| 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 |
