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XII BIENNIAL NATIONAL KVK CONFERENCE-2022

Sustainable Agricultural Production System
Inauguration by Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
on 0l June, 2022 at 10:00 AM
Venue: Dr. S. L. Negi Auditorium, Dr. YSPUH&F, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
(PROGRAMME)
Day I (June AL 2422)

10:00 to 11:45 hrs. lnaugural Session

l0:00-10:07 hrs. Welcome & Overview Dr. A. K. Singh
DDG (AE), ICAR
l0:07-10: l5 hrs. Opening Address Dr. T. Mohapatra
Secretary (DARE) & DC (ICAR)
l0: l5-10:25 hrs. Address by Cuest of Sushri Shobha Karandlaje
Honour Hon'ble MoS (Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)
Govemment of India
10:25-10:35 hrs. Address bv Chair Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
Hon'ble Minister of Agriculture & Farmers
Wel[are, Covernment of lnd ia
10:35-10:50 hrs. Inaugural Address by Shri Jai Ram Thakur
Chief Guest Hon'ble Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh
l0:50-11:40 hrs. Address on Natural Shri. Acharya Dewrat Ji
farming by Special Guest Hon'ble Govemor, Gujrat
l1:40-11:45 hrs. Vote of Thanks Dr. Rajeshwar Singh Chandel, Vice Chancellor
DT.YSPUH&F, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
I l:45-13:30 hrs. Technical Session-I: Natural Farming for Sustainable Agriculture
Co-chair Dr. Rajeshwar Singh Chandel, Vice Chancellor
DT.YSPUH&F, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
Co-chair Shri. T. Vijay Kumar, Executive Vice-Chairman,
Ryhu Sadhikara Samstha, Govt. of Andhra
Pra<lesh
Conveners Dr. U. S. Gautam, Director, ATARI, Kanpur
Dr. Lakhan Singh, Director, ATARI, Pune
Rapporteurs Dr. Keshav, Principal Scientist (AE), ICAR
Dr. Arvind Kumar, Principal Scientist (AE),
ATARI, Ludhiana
Panelists l. Dr Neelam Patel, Sr. Adviser (Agriculture &
Allied Sectors), NITI Aayog
2. Shri Priya Ranjan, Joint Secretary (lNM),
DA&FW, Gort. of India
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 3. Dr. N. Ravisankar, Principal Scientist, llFSR,
Modipuram
4. Shri Rati Lal, Subham Agriculture, Kutch,
Gujrat
5. Dr. C. K. Timbadia, Director of Extn. Edu.,
Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat
l3:30-14:30 hrs. Lunch Break
l,l:30 hrs. onx'ard Participants' visit to university farm and demonstration units
Conveners (GroupI)
Dr. J. V. Prasad, Director, ATARI, Hyderabad
Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Director, ATARI, Guwahati
One scientist from University
Conveners (Group-II)
Dr. A. K. Singha, Director. ATARI, Barapani
Dr. Rajesh Kumar Rana- Principal Scientist, ATARI, Ludhiana
One scientist from University
Conveners (Group-III)
Dr.M.J. Chandre Gowda, Principal Scientist ATARI, Bengaluru
Dr. Atar Singh, Principal Scientist, ATARI. Kanpur
One scientist from University
Day -2 ( Jrne 2nd 2022)
l0:00-11:30 hrs. 'fechnical Session-Il: Precision Agriculture, Diversification &
Intensification
Chair Dr. T. Mohapatra
Secretar) (DARE) & DG (ICAR)
Co-chair Dr. H. K. Chaudhary, Vice Chancellor
CSK HPKV, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
Conveners Dr. Anjani Kumar, Director, ATARI, Patna
Dr. S. R. K. Singh, Director, ATARI, Jabalpur
Rapporteurs Dr. S.K. Dubey, PS, ATARI, Kanpur
Dr. N. Girdhal Principal Scientist (AE), ICAR
I Recently Developed Dr. T. R. Sharma,

lTechnologies
and Best DDG ( Crop Science), ICAR
Practices of Maior Field
Crops
Diversification through Dr. A.K. Singh,
Horticulture DDG (Horticulture Science), ICAR
Natural Resource Dr. S.K. Chaudhari,
Management for DDG (NRM), ICAR
Resource Use Efficiency
Livestock Based Dr. B.N. Tripathi,
Production Technologies DDC (Animal Science), ICAR
for sustainable income
Fisheries Based Dr. J.K. Jena,
Livelihood Options DDC (Fisheries Science), ICAR
Opportunities fbr Dr. S N Jha
Precision Farming DDG (Agri. Engg), ICAR
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 Utilizing agricultural
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Or. n.C. Aggarwal
students forout scalingof DDC (Agri. Edu). ICAR
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technologies I

Kisan Sarathi Initiative Dr- Anil Rai

ADG (ICT), ICAR
Application of Dr. Sunil D Gorantiwar, Head, DAE, MPKV,
Agricultural Drones Rhauri
11:30-12:00 hrs. .-
Tea Break
12.00-13.30 hrs. Technical Session-IlI: Successful Interventions and Experiences of KVKs
& young Entrepreneurs I

Co-chair Dr. A.K. Singh.

DDG (Agricultural Extension). ICAR
Co-chair Dr. Anupam Mishra, Vice Chancellor
Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur
Conveners Dr. S. K. Singh, Director, ATARI, Jodhpur
Dr. V. Venkatasubramanian. Director, ATARI,
Bengaluru
Rapporteurs Dr. P. Adhiguru, Principal Scientist (AE), ICAR
Dr. B. L. Jangid, PS (AE), ATARI, Jodhpur
Natural farming for Shri Sanjay Kumar. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
sustainability of small
holders in hill ecosystem
Sustainable Production Shri Hukum Chand Patidar. Jhalawar, Rajasthan
through Natural/Organic
f'arming.
Entrepreneurship ln Shri Girja Shankar Maurya, Lucknow, Uttar
Natural Farming Pradesh
Natural Farming for Dr. Rabindra Kumar Singh, KVK Ranchi
Sustainable Development
ofTribal Farmers
Fruits and vegetable Shri Binod Behari Barman, Coochbehar, West
cultivation through Bengal
natural Farming
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Promotion of natural Shri Jayanta Malla Bujarbarooah. Nalbari. Assam
I'arming in Assam: An
experience
Organic Farming System Dr. Athokpam Haribhushan, KVK South Garo
in South Garo Hills Hills, Meghalaya
Holistic development of Shri Upendra bhai Nathani, Rajkol Gujarat
farmers through Natural
farming
Promoting horticulture Shri Pran Singh, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
under natural farming for
enhancing income- An
experience in Madhya
Pradesh
 Impact of natural farming Dr. Alagukannan, KVK. Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu
interventions promoted
by KVK
Natural Farming: Shri E. J. Joseph Elanjimattam, Wayanad, Kerala
Farmer's experience
Multilingual Audio Dr. Subrata Manna, KVK, Kalimpong, West
Guide System for KVK's Bengal
Demonstration IJnit
l3:30-14:30 hrs. I Lunch Break
l4:30-15:30 hrs. Technical Session-IV: Facilitating KVKs in Management, Administrative
& Financial Matters
Chair Shri Sanjay Garg
Additional Secretary (DARE) & Secretary (ICAR)
Co-chairs Dr. V. P. Chahal, ADC (AE), ICAR
Dr. Randhir Singh, ADG (AE), ICAR
Conveners Dr. S. K. Roy, Director, ATAN, Kolkata
Ms. Sunita Sharma. Director, AE Division, ICAR
Rapporteurs Dr. F. H. Rahman, Principal Scientist, ATARI,
Kolkata
Shri Balraj Singh, US (AE), ICAR
Open Discussion
l5:30-I7:00 hrs. Valedictorv Session
l5:30-15:35 hrs. Welcome Dr. A. K. Singh
DDG (AE). ICAR
l5:35-15:40 hrs. Brief Recommendations Dr. Rajbir Singh, Director, ATARI, Ludhiana
l5:40-15:50 hrs. Remarks Shri Sanjay Garg
Additional Secretary (DARE) & Secretary (ICAR)
l5:50-16:00 hrs. Remarks Dr. Rajeshwar Singh Chandel
Vice Chancellor, DT.YSPUH&F, Solan
l6:00-16: l0 hrs. Remarks Dr. T. Mohapatra
Secretary (DARE) & DG (ICAR)
l6: l0-16:25 hrs. Address by Guest of Shri Kailash Choudhary
Honour Hon'ble MoS (Agriculture & Farmers Welfare)
Government of India
l6:25-16:50 hrs. Address by Chief Guest Shri Parshottam Rupala
Hon'ble Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry
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and Dairying, Govemment of India

l6:50-17:00 hrs. Vote ofThanks Director (Extn. Education), DT.YSPUHF, Solan
Dr. V. P. Chahal, ADG (AE), ICAR