Policy Forum on Social Transfers to Revitalize Rural India and Launch of IFPRI Global Food Policy Report 2019

Inaugural Session Chairperson

• Dr. Raj Paroda, Founder Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS)

Welcome

• Dr. Shahidur Rashid, Director for South Asia, IFPRI

Release of Global Food Policy Report-2019

Keynote: Global Food Policy Report-2019

• Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI

GFPR 2019: South Asia Rural Revitalization

• Dr. P K Joshi, Senior Advisor, IFPRI

Panel Discussion on Global Food Policy Report-2019

• Prof. S Mahendra Dev, Director and Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
• Dr. Rasha Yousef Omar, Country Director, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• Dr. Suresh Pal, Director, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP)

Remarks by Chairperson

• Dr. Raj Paroda, Founder Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS)

Session 1: Employment and Livelihoods: Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Revitalization, Chaired by Dr. Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, ICRIER and Dr. P G Chengappa, Agricultural Economist, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS)

Social Transfers in Indian Agriculture: Implications for Rural Revitalization

• Dr. A-Ganesh Kumar, Professor and Former Dean of Academic Affairs, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) 

Impact of MNREGS on Rural Transformation in India

• Dr. Sudha Narayanan, Associate Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)

Discussants

• Prof. Ravi Shrivastava, Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) (former)
• Dr. P Parthasarathya Rao, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) (former)

Open Discussion

Remarks by Chairpersons

• Dr. Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
• Dr. P G Chengappa, Agricultural Economist, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) 

Session 2: Nutrition and Health: Challenges and Breakthroughs for Rural Transformation, Chaired by S Mahendra Dev, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) and Dr. Mruthyunjaya, NAIP (former)

Agriculture, Nutrition and Health: Linkages and Trade-offs

• Dr. Bhaskar Mittra, Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCi)
• Dr. Nikhil Raj, Director, Technical Assistance and Research for Indian Nutrition and Agriculture (TARINA)

Nutrition Sensitive Social Transfers: Implications on Rural India

• Dr. Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Discussants

• Dr. Monika Jain, Lead Evaluation Specialist, International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
• Dr. Devesh Roy, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

Open Discussion

Remarks by Chairpersons

• S Mahendra Dev, Professor, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR)
• Dr. Mruthyunjaya, NAIP (former)

Session 3: Natural Resources, Environment and Rural Health, Chaired by Dr. D K Marothia, NIE and Dr. N K Tyagi, ASRB (former)

Climate Change and Rural Transformation in India

• Dr. Pratap S Birthal, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Institute of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (ICAR-NIAP)

Air Pollution and Rural Health

• Dr. Avinash Kishore, Research Fellow, IFPRI

Discussants

• Dr. S P Wani, Director of Development Center, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
• Dr. Kuhu Chatterjee, Program Coordinator for South Asia, Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

Open Discussion

Remarks by Chairpersons

• Dr. D K Marothia, NIE
• Dr. N K Tyagi, ASRB (former)

Concluding Session, Chaired by Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI

Synthesis and Key Recommendations

• Dr. Anjani Kumar, Research Fellow, IFPRI

Panel Discussion: Future Prospects and Way Forward, Moderated by Dr. Shahidur Rashid, IFPRI

• Dr. Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
• Dr. Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow, Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI
• Mr. Amit Mohan, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Remarks by Chairpersons

• Dr. Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI

Vote of Thanks

• Dr. Shahidur Rashid, Director for South Asia, IFPRI