Program Schedule

Day 1: Aug 12, 2021

Session I: Inauguration Session (9.30 am)

Session Chair : Shri Santosh Kumar Taneja (Chairman, Governing Body, Maitreyi College)

9.30. am: Lighting of lamp

9:40 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.: Welcome Address by Coordinator, Dr. Haritma Chopra

9:50 a.m.-10.00 a.m.: Address by Shri Santosh Kumar Taneja

10.00 a.m. -11.00 a.m.: Chief Guest and Keynote speaker: Prof. S. P. S Beniwal (Founder Member and Chairman: Asian Agri History Foundation) Topic: Potential and Relevance of Vrikshaayurveda in sustainable agriculture including organic cultivation in South Asia

11.00 to 11.15 a.m.: Break

Session II: Organic Agriculture and Biocontrol

Session Chair:

Prof. D. K. Singh (Department of Zoology, University of Delhi)

11.15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. : Speaker 1: Dr Chandish Ballal (Former Director, ICAR-NBAIR)

Topic: Biological Control for Sustainable Plant Protection

11:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. : Discussion

12:00 - 12:30 p.m. : Speaker 2: Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Hossain (Ambassador, IFOAM Organic International and ALGOA, Tokyo, Japan)

Topic: Innovations in Asia: Making Organic Agriculture More Sustainable

12:30 p.m.- 12:45 p.m. : Discussion

12:45 pm - 1:30 pm : Break

Session III: My Exciting Journey

1:30 pm to 2: 00 pm : Speaker : Mr. Satyajit Hange (Co-Founding Farmers, Two Brothers Organic Farm)

Topic: My Exciting Journey: Banker to Organic Farmer with Customers Across the Globe

Session IV: Faculty Platform Presentations (Parallel Sessions) 2.00 PM to 3.30 PM

Session IVA:

Chair: Prof. Haritma Chopra (Officiating Principal, Maitreyi College)

Dr. Sashi Tiwari (Hindu University of America, USA)

Dr. Pinkey Bajaj Gandhi (Maitreyi College, University of Delhi)

Session IVB: Platform Presentations (2.00 pm onwards) 2 parallel sessions

Chair: Dr. M.S. Shivakumar (Periyar University, Tamil Nadu)

Dr. Pankaj Kumar (Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh)

Day 2: August 13, 2021

Session I: Social Issues Related to Sustainable agriculture

Session Chair:

Dr. Richa Kumar (Sociology and Policy Studies, IIT, Delhi)

10:00 am - 10.30 am : Speaker 1: Prof. Savyasaachi (Department of Sociology, Jamia Millia Islamia)

Topic: Significance of Plant Intelligence for Sound Cultivation

10:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m. : Discussion

10:45 a.m. - 11: 15 a.m. : Speaker 2: Prof. A.R. Vasavi (Independent Scholar and Secretary, Punarchith Collective, Karnataka)

Topic: Agricultures and the Plurality of India

11:15 a.m - 11:30 am : Discussion

11:30 a.m - 11:45 pm : Break

Session II: Innovative Technologies in Agriculture

Session Chair:

Prof. Akhilesh Tyagi (Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Director, NIPGR)

11: 45 am - 12: 15 pm : Speaker 3: Prof. G. K. Garg (G.B.Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar)

Topic: Bt cotton Adoption in India: Blessing or Curse to Farmers

12:15 pm -12:30 pm : Discussion

12: 30 pm - 1: 00 pm : Break

Session III: Platform Presentations by Students (Parallel Sessions) 1.00 pm onwards

Session IIIA: Food Safety and Biotechnology

Chair: Dr. Nirala Ramchiary (School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University)

Dr Meena Yadav (Maitreyi College)

Session IIIB: Organic/Natural Farming and Biocontrol

Chair: Dr Gyan Prakash Sharma (Dept of Environment Science, University of Delhi)

Dr. Brototi Roy (Maitreyi College)

Session IIIC: Sustainable Agriculture, Development and Management

Chair: Prof M.K. Salooja (School of Agriculture, IGNOU, Delhi)

Dr Jyoti Singh (Maitreyi College)

Session III D: Social Issues Related to Agriculture

Chair: Dr. Rukshana Zaman (School of Social Sciences, IGNOU)

Dr. Gopi D. Tripathy (Maitreyi College)

Day 3: August 14, 2021

Session I: Agrarian Transformation and Economics of Post Harvest Management Practices

Session Chair:

Dr. Suman Govil (Former Sr. Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India)

11:00 am to 11:30 a.m. : Speaker 1: Dr Debojyoti Das (Lecturer, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex, UK)

Topic: Jhum or not to Jhum: Highland Agrarian Transformation in Northeast India

11:30 am- 11:45 am : Discussion

11:45 am- 12:15 am : Speaker 2: Dr. Nitu Goswami (Consultant, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi; Visiting Faculty, University of Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada )

Topic: The Economics of Post Harvest Management Practices amid Dwindling Agriculture in India

12:15 pm-12:30 pm : Discussion

12:30-12:40 pm : Break

Session II: Valedictory Session

12:40 p.m- 12:50 pm. Mr Sumit Singh (Member, Governing Body, Maitreyi College)

12.50 pm- 1.00 pm: Prof. AK. Prasad (Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Delhi)

1.00 pm : Chief Guest and Invited Speaker: Dr. S.K. Malhotra (Agriculture Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi) Topic: Indian Agriculture Journey Towards Excellence

1:15 - 1:30 p.m. : Live Feedback Session

1.30 pm-2.00 pm: Prize distribution

2: 00 p.m. : Vote of Thanks