – Agri Business,
State Bank of India

Kisan Goshthee – 1
Technological Interventions for Sustainable Agriculture in Punjab
Friday, 4th November 2022, Parade Ground, Chandigarh

1430 – 1630 hrs

Meeting of
CII National Council on Agriculture
Friday, 4th November 2022, CII Northern Regional Headquarters

1500-1700 hrs

*To be organized by FACE

Punjab State Session
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund Punjab: Cluster Development Initiatives
Friday, 4th November 2022, CII Northern Regional Headquarters

1500-1700 hrs

To be organized by Department of Horticulture, Government of Punjab

CEO’s session on
Policy Regulations for Agri & Allied Sectors
Friday, 4th November 2022, CII Northern Regional Headquarters

1800 – 1930 hrs

Agriculture remains a highly regulated sector in India, with various government agencies having supervisory
powers. Regulatory controls are imposed by both central and state governments. Schemes for supporting
agriculture are provided at both the central and state level through subsidies for:

  • Fertilisers.
  • Irrigation water.
  • Power (electricity) used for irrigation and other agricultural purposes.
  • Seeds.
  • Credit.
  • Export.
  • Crop insurance.


This session aims at a bilateral talk between industry stalwarts with Government officials on following issues:

  • Patent Vs Generic molecules in agro chemical industry
  • Seed Policy of India
  • Subsidy issues in fertilizer industry
  •  Government schemes & initiatives
  • Gap between existing & desired policy support

Opening Remarks & Setting the Context

Mr Mayank Singhal
Chairman, CII Regional Committeeon Agriculture,
Food Processing & Dairy &
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
PI Industries Ltd

Remarks

Mr Tarun Sawhney
Co Chairman, CII Agro Tech India 2022 &
Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd

Remarks

Mr Sanjiv Puri
Chairman, CII Agro Tech 2022 &
Chairman & Managing Director, ITC Ltd

Presentation on Issues / Concerns
and Inputs received from
representatives of Agri &Allied Sectors

Mr Mayank Singhal

Government Perspective

Ms Hargunjit Kaur
Secretary – Industries
UT of Chandigarh

State Government Perspective

Mr Sarvjit Singh
Additional Chief Secretary
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Government of Punjab

State Government Perspective

Dr Sumita Misra
Additional Chief Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
Government of Haryana

Government of India Perspective

Mr Priya Ranjan
Joint Secretary, MIDH
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Government of India

Open House Interaction of CEOs with Policy Makers

CEOs / CXOs Present

  1. Mr Ravi Annavarapu – President, FMC India
  2. Mr Rajesh Srivastava, Executive Chairman,
    Rabo Equity Advisors
  3. Mr Jasmohan Singh, MD, Frick India
  4. Mr Anjul Manchanda, MD, Arctic
    Refrigeration
  5. Mr Baljinder Singh Nandra, Director
    Corporate & Industry Affairs, SeedWorks
    International
  6. Mr Raghunath Kozhypuratha, MD,
    Thyssenkrupp India
  7. Mr Hemendra Mathur, Venture Partner,
    Bharat Innovation Fund
  8. Mr Prabhat Chaturvedi, CEO, Netafim Agri
    Finance Agency
  9. Mr Ankit Gupta, Director, Dayal Fertilizers
  10. Mr Nick Townsend, Director,
    TopconTechnology Ltd.
  11. Mr Manish Jain, MD,Cilicant Chemicals Pvt
    Ltd
  12. Mr Ajai Rana, MD, Savannah Seeds Pvt Ltd
  13. Mr Raju Kapoor, Director – Public & Industry
    Affairs, FMC India Pvt Limited


(More Members from CII National Council
on Agriculture to be invited & included)

Summing Up

Mr Mayank Singhal

End of Day 1