/ NATIONAL INITIATIVE ON CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research)
Hyderabad /

SecondAnnual Workshop

June 17-19, 2013

IARI, New Delhi

Programme

Jun 17
09:00 / Registration
Inaugural Session
Venue: IARI Auditorium
09:45 / Welcome / Dr HS Gupta
Director, IARI
09:50 / Opening Remarks / Dr AK Sikka
DDG (NRM), ICAR
10:00 / Project overview & progress / Dr B Venkateswarlu
Director, CRIDA
10:15 / Address by Chair, NICRA Expert Committee
Release of publications
Recognizing the best performing VCRMC / ProfYP Abrol
10:40 / Address by Chief Guest / Dr S Ayyappan
Director General, ICAR
10:55 / Vote of thanks / Dr H Pathak
11:00 / Tea
Jun 17
11:30 / General Session: Consolidated progress and implementation issues
Venue:IARI Auditorium
Chair: Dr AK Sikka, DDG (NRM)
Co-Chair: Dr PK Aggarwal, Reg. Program Leader, CCAFS
Rapporteurs: ......
Strategic Research / Dr M Maheswari
Technology Demonstration / Dr S Dixit
12:20 / Discussion
12:45 / Project implementation issues
13:00 / Lunch
Jun 17 / Concurrent Session
14:00 / SESSION-I: Resilience through Natural Resources Management
Venue: NRL Auditorium
Chair: Dr AK Singh, VC, RVSKVV, Gwalior
Co-Chair: Dr B Mohan Kumar, ADG (Agro & AF)
Rapporteurs: Dr ...... , Dr ......
CRIDA, Hyderabad
IARI, New Delhi
ICAR NEH, Umiam
CRRI, Cuttack
DWM, Bhubaneshwar
NRCAF, Jhansi
1630 / Discussion
1730 / Close
Jun 17 / Concurrent Session
14:00 / SESSION-II: Resilience through crop improvement and adaptation
Venue: PHT Seminar Hall
Chair: Dr SK Dutta, DDG (CS)
Co-Chair: Dr RP Dua, ADG (F&FC)
Rapporteurs: Dr ...... , Dr ......
IARI, New Delhi
CRRI, Cuttack
DRR, Hyderabad
CRIDA, Hyderabad
IIPR, Kanpur
ICAR-NEH, Umiam
NBPGR, New Delhi
NRCPB, New Delhi
1615 / Discussion
1730 / Close
Jun 18 / Concurrent Session
10:00 / SESSION-I (continued)
Resilience through Natural Resources Management
Venue: NRL Auditorium
Chair: Dr MM Pandey, DDG(Engg.)
Co-Chair: ......
Rapporteurs: Dr ...... , Dr ......
PDFSR, Modipuram
ICRISAT, Patancheru
CIAE, Bhopal
IHR, Bangalore
IISS, Bhopal
CAZRI, Jodhpur
1215 / Discussion
1300 / Lunch
Jun 18 / Concurrent Session
10:00 / SESSION-II (continued)
Resilience through crop improvement and adaptation
Venue: PHT Seminar Hall
Chair: Prof YP Abrol, Chair, NICRA Expert Committee
Co-Chair: Prof HS Dhaliwal, Member, NICRA Expert Committee
Rapporteurs: Dr ...... , Dr ......
UAS, Bangalore (aerobic rice)
GGS IPU, New Delhi
DSR, Hyderabad
NIASM, Baramati
Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
AU-KBC, Chennai
CAZRI, Jodhpur
IINRG, Ranchi
12:15 / Discussion
13:00 / Lunch
Jun 18 / Concurrent Session
10:00 / Lessons from technology demonstration and future road map
Venue: CESCRA Seminar Hall
Chair: Dr KD Kokate, DDG (Agril. Extn.)
Co-Chair: Dr B Venkateswarlu, Director, CRIDA
Interventions of all Zonal Project Directorates
12:00 / Discussion
13:00 / Lunch
Jun 18 / Concurrent Session
14:00 / SESSION-I (continued)
Resilience through Natural Resources Management
Venue: NRL Auditorium
Chair: Dr VS Tomar, VC, JNKVV, Jabalpur
Co-Chair: Dr ......
Rapporteurs: Dr ...... , Dr ......
MIT College of Engineering, Pune
RVSKVV, Gwalior
TERI, Bangalore
IIT, Kharagpur
TNAU, Coimbatore
AAU, Jorhat
1615 / Discussion
1730 / Close
Jun 18 / Concurrent Session
14:00 / SESSION-II (continued)
Resilience through adaptation in horticultural crops, pests, diseases and pollinators
Venue: PHT Seminar Hall
Chair: Dr NK Krishna Kumar, DDG (Hort)
Co-Chair: Dr ...... , ADG (Hort)
Rapporteurs: Dr ...... , Dr ......
IIHR, Bangalore
IIVR, Varanasi
ICAR-RCER, Ranchi
NCIPM, New Delhi
UAS, Bangalore (plant pollinators)
IIHR, Bangalore (plant pollinators)
NRCC, Nagpur
16:15 / Discussion
17:30 / Close
Jun 19 / Concurrent Session
09:45 / SESSION – III: Vulnerability assessment, socio-economic impacts and farm advisories
Venue: NRL Auditorium
Chair: Dr YS Ramakrishna, Dr EAH Roberts Chair on NRM
Co-Chair: Dr KS Kavi Kumar, Professor, MSE
Rapporteurs: Dr VUM Rao, Dr ......
CRIDA, Hyderabad
IARI, New Delhi
NCAP, New Delhi
USNPSS, Almora
NEFORD, Lucknow
MSSRF, Chennai
ICRAF, New Delhi
Niruthi Climate & Ecosystems Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad
12:15 / Discussion
13:00 / Lunch
Jun 19 / Concurrent Session
09:45 / SESSION – IV: Adaptation strategies for climate resilient livestock production
Venue: PHT Seminar Hall
Chair: Dr KML Pathak, DDG (AS)
Co-Chair: Dr CS Prasad, Director, NIANP
Rapporteurs: Dr RC Upadhyay, Dr A. Sahoo
NDRI, Karnal
IVRI, Izatnagar
ICAR-NEH, Umiam
CSWRI, Avikanagar
CIRG, Makhdoom
VCRI (TANVASU), Namakkal
NIANP, Bangalore
12:15 / Discussion
13:00 / Lunch
Jun 19 / Concurrent Session
09:45 / SESSION – V: Assessment of impacts on fisheries - adaptation and mitigation options
Venue: CESCRA Seminar Hall
Chair: Dr B Meenakumari, DDG (Fy.)
Co-Chair: Dr KK Vass, Ex Director, CIFRI & DCFR
Rapporteurs: Dr RK Trivedi, Dr M Muralidhar
CMFRI, Kochi
CIFRI, Barrackpore
CIBA, Chennai
WBUA&F, Kolkata
University of Kalyani, Nadia
FCRI, Tutikorin
12:15 / Discussion
13:00 / Lunch
Jun 19
14:15 / XII Plan priorities and work plan
Venue: NRL Auditorium
Chair: Dr AK Sikka, DDG (NRM)
Co-Chair: Dr B Venkateswarlu, Director, CRIDA
Inputs from all partner institutions
15:30 / Tea
Plenary Session
Venue: NRL Auditorium
15:45 / Workshop summary / Dr B Venkateswarlu
16:00 / Remarks by ADG (Agro & AF) / Dr B Mohan Kumar
16:10 / Address by DDG (NRM) / Dr AK Sikka
16:30 / Address by Chief Guest / Prof RB Singh
President, NAAS
17:00 / Vote of Thanks / Dr M Maheswari

Additional small group meetings: NRL Board Room, CESCRA Library, Ag. Physics Seminar Hall

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