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1 PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME 28 th March 2018 M.S.SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION Dialogue on Millets, Monsoon and Market April 15 17, 2018 Venue: MSSRF, Chennai April 15, 2018 Inaugural Session and Setting the Stage: Global and National Priorities, Issues and Challenges in the context of Millets as climate smart nutri-cereals for the future am Invocation Welcome Dr. V. Selvam Executive Director, MSSRF Introductory Remarks Special Remarks Dr. Madhura Swaminathan Chairperson, MSSRF Dr. N.K. Krishna Kumar Regional Representative-South and Central Asia, Bioversity International Dr. Rasha Yousef Omar Country Director, IFAD, New Delhi Mr. S.K. Pattanayak Secretary (Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India Mr. Federico Mattei Grant Writer, Project Development and International Relations, Slow Food International Mr. Shyam Bahadur Khadka FAO Representation in India, Food and Agriculture Organization of UN, Rome

2 Special Address Hon ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Thiru Edappadi K. Palaniswami Hon ble Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh Inaugural Address Vote of Thanks am Tea/Coffee Break Prof. M.S. Swaminathan Founder Chairman, MSSRF Dr. N. Anil Kumar Senior Director, MSSRF pm Inauguration of Millet Exhibition and Poster Session Visit to Millet Product Stalls pm Lunch Technical Sessions pm Session I: Millet Diversity and Conservation Practices pm Tea/Coffee Break Chair: Dr. Stefano Padulosi Senior Scientist, Integrated Conservation Methodologies and Use, Bioversity International Dr. A. Seetharam Emeritus Scientist, Former Project Coordinator (Small Millets), ICAR Dr. Balaram Thapa Executive Director, LI-BIRD, Nepal Dr. Kuldeep Singh Director, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi Mr. Amit Mitra Independent Consultant Discussion 30 minutes pm Session II: Climate Smart Millets: Issues and Prospects in Productivity Enhancement Chair: Dr. Vilas A. Tonapi Director, Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad

3 Dr. Vinita Sharma Advisor, Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India Dr. Manoj Prasad Scientist VI, National Institute of Plan Genome Research Dr. N. Mathimaran Senior Scientist Coordinator, Indo- Swiss Project on Millets and Legumes, FiBL, Switzerland Dr. Gennifer Meldrum Ecologist, Bioversity International Dr. A. Nirmalakumari Professor (Plant Breeding & Genetics), TNAU, Tamil Nadu Shri. M. Muthukumar, IAS Director, Agriculture & Food Production, Government of Odisha April 16, am Session III: Post Harvests Processing in Millets : Gaps and Needs am Tea/Coffee Break Chair: Dr. N. G. Malleshi Retd. Scientist G and Head Dept. Grain Sci & Tech, CFTRI Dr. B. Dayakar Rao Principal Scientist, IIMR, Hyderabad Mr. Vikram Sankaranarayanan Proprietor, SANLAK Agro Industries Dr. N. Varadharaju Professor & Head, Post Harvest Technology Centre, TNAU Dr. S. Balasubramanian Dean, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, TNFU, Nagapattinam Mr. Rajaganapathy Sekar AVM Engg Industries, Salem Mr. Elumalai Victor Machines, Salem

4 pm Session IV: Integrated Value Chain Development for Millets Chair: Dr. Malu Ndavi Grant Administrator, IFAD pm Lunch Ms. Indra Mallo, IAS Vice Chairman & Managing Director, MAVIM, Maharastra Mr. Paritosh Upadhyay, IFS CEO, Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society Dr. Carl Rengad Vice Chairman, NESFAS, Shillong Shri. Karthikeyan Program Leader, DHAN Foundation Shri. Dinesh Balam WASSAN RRA, Bhubeneswar Dr. E.D. Israel Oliver King Principal Scientist, MSSRF pm Session V: Strengthening Nutrition Security through Millets Chair: Dr. Thingnganing Longvah, Scientist G, National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad Dr. G. Sathish, IFS Commissioner of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka Dr. Jessica E. Raneri Nutrition Research Specialist Healthy Diets from Sustainable Food Systems Initiative, Bioversity International Dr. K.V.S. Prasad Executive Director & Chief Editor, LEISA India, AME Foundation Dr. R.V. Bhavani Manager (LANSA Program), MSSRF Mr. Prashant Parameswaran Managing Director, Kottarum Agro Foods Pvt Ltd Dr. Malathi

5 Professor, Department of Food Science & Nutrition, Home Science & Research Institute, TNAU pm Session VI: Voices of Farmers and Representatives of Federations on Millets (Multiligual Session) Chair: Dr. SP. Palaniappan Former Advisor, NVA, Thanjavur Farmers Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu Koraput, Odisha Mandya, Karnataka Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh Dindori, Madhya Pradesh April 17, am Session VII: Industry Perspectives on Small Millets Business Opportunities and Bottlenecks Chair: Dr. B. Dayakar Rao Principal Scientist, Indian Institute of Millets Research Shri. Nirmal Reddy General Manager, ITC e-choupal Mr. Rajashekar Reddy Selam Sresta Natural Bioproducts, Hyderabad Mr. Sridhar Murthy Iriventi GoBhaarathi Agro Industries, Hyderabad Mr. Vikram Sankaranarayanan Proprietor, SANLAK Agro Industries Mr. Philip Ratnam Managing Director, Hope Blessings Enterprises Pvt Ltd, New Delhi am Tea/Coffee Break pm Session VIII: Global Champions Voicing on Millets (Round the Table Discussion) Chair: Dr. Rasha Yousef Omar Country Director, IFAD New Delhi

6 pm Lunch Dr. Stefano Padulosi Senior Scientist, Integrated Conservation Methodologies and Use, Bioversity International, Rome Dr. Lalita Bhattacharjee Senior Nutritionist, Food and Agriculture Organization of UN, Bangladesh Dr. Federico Mattei Grant Writer, Project Development and International Relations, Slow Food International Dr. Saikat Datta Mazumdar Chief Operating Officer, NutriPlus Knowledge Program, ICRISAT Mr. Rajib Kumar Roul Senior Manager Programmes, Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives Dr. Yuan Zhou Policy Analyst, Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture pm Session IX: Policy Environment related to Millets Chair: Professor M.S.Swaminathan Founder Chairman, MSSRF Dr. Soumya Swaminathan Deputy Director General, World Health Organization, Geneva FAO-Delhi New Delhi Dr. Ashok Dalwai CEO, National Rainfed Authority of India, MoAFW, Government of India Dr. T. Mohapatra Secretary to the Govt of India (DARE) & Director General (ICAR), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India Dr. Sunita Narain Director General, Centre for Science and Environment Shri. Saurabh Garg, IAS Principal Secretary, Department of

7 Agriculture & Farmers Empowerment, Government of Odisha Dr. Madhura Swaminathan Chairperson, MSSRF Closing Address: Millets and Markets Concluding Remarks Shri. Suresh Prabhu Hon ble Minister of Commerce and Industry, Government of India Professor M.S.Swaminathan Founder Chairman, MSSRF pm Vote of Thanks