Release of the Report
Organic Farming in India: Status, Issues and Way Forward

August 23, 2017 | Juniper Hall | India Habitat Centre

10:00 – 10:30 am : Registration and Tea/Coffee 

10:30 – 11:30 am : Welcome Address 

Dr. Rajat Kathuria, Director and Chief Executive, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)

Chair

Shri Ashish Bahuguna, Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) 

Special Address

Shri Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog 

Release of the Report- “Organic Farming in India: Status, Issues and Way Forward” co-authored by Arpita Mukherjee, Souvik Dutta, Tanu M. Goyal, Avantika Kapoor and Disha Mendiratta published by Academic Foundation

Presentation of Key Findings 

Dr. Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER 

Discussion on Global Best Practices by 

Mr. Anshu Budhraja, Chief Executive Officer, Amway India 

11:30 – 11:45 am : Tea/Coffee Break 

11:45 am – 12:45 pm : Panel Discussion on “Organic Farming in India: Challenges and Prospects 

Chair

Shri Siraj Hussain, Visiting Senior Fellow, ICRIER 

Panelists

Dr. Krishan Chandra, Director, National Centre of Organic Farming (NCOF) 

Prof. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor, ICRIER’s Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme 

Mr. Bejon Misra, Founder Head, Safe Medicines India & International Consumer Policy Expert 

Mr. Manoj Kumar Menon, Executive Director, International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA); and Vice President, IFOAM Asia (South Korea) 

Mr. Wojciech Dziworski, Counsellor – Trade & Economic Affairs, Delegation of the European Union to India 

12:45 – 01:15 pm : Question and Answer 

01:15 – 01:20 pm : Vote of Thanks 

Ms. Avantika Kapoor, Research Assistant, ICRIER