Technical Sessions:
| Theme of ISC - Seedsfor Joy | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tentative Program | ||
| Sunday, 12 February 2017 | ||
| 1600 | CEO Conclave | To be attended by MD/ CEO/ Business Heads |
| Monday, 13 February 2017 | ||
| 1030 | Inaugural Session | Proposed Dignitaries: |
| Chief Guest | Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Hon'ble Union Agriculture Minister, Govt. of India (Confirmed) | |
| Guest of Honour | Shri Purnendu Basu, Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal (Confirmed) | |
| Shri Abdur Razzak Molla, Hon’ble Minister of Food Processing Industries & Horticulture, Government of West Bengal (Confirmed) | ||
| Shri Somnath Poudyal, Hon'ble Minister for Food Security and Agriculture Development, Government of Sikkim (Confirmed) | ||
| Key Note Speaker | Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, DG, ICAR, New Delhi (Confirmed) | |
| 1130 | Opening of Exhibition & Trading Table | |
| 1300 | LUNCH | |
| 1400 | Technical Session I : Crop Improvement Research Scenario in Indian Agriculture Chair : Dr. J.S. Sandhu, DDG (CS), ICAR (Confirmed) Co-chair : Dr V K Gaur, CMD, National seed Corporation (Confirmed) |
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| 1. Status of Hybrids and future prospects for increasing crop productivity | Dr V K Gaur, CMD, National seed Corporation (Confirmed) | |
| 2. GM Crop Regulation in India: Past, Present and Future | Dr Arjula Reddy, Former Co-chair, GEAC & Former - VC, Yogi Vemana University, Hyderabad (Confirmed) | |
| 3. Contribution of CGIAR Institutes to the Indian seed sector - Opportunities for the Indian seed industry to collaborate | Dr A. K. Joshi, CIMMYT (Confirmed) | |
| 4 .Current scenario of crop research in India - Future directions to the private seed industry | Dr. P K Gupta, Emeritus Professor – NASI (Confirmed) | |
| 5. Role of private sector for the advancement of Agricultural Research in India | Dr K V Subbarao, Du Pont Pioneer (Confirmed) | |
| 1530 | TEA | |
| 1600 | Technical Session II : Application of Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture Chair : Prof. Swapan K. Datta, Pro VC, Visva Bharati (Confirmed) Co-Chair : Shri Khorlo Bhutia, Secretary, Agriculture, Sikkim (Confirmed) |
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| 1. CRISPR System mediated genome editing to produce improved traits for breeding pipeline | Dr. Anindya Bandopadhya, IRRI, Philippines (Confirmed) | |
| 2. GM Mustard, future for oilseed crop | Dr. Akshay Pradhan, Professor, DU South Campus (Confirmed) | |
| 3. Technological advancement in Seed Treatment | Dr. SMA Rizvi, Ex Director - Research, NDUAT (Confirmed) | |
| 4. Application of nanotechnology in seed science | Mr. Hrushikesh Mirgal, Head, Asia - Pacific region, Croda’s Life Sciences (Confirmed) | |
| 5. Emerging technology for Seed Quality Assessment | Shri G. V. Jagadish (Consultant, Indo American Hybrid Seeds) (Confirmed) | |
| 6. Advanced Next Generation Sequencing Technology for DNA Fingerprinting | Shri Bipin Bihari, CEO, Agrigenome Ltd. (Confirmed) | |
| 1900 | Cultural Programme | |
| 2030 | Welcome Dinner | |
| Tuesday, 14 February 2017 | ||
| 0930 | Technical Session III : Regulations Governing Indian Seed Industry Chair : Shri R. K. Singh, JS (Seeds), DoA&C, MoA&FW (Confirmed) Co-Chair : Dr R. R. Hanchinal, Chairman, PPV&FRA (Confirmed) |
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| 1. WTO & Intellectual Property Rights & Implications in Seed Industry | Prof. Dinesh Abrol, Professor, ISID (Confirmed) | |
| 2. Regulatory Challenges for Seed Industry | Dr R. K. Trivedi, Former DC(QC), DoA&C, Ministry of Agriculture (Confirmed) | |
| 3. Challenges in interpretation of Biological Diversity Act, 2002v | Dr. Asok Kanti Sanyal, Chairman, West Bengal Biodiversity Board, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata (Confirmed) | |
| 4. PPV & FR Act: Salient Features & Way forward | Shri D S Mishra, Deputy Commissioner (Quality Control), DoA&C, Ministry of Agriculture (Confirmed) | |
| 5. IPR in Agriculture | Shri Essenese Obhan, MD, Obhan & Associates (Confirmed) | |
| 6. Implication of GST on Seed Industry | Shri D S Agrawalla, CA, (Confirmed) | |
| 1100 | TEA | |
| 1130 | Technical Session IV :Panel Discussion - Cashless Transaction in Agriculture Chair : Dr R B Barman, Chairman, National Statistical Commission (Confirmed) Co-Chair : Shri Atanu Purkayastha, Former secretary, CIC (Confirmed) |
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| Cashless Transaction in Agriculture | Sunil Prasad, ADG - West Bengal, Unique Identification Authority Of India (Confirmed) | |
| Dr M. J. Khan, Chairman, Indian Council of Food and Agriculture, New Delhi (Confirmed) | ||
| Shri Vikram Tiwathia, Cellular Operators Association of India (Confirmed) | ||
| Shri Sanjeeb Kalita, Senior Executive, Ezetap (Confirmed) | ||
| Mr. Kunal Prasad, Chief Operating Officer at CropIn Technology (Confirmed) | ||
| 1300 | LUNCH | |
| 1400 | Technical Session V : Mechanizing Cotton Harvest Chair : Dr. Keshav Raj Kranthi, Director, CICR (Confirmed) Co-Chair :Shri Vijay Kumar Kale, Additional Commissioner, MoA&FW (Confirmed) |
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| 1. Breeding objectives and plant type requirements to facilitate cotton crop agronomy for mechanizing harvest | Dr. Keshav Raj Kranthi, Director, CICR (Confirmed) | |
| 2. New transgenic trait development through CRISPR-CAS techniques for facilitating mechanizing cotton picking | Shri Vijay Kumar Kale, Additional Commissioner, Mechanization & Technology Division, DoA, MoA&FW (Confirmed) | |
| 3. Challenges and Way Forward towards Mechanization of Cotton Harvesting In India | Dr. S.K. Shukla, Sr. Scientist, GTC, Nagpur (Confirmed) | |
| 4. Challenges of Cotton Mechanization in India | Mr. Kedar Sadalgekar, Head – India Product Marketing, John Deere (Confirmed) | |
| 5. Need for mechanising cotton harvest and the approach towards mechanization | Tarak Dhurjati, Vice President (Sales & Marketing, Strategy & Business Coordination), Nuziveedu Seeds Limited (Confirmed) | |
| 1530 | TEA | |
| 1600 | Technical Session VI : New Trends in Vegetable Industry Chair : Dr B. Singh, Director, IIVR (Confirmed) Co-Chair : Mr Santosh Attavar, Indo American Hybrid Seeds (India)Pvt Ltd (Confirmed) |
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| 1. Breeding for biotic & abiotic stresses in commercially important and underutilized vegetable crops | Warwick Easdown, Regional Director, World vegetable Centre, South Asia/Central Asia, ICRISAT campus, Hyderabad (Confirmed) | |
| 2. Hybrid Seed Production of vegetable under Protected Cultivation | Dr Balraj Singh, VC, Jodhpur Agriculture University (Confirmed) | |
| 3. Breeding for taste nutrition and quality in vegetables | Prof. Pranab Hazra, Professor, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, West Bengal (Confirmed) | |
| 4. Tomato & Okra Breeding Current Status and Future Directions | Dr. Surinder K Tikoo, Tierra Seed Science (Confirmed) | |
| 5. Quarantine and sanitary requirements for promoting production of vegetable seeds for export | Mr Dhumal Subhash Anantrao, Ananta Vegetable Seeds Pvt Ltd. (Confirmed) | |
| 1730 | Valedictory Session | |
| Guest of Honour | Shri S. S. Ahluwalia, Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Confirmed) | |
| Key Note Speaker | Dr Pradeep K Majumdar, Agricultural Advisor to Hon'ble Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal (Confirmed) | |
| Shri Sanjeev Chopra, Addl. Chief Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal (Confirmed) | ||
| 1900 | Cultural Evening | |
| 2100 | Gala Dinner | |
| Wednesday, 15 February 2017 | ||
| Post Congress Tour | ||
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