1 2 SESSION PLAN FOR VAIGA 2018 Day 1 27/12/2018 10.00 -11.20 am : Inaugural function 11.20 – 11.30 am : Tea Break Day 1 27/12/2018 Forenoon Session VENUE 1 : PUNARJANI : Kerala Floods : Rebuilding Kerala Agriculture towards Sustainability. Chairman : Sri.Devendra Kumar Singh IAS Agricultural Production Commissioner, Kerala Co-Chairperson : Dr.P.Indira Devi, Director of Research, KAU 11.30 - 11.40 : Welcome & Introductory Speech by Sri.Devendra Kumar Singh IAS Agricultural Production Commissioner 11.40 - 12 Noon : Inauguration of Session Adv.V.S.Sunilkumar Hon’ble Minister for Agriculture 12 – 12.10 pm : Rebuilding Kerala – A Livelihood Perspective Dr.K.Ravi Raman, Member, Kerala State Planning Board 12.10 – 12.20 pm : Revival of Agriculture Sector in Post Flood situation Sri. Ram Kumar, Member, Kerala State Planning Board 12.20–12.30 pm : Lead Talk on Krishi Unnati & Involvement of ICAR in Rebuilding Kerala Dr.P.Chowdappa, Director, CPCRI, Kasaragod 12.30 -12.50 pm : Kerala Floods - Impact on Agriculture, Dr.R.Chandra Babu, Vice Chancellor, KAU 12.50 -1.15 pm : Keynote address 3 Rebuilding Kerala – Towards Resilient Agriculture Dr- Kadambot Siddique, Hackett professor of Agriculture Chair and Director, Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia Convenors : 1. Smt.Beena Maheswari.S.K, Joint Director of Agriculture(PP) 2. Sri.N.S.Josh, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 3. Smt.Elizabeth George, Deputy Director(Dairy). SAMETI 4. Dr.K.R.Jaya, Deputy Director(AH), SAMETI Rapporteurs : 1. Dr.V.G.Sunil, Asst.Professor, KVK, Malappuram 2. Smt.Archana Viswanath, Agricultural Officer, Puthoor. 1.15 pm – 2.00pm : Lunch Day 1 27/12/2018 Afternoon Session VENUE 1 : PUNARJANI : Kerala Floods : New Initiatives Chairperson : Dr.P.Indira Devi, Director of Research, KAU Co-Chairperson : Smt. Jayashree L., Director SAMETI 2.00-2.15 pm : Lead Talk: Facilitating Infrastructure Development for Agriculture Sri.S.S.Nagesh, Chief (Agri), Kerala State Planning Board 2.15- 2.45 pm : Rebuild Kerala Agriculture - Opportunities and Challenges Dr.P.K.Jayasree, IAS, Director, Department of Agricultural Development and Farmers’ Welfare 2.45 –3.15 pm : Enhancing Agricultural Production through Soil Nutrient Management in Post Flood Scenario Sri.J.Justin Mohan IFS, Director, Department of Soil Survey - Soil Conservation & Ground Water Department & Mission Director, State Horticulture Mission- Kerala 3.15 - 3.30 pm : Tea Break 43.30 – 4.00 pm : Rebuilding a Robust Agricultural Market Experiences from the Karnataka Model Sri.Manoj Rajan IFS, MD & CEO, Rashtriya E-Market Services Ltd.Karnataka & Additional Secretary , Cooperation Department, Government of Karnataka. 4.00 - 4.15pm : Rebuild Kerala Agriculture Team Agriculture, Thrissur Model Smt. A. Kala, PAO, Thrissur / Smt. Anitha Karunakaran, PD ATMA, Thrissur 4.15 - 4.45 pm : Revival of Agriculture : Post Flood Scenario :Experiences 1. Smt.Vilsamma Thomas, Parakkal, Konnathadi, Adimali, Idukki 2. Sri. P.T. Thomas, Puthussery, Chalakkudy, Thrissur Convenors : 1. Smt.Beena Maheswari.S.K, Joint Director of Agriculture(PP) 2. Sri.N.S.Josh, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 3. Smt.Elizabeth George, Deputy Director(Dairy). SAMETI 4. Dr.K.R.Jaya, Deputy Director(AH), SAMETI. Rapporteurs : 1. Dr.V.G.Sunil, Asst.Professor, KVK, Malappuram 2. Smt. Archana Viswanath, Agricultural Officer, Puthoor, Thrissur Day 1 27/12/2018 Afternoon Session VENUE II : PRATHEEKSHA : Entrepreneurship Development In Agriculture : Creating a Facilitating Environment Chairman : Dr.Jiju.P.Alex, Director of Extension, KAU Co-Chairperson : Smt.Chandramathi.T.G Additional Director of Agriculture (Marketing) 2.00 - 2.15 pm : Opening Remarks 2.15 – 2.45 pm : Financial Management and Role of Financial Institutes in Agri Business Value Addition Sri.R.Srinvasan, Chief General Manager, NABARD Smt. Deepa S.Pillai, District Divisional Manager, NABARD 5 2.45 – 3.15 pm : Role of APEDA in Enhancing Exports in Agriculture Production Sri.Ravindra.R, Regional Head,Mumbai & Bangalore , APEDA 3.15 - 3.30 pm : Tea Break 3.30 – 4.00 pm : Role of Packaging in Value Addition and Branding. Mr.R.Kolappan, Indian Institute of Packaging, Chennai 4.00 – 4.30 pm : Promotion Programmes of MSME Sri.Martin.P.Chacko, Asst. Director, MSME, Thrissur 4.30 – 5.00 pm : Experience Sharing: Digital & Online Marketing in Agriculture 1.Sri.Korah Thomas, Asst. Director of Agriculture, Pampady, Kottayam 2. Sri.S.S.Salumon, Agricultural Officer, Bedadukka, Kasaragod. Convenors : 1. Smt.Sakeena.I, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 2. Smt.Neena.B, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 3. Smt.Bindy.T.S, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 4. Smt.Ambily.R, Deputy Director(Fisheries), SAMETI Rapporteurs : 1. Sri.Anil Kuruvila, Professor, Agricultural Economics, KAU 2. Dr.Anish Thomas., Soil Survey Officer, Thrissur. Day 2 28/12/2018 Forenoon Session VENUE I : PUNARJANI : Reviving the Coconut Sector in Kerala through better Value Chain Management Chairman : Sri.T.K,Jose IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, LSGD Co-Chairman : Sri.A.M, Sunil Kumar, Additional Director of Agriculture (CP) 10.00 - 10.15 am : Opening Remarks 610.15 – 10.30 am : Lead Talk on Reviving Coconut Economy of Kerala. Dr.P.Chowdappa, Director, CPCRI, Kasaragod. 10.30 – 11.00 am : Rejuvenation of Coconut Farming in Kerala : Genetic Resources and Quality Management Dr.Reji Jacob Thomas, Principal Scientist, CPCRI, 11.00 – 11.15 am : Tea Break 11.15 -11.45 am : Coconut Value Addition - Global trends, Challenges and Potential Smt.Mridula, Asst. Director, International Coconut Community, Indonesia 11.45 am – 12.15 pm : Income Enhancement in Coconut Based Farming System Dr.R.Sujatha, Associate Director of Research (Coconut Mission), KAU 12.15 – 12.45 pm : Technology Advances in Plant Health Management Dr.Joseph Rajkumar, Principal Scientist,CPCRI. 12.45 -1.15 pm : Value Addition through Product Diversification - Recent Trends Sri.Sreekumar Poduval, Processing Engineer, CDB 1.15 -1.30 pm : Experience Sharing - Problems & Prospects of Neera Production & Coconut Water Sri.P.Vinodkumar, Chairman, Consortium of Coconut FPOs, Kerala Convenors : 1. Smt.V.Sally Joseph, Joint Director of Agriculture(AR&T) 2. Smt.Neena.B, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 3. Sri.N.S.Josh, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 4. Sri.Abdul Hameed, Asst. Director, Soil Survey. Rapporteurs : 1. Dr.Jalaja.S.Menon, Asst. Professor Dept of Plantation Crops & Spices, KAU 2. Smt.Bhanu Shalini, Agricultural Officer, Kattoor, Thrissur 7 Day 2 28 /12/2018 Afternoon Session VENUE I : PUNARJANI : Vegetable Production in Kerala : New Technologies and Prospects of Value Addition Chairperson : Dr.Archana Mukherjee, Director, CTCRI Co-Chairperson : Smt.Usha Devi.T.R, Additional Director of Agriculture, KSSDA, Thrissur. 2.15- 2.30 pm : Opening remarks 2.30- 3.00 pm : Hi tech Vegetable Farming in Kerala - Problems & Prospects - Safe to Eat Vegetable Production and Post Harvest Management Dr.C.Narayanankutty, Associate Director of Research, (Seeds), KAU 3.00 – 3.30 pm : Role of Hybrids in Vegetable Production Dr.T. Pradeep Kumar, Director, (Planning) KAU 3.30 – 3.45 pm : Tea Break 3.45 -4.15pm : Improved Technologies for Enhancing Profitability of Tuber Crop Farming Dr.G.Byju, Principal Scientist, CTCRI 4.15 -4.45 pm : Value Addition Technologies of NIIST Dr.P.Nisha, Scientist, NIIST 4.45 - 5.15 pm : Safe Production and Value Addition Technologies in Vegetables Smt.P. Meagle Joseph, Associate Prof., Dept of Post Harvest Technology, KAU 5.15 – 5.45 pm : Value Addition in Vegetables Dr.Jissy George, KVK, Alappuzha Convenors : 1. Smt.Brenda.V.A, Joint Director of Agriculture(VC) 2. Smt.Neena.B, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 8 3. Sri.N.S.Josh, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 4. Sri.Prasad Mathew, Deputy Director of Agriculture (E&T), Thrissur. Rapporteurs : 1. Dr.Anitha Paleri, Asst. Professor, Dept of Vegetable Science, KAU 2. Smt.Sophia.A.John, Agricultural Officer, DSTL, Thrissur Day 2 28 /12/2018 Forenoon Session VENUE II : PRATHEEKSHA : Spice Sector in Kerala : Prospects of Value Addition and Quality Standards. Chairman : Dr.K.Nirmal Babu, Director, IISR, Kozhikode Co-Chairman : Dr. T.J. Thomas, Former Director, Spices Board 10.00 - 10.15 am : Opening Remarks 10.15.- 10.30 am : Lead Talk on Policy Perspectives on Spices Dr.M.K. Shanmuga Sundaram IAS, Secretary, Spices Board 10.30 -11.00 am : Synchronising Technologies and GAP’s for Increasing Productivity and Food Safety in Spices Dr.Santhosh. J.Eapen, Principal Scientist, IISR. 11.00-11.15 am : Tea Break 11.15 -11.45 am : Quality Assurance and Value Chain Development Sri.P.M.Sureshkumar, Director, Spices Board 11.45 – 12 .15 am : Sustaining the Competitive edge and withstanding the Market Fluctuation Dr.N.Mini Raj, Prof., Department of Plantation Crops & Spices, KAU 12.15 – 12.45 pm : Spices as Neutraceuticals - A New Vision Dr.K.Anees, Scientist, IISR 9 12.45 - 1.30 pm : Experience Sharing in Spices Value Addition Sector 1. Sri. Ram Kumar Wariyar, GM, Synthite Industries Pvt.Ltd., Kolanchery 2. Sri.B.C.Nanjappa, Kodagu Agro Tech, Karnataka. 3. Sri.Mathew Sebastian, Malappuram (Nutmeg variety- Keralasree) Convenors : 1. Smt.Cicilia Margaret, Joint Director of Agriculture(Farms) 2. Smt.Sakeena.I,, Deputy Director of Agriculture, SAMETI 3. Sri.Ambily.R, Deputy Director(Fisheries), SAMETI. 4. Sri.Muraleedhara Menon, Asst. Director of Agriculture, Irinjalakkuda. Rapporteurs : 1. Dr.Reshmi Vijaya Raghavan, Asst. Professor, Dept of Plant Pathology, KAU. 2. Smt.Ashamol.P.P, Agricultural Officer, Erumapetty, Thrissur 1.30-2.00 pm : Lunch Day 2 28 /12/2018 Afternoon Session VENUE II : PRATHEEKSHA : Fruits of Kerala: Prospects of Value Addition Chairman : Smt.P.S.Radhamony, Director, PPM Cell Co-Chairperson : Smt.Sabitha Narayanan, Additional Director of Agriculture, SHM 2.00- 2.15 pm : Opening remarks 2.15 -2.45 pm : Export Oriented Production of Fruits of Kerala - Problems and Prospects Dr.M.Asha Sankar, Associate Director of Research,( Farms), KAU 2.45 -3.15 pm : Post Harvest Management for Export of Fresh Banana Dr.K.N.Shiva, National Research Centre for Banana, Trichy.