Inaugural Session |
8.45Hrs |
Registration |
9.00Hrs |
Arrival of Chief Guest |
9.05Hrs |
Welcome Remarks |
Dr. Raghu Raman, Chairman, Amrita School of Business |
9.15Hrs |
Agro Processing as Key to Rural Development in CMCs |
Mr. Tevita Boseiwaqa Taginavulau, Director General, CIRDAP |
9.30Hrs |
SAARC Agriculture Centre – its initiatives on Food and Poverty Alleviation |
Dr. S.M. Bokhtiar, Director, SAARC Agriculture Centre |
9.45Hrs |
Inaugural Speech |
Dr. K. Sankaran, Registrar, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Chief Guest |
10.00Hrs |
Vote of Thanks |
Dr. Tayan Gurung, Senior Program Specialist, SAARC Agriculture Centre |
10.15Hrs |
Tea Break |
Technical Session – I: Country Presentations |
Country Set A |
10.30Hrs |
Opening remarks by the Chairman |
Country Paper Presentations of Set A |
10.40Hrs |
Afghanistan |
10.55Hrs |
Bangladesh |
11.10Hrs |
Bhutan |
11.25Hrs |
India |
11.50Hrs |
Discussion |
12.00Hrs |
Closing by the Chairman |
Country Paper Presentations of Set B |
12.10Hrs |
Opening remarks by the Chairman |
12.20Hrs |
Maldives |
12.35Hrs |
Nepal |
12.50Hrs |
Pakistan |
13.05Hrs |
Sri Lanka |
13.20Hrs |
Closing by the Chairperson |
13.30Hrs |
Lunch |
Technical Session – II: Agro-processing and Rural Development in SE Asia |
14.30Hrs |
Agro-processing and Rural Development in SE Asia – Dr. Vasanthi Rajendran, Director ICD & Training CIRDAP |
14.45Hrs |
Thailand Experience on Agro-Processing: OTOP – Expert from Thailand |
15.00Hrs |
Discussion |
15.15Hrs |
Agro-processing and Product – Expert from MARDI, Malaysia Development for Livelihood Enhancement |
15.30Hrs |
Discussion |
15.45Hrs |
Tea/Coffee Break |
16.00Hrs |
Agro-processing Technologies -Expert from Indonesia in Indonesia |
16.15Hrs |
Discussion |
16.30Hrs |
Closing by Chairman |
16.40Hrs |
Screening of Embracing the World |
19.30Hrs |
Conference Dinner |