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Presents
11th global agriculture Summit 2018
and
11th global Leadership Awards 2018
Presents
11th Agriculture Year Book
July 18-19, 2018, Taj Palace, New Delhi
A journey beginning 2008….
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What leaders say about.........
Agriculture Leadership Summit | Agriculture Leadership Awards | Agriculture Year Book
Prof. MS Swaminathan, Pioneer of India’s Green Revolution Prof. RB Singh, Chancellor, Central Agriculture University
Leaderships shape the destiny of people. I am happy that Agriculture Today has I am part of the Organising Committee and have regularly attended. I can say this
Summit 2009 started Leadership Summit on Agriculture (2008). event is simply the best in the world of Agriculture (2011).
Dr. Balram Jhakar, Governor of Madhya Pradesh Sh. Prakash Javadekar, Member of Parliament and BJP Spokesman
Agriculture Today is playing a transformational role in agriculture. Agriculture Agriculture Leadership Summit in my opinion is very powerful program on farm-
Summit is one more feather in its cap (2008) ers issues. I have attended last three events. Truly admiring (2012).
Dr. AR Kidwai, Governor of Haryana Sh. Yudhvir Singh, General Secretary, Bhartiya Kisan Union
nathan
bha
Dr. Balram Jakhar
Governor, MP
Agriculture Leadership Summit and Leadership Awards is very vibrant event, one of Farmers in India are in crisis. No one cares. I congratulate Agriculture Today team for
its kind in agriculture (2008). raising farmers issues so powerfully through this Summit (2012).
Sh. Somnath Chatterjee, Speaker – Lok Sabha Prof. PK Dhumal, Chief Minister, Himachal Pradesh
Agriculture Leadership Awards is a powerful concept and the event is amazing. I I am attending this program today third time as Chief Minister. Amazing program.
never expected such high class event in agriculture (2008). So well organised every time. Awardees selection is praiseworthy (2012).
MD RG Agrawal
ed Chairman, CCFI
Sh. Tarun Gogoi, Chief Minister, Assam Sh. Harish Rawat, Union Minister of Water Resources
I am excited to be part of this important event. I congratulate Agriculture Today Agriculture Leadership Summit I find very well organised, every time that I attend.
team for maintaining such a high standard (2008). Leadership Awards have maintained very high standards (2012).
Dr. Montek Singh Ahulawalia, Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission Dr. LS Rathore, Director General, IMD
Very important agenda of the Summit. The selection of so eminent awardees It’s exciting to be part of this summit organised under the leadership of the world’s
ee Prof. KL Chadha, President
RB Horticulture Society of India speaks volumes about the class of this event (2009). most important name in agriculture, Prof. MS Swaminathan (2012).
Dr. Bimal Jalan, MP and former Governor, RBI Sh. Rajnath Singh, President, Bharatiya Janata Party
Excellent event with so many important speakers on a variety of subjects, which the I have known MJ Khan for the last fifteen years. He is playing seminal role in agricul-
Summit seeks to address (2009) ture, bringing farmers agenda to the national centre-stage (2013).
an Yadav
ament
Dr. Bimal Jalan, MP &
former RBI Governor
Dr. KL Chadha, Pioneer of India’s Golden Revolution Ambassador Dr. Islam Siddiqui, Chief Agriculture Negotiator, US
I am associated with this event from the inception. I must say that this event is the Its truly amazing program. I do not find this standard of program on agriculture in
single most important event on agriculture (2009). US or any other country, organised so meticulously year after year (2013).
Sh. UC Sarangi, Chairman, NABARD Dr. Amrita Patel, Chairperson, NDDB
Amazing to see so many luminaries from policy makers to farmers and the industry Excellent program. Agriculture Today teams deserves all accolades. Thanks to Prof.
mer ADG MH Khan, IAS to institutions and diplomats on one platform (2009). Swaminathan under whose guidance this program is organised (2013).
) FAO Director General, CAPART
Sh. Venkiah Naidu, MP and Chairman, PSC on Rural Development Dr. Jimmy Smith, DG, International Livestock Research Institute
I congratulate my friend Dr. MJ Khan and his team for putting together such a high I am so happy to be part of this important program. I also find Agriculture Year
class program, addressing the issues of the farmers (2010). Book an excellent compilation of the articles and analysis (2013).
eyan Swami Agnivesh Sh. Subodh Kant Sahai, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Sh. Prakash Singh Badal, Chief Minister, Punjab
HRC Social Reformer
In my opinion only Agriculture Today could do this charismatic act of bringing so Farmers and agriculture sector needs encouragement and recognition at the na-
many top speakers at the Summit, year after year (2010). tional level. Agriculture Leadership Awards are filling that gap (2013).
HE Mr. Jerome Bonnafont, Ambassador of France Prof. PJ Kurien, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha
Such a class of event on agriculture is not organised even in developed countries in I am very impressed to see the renowned people from diverse backgrounds at-
a, Director Anil Kakkar, CEO Europe or US. The Agriculture Year Book is also outstanding (2010). tending this program. Awards function is awesome (2014).
Limited Excel Crop Care Ltd.
Sh. Shivraj Patil, Governor of Punjab Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Min. of Food Processing Industries
I have know MJ Khan since the year 1999 and I admire his ability to bring together I have been travelling interiors of Punjab and meeting farmers. They need strong
leaderships from various quarters on farmers issues (2010). voice. I find this program effectively addressing their cause (2014).
mer Dr. NB Singh, Sh. Ajay Jakhar, President, Bharat Krishak Samaj Prof. Abhishek Mishra, Minister of Science & Technology, UP
lture, GOI Agriculture Commissioner, GOI
Agriculture Leadership Summit is an outstanding program, which addresses key I have been reading about Prof. Swaminathan and used to see his photographs in
issues concerning farmers year after year (2010). the books. Imagine, how it feels to be with him on this program (2014).
Prof. KV Thomas, Union Minister of Food & Consumer Affairs Sh. Ashish Bahuguna, Secretary – Agriculture, Government of India
I am here today the 3rd time and each time I am struck by the quality and class of I have been seeing the deliberations and recommendations of the Summit since
IAS Mr MJ Khan, Chief Editor, the program. It truly represents all in food and agriculture (2011).
2008 and find them very useful for formulating policy discourse (2014).
, Maharashtra Agriculture Today
Sh. LD Mittal, MD, International Tractors Limited Sh. Suresh Prabhu, as Hon’ble Minister of Commerce
I was speaker in the 2009 Agriculture Summit also. I admire this program. The I am friend of MJ Khan since I attended his one program on farmers issues in 1998
Agriculture Year Book released today is commendable (2011). as Union Environment Minister. What an ability to put together top leaderships
from all walks of life. These programs are awesome. I also wish to congratulate Prof.
Sh. Salman Khursheed, Union Minister of Law MS Swaminathan, whom we all know as the Father of India’s Green Revolution for
I do not have much understanding of agriculture but looking at the luminaries his association and guidance.
present here it looks most powerful gathering on farmers issues (2011).
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Eminent Speakers at the 10th Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2017
Prof. MS Swaminathan Suresh Prabhu Kenneth Quinn Parshottam Rupala Kadambot Siddique
Chairman, MS Swaminathan Hon’ble Minster of Commerce President, World Food Prize MoS for Agriculture and Director, UWA Institute of Agriculture,
Research Foundation (MSSRF) and Industry Foundation, USA Farmers’ Welfare University of Western Australia, Perth
Dr. Manjit Mishra Cristina Rumbaitis Rio Pooja Singhal Ramesh Deshpande R G Agarwal
Director, Seed Science Centre, Regional Programme Manager, Pr. Secretary- Agriculture, Convener, IAG International, Chairman, Dhanuka Group
Lowa State University, USA Action on Climate Today Jharkhand Washington DC
Dr. Bakshi Ram Dr. Soumitra Das Sanjay Prasad Mani Shankar Aiyar Om Prakash Dhankad
Director, Director, India Zinc Pr. Secretary – Agriculture former Union Minister Agriculture Minister, Haryana
Sugarcane Breeding Institute Gujarat
Jeremy T. Ouedraogo H.E. W.H. El Sreihin prof. Karim Maredia Dr. H Rahman H.E. Mr. Petko Doykov
Head, African Biosafety Network SG, African Asian Rural Director, Africa Partnership South Asian Director, Intl. Ambassador of Republic of Bulgaria
of Expertise, NEPAD, Dakar Development Organization Program, Michigan State University Livestock Research Institution
Dr. Chakib Jenane G. James Gonzalez Anil Jauhri Arun Bahakoo Dr. RajaramTripathi
Lead agro Economist Agriculture Counselor, Chile CEO, National Board of Accredita- General Secretary, Kisan Manch Convener, All India Farmers Alliance
World Bank tion of Certification Bodies
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Recommendations
• Climate impacts on food security is a serious, concern and • Capacity building through seminars, sessions, strategies
thus more research is required that directly informs the and policy formulation with the financial assistance.
actions needed to tackle food security challenges. • Increasing investments from private sector can help in ad-
• Crop Diversification can play a significant role in doubling dressing many problems in agriculture secor.
farmers’ income. Farmers should not solely depend on • Public private partnership is also significant to provide the
their main crops rather should practice other economic ac- right business environment to attract capital investment,
tivities as well, simultaneously, such as animal husbandry, and ensure that investments support national targets.
fishery, piggery, goat rearing and etc., so as to earn extra
• Building synergy which will reduce multiplicity of frame-
income.
works. The synergy between various markets – Physical,
• Krishi Cabinets at the National & State Levels need to be Spot, online & exchanges which help in rightful price dis-
established covery for farmer, buyers/traders & processors.
• Time-bound Action Plans for implementing policy and • Inclusion of insurance component to protect contract fam-
program reforms in support of Doubling Farm Income by ers’ interests.
2022 have to be prepared.
• Farm schools and exclusive universities of farm learning
• Credit access can significantly increase farmers’ poten- needs to be promoted.
tial to invest in improved technologies and practices and
• There should be demand, need and resource based Intel-
hence can increase their income.
ligent Farm planning. Collating research and technology
• Role of RBI and the retail banking system can also be ex- results and experience would also aid in better farm plan-
panded to aid in agricultural development. ning.
• Agricultural Research, Education and Extension are crucial • Transferring knowledge about customer and market to the
areas in today’s agriculture. farmers.
• Zinc deficiency in crops and humans is a global challenge, • Different crops should have different policy as all crops
which can be resolved by using zinc fertilizers. are different from each other and vary from each other in
• Investing in technology for yielding crops and maintaining almost all aspects.
the quality of crops will give a boost to agriculture sector • India should take a decision on Genetically Modified
in the coming years. crops
Awardees of Agriculture Leadership Awards 2017
Special Achievement Mr.Manohar Lal, Development Dr. Bakshi Ram,
Award Chief Minister, Haryana State Leadership Director, Sugarcane Breeding
Institute, Coimbatore
Policy Leadership Mr. K. Chandrasekhar Rao,
Chief Minister, Telangana State Business Leadership Dr. PV Mohan Rao,
Award Chairman, Pasura Group,
Research Leadership Prof. Kadambot Siddiqui, Hyderabad
Director, Institute of Agriculture,
Western Australia University, Extension Leadership Dr. SK Patil,
Perth Award Vice Chancellor, IGKVV, Raipur
Academic Leadership Dr. Manjit Mishra, Lifetime Achievements Prof. RB Singh,
Director, Seed Centre, IOWA Chancellor, Central Agriculture
State University, USA University
Farming Leadership Dr. Gazalla Amin, Global Trade and Dr. PK Joshi,
Farmer of Medicinal Plants Policies South Asia Director,
and President, J&K Women International Food Policy
Entrepreneurs Chamber, Research Institute, Washington
Srinagar DC
Agribusiness IB Group, Chhattisgarh Best Animal Government of Andhra Pradesh
Leadership Husbandry State
CSR Leadership DCM Shriram Limited Best Horticulture State Government of Chhattisgarh
Corporate Leadership Mahindra Agri Solutions Limited African Development Dr. Ibrahim Mayaki,
Award Chief of NEPAD (African Union
Agency) and former Prime
Entrepreneur Mr. Suresh Agarwal, Minister, Niger
Leadership MD, Bejo Sheetal Seeds P.
Ltd., Jalna. International Ambassador Kenneth Quinn,
Leadership Award President, World Food Prize
Livelihood Leadership Africa Asia Rural Development Foundation, USA
Organisation (AARDO)
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GLOBAL Agriculture Leadership Summit 2016
GLOBAL Agriculture Leadership Awards 2016
Sponsors
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Eminent Speakers at the 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Summit 2016
Ananth Kumar Brij Mohan Agarwal Om Prakash Dhankar Yudhvir Singh Dr. Purvi Mehta
Hon’ble Union Minister of Hon’ble Agriculture Minister, Hon’ble Agriculture Minister, General Secretary, Head – Agriculture, South Asia, Bill &
Chemicals and Fertilizers Chhattisgarh Haryana Bhartiya Kisan Union Melinda Gates Foundation
Salil Singhal KB Chaudhary Ashok Dalwai Dr. MH Mehta Dr. Ajit Kumar
CMD, PI Industries Limited President, Bhartiya Krishak Additional Secretary – Chairman, GLS Biotech P. Ltd. Vice Chancellor, NIFTEM
Samaj Agriculture, GOI
Dr. Steven D.Hansen H.E. Dr. M. Isaac Munlo Wassfi H. El-Sreihin Martien van Nieuwkoop Dr. Rasha Omar
Vice Provost and Dean, International High Commissioner of Malawi SG, Asia Africa Rural Practice Manager – Asia, The Country Director, International
Studies and Programme, Michigan Development Organization World Bank, Washington DC Funds for Agriculture Development
Dr. M Moni Dr. Shyam Khadka Ashutosha Sharma Ramesh Chand Jaideep Bhatia
Chairman, ICFA Working Group on Representa-tive for India and Secretary, Department of Member of NITI Aayog Head – Agribusiness, Pepsico
ICT and ex DG – NIC Sri Lanka, FAO Science & Technology Holdings
Anil Jauhri Dr. SA Patil Dr. H Purushottam Dr. Karim Maredia Sanjya Prasad IAS
CEO, National Accreditation Chairman, Karnataka Farmers CMD, National Research and Professor and Associate Dean, Pr.Secy, Agriculture,
Board, QCI Commission Development Corp Michigan State University Government of Gujarat
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Recommendations
• India should take the cause of post harvest crop losses indefinitely to stake claim to the amount that is rightfully
seriously. The country loses farm produce worth Rs. One theirs. Most often the delay occurs due to lack of records
lakh Crore annually due to lack of post-harvest infrastruc- on the part of the banks. Banks should maintain data on
ture. Necessary safeguards must be adopted to stem this farmers and insurances. They should access digital data
loss which accounts to 20-25 per cent of the produce. storage which will help in settling insurance claims.
Better logistics and cold storage structures should be • Priority lending and agriculture status should be accorded
evolved based on the geographical and agronomic needs. to Poultry
Private public partnerships can speed up the process and • According the status of ‘skilled workers’ to farm sector
bring in competitiveness and speed in the execution and workers which would boost engagement of labour in ag-
adoption. riculture. Skilling agriculture is important and can be en-
• Indian politicians should take a stand united against the hanced by instituting and more diploma programme for
populist move of loan waivers. The politics of loan waiv- agriculture sector workers.
ers have been ruining the agriculture of the country and • Brand India needs to be established in food and agricul-
promoting the culture of non-repayment of loans. ture. The current level of 44.5 billion USD exports can be
• Bringing focus on pulses and millets cultivation. India doubled in the next 5 years. We need to globally position
should think ahead of food grains and promote crop di- Indian food and agri produce such as North Eastern region
versification. India is expected to produce around 18-21 as Organic Zone,Spices of Kerala, Cardamom of Sikkim,
million tonnes (mt) of pulses till 2016-17, while demand Mango of Malihabad, Orange of Nagpur, Kashmiri Apples,
is projected to touch around 22 mt in the next few years. Bihari Litchies and Ratnagiri Mangoes Tea of Darjeeling
The widening gap between demand and supply can be and Nilgiris, Saffron of Kashmir…and so on and promoting
gulfed by bringing more land under pulse cultivation. Puls- Geographic Appellation.
es and Millets both are nutritiously superior to cereals and • India needs to establish Commodity Boards for taking
can be cultivated on marginal lands. Thus India can beat the Brand India to global markets. Stake-holders driven
the twin challenges of food and nutritional security. Commodity Boards on the pattern of California Walnuts,
• Banks should expeditiously settle insurance claims. In the Washington Apples, Canola Association of Canada or the
face of crop loss, the farmers must not be allowed to wait Australian Wheat Board, American Soybean
Awardees of Agriculture Leadership Awards 2016
1. Farming Leadership l Dr. Allah Rang, Chairman, 14. International l Dr. Karim Maredia, Director
Award Biocarve Seeds Farm, Patiala Leadership Award – World Technology Access
Program, Michigan State
2. Extension l Dr. SA Patil, Chairman, Kar- University, USA
Leadership Award nataka Farmers Commission
15. Global Trade and l Dr. MaharajMuthoo,
3. Young Achiever l SudhanshuJangir, Head- In- Policies Award President, Roman Forum,
Award dia Operations, Axereal Group, Rome
France
16. Commodity l Mr. Vijay Sardana, Global
4. Women Leadership l Dr. VibhaDhawan, Execu- Business Award Expert on Food Business and
Award tive Director – TERI and Vice Commodities
Chancellor, TERI University
17. Special l Dr. Gurbachan Singh,
5. Research l Indian Institute of Sugarcane Achievements Award Chairman, ASRB
Leadership Award Research, Lucknow
18. Program l Department of Agriculture,
6. Academic l Bihar Agriculture University, Leadership Award Government of Tamil Nadu
Leadership Award Sabhour
19. Best Agriculture l LakhimpurKheri, Uttar
7. Development l Dr. SK Malhotra, Agriculture
District Award Pradesh
Leadership Award Commissioner, GOI
20. Best Fisheries l The State of Chhattisgarh
8. Entrepreneur l Tropical Agro Systems India
State Award
Leadership Award Private Limited, Chennai
21. Best Animal The State of Punjab
9. Livelihood l Sehgal Foundation,
Husbandry State
Leadership Award Gurgaon
22. Best Horticulture The State of Haryana
10. Agribusiness l Pepsico India Holdings P.
State Award
Leadership Award Limited
23. Best Agriculture The State of Odisha
11. CSR Leadership l Tata Consultancy Services
State Award
Award
24. Life Time Sh. Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata
12. Industry l DuPont India Private Limited
Achievements Award Group
Leadership Award
25. Policy Leadership Sh. Shivraj Singh Chouhan,
13. Corporate l Cargill India Limited Award Chief Minister, Madhya
10Leadership Award Pradesh11
Agriculture Leadership Summit 2015
Agriculture Leadership Awards 2015
Sponsors
12Eminent Speakers at the 8th Agriculture Leadership Summit 2015
Rajnath Singh M. Venkaiah Naidu Prof. KS Solanki Siraj Hussain H.E. Mr. Alphonsus
Hon’ble Union Home Minister Hon’ble Union Minister of Hon’ble Governor of Haryana & Agriculture Secretary, GoI Stoelinga
Urban Development Punjab Hon’ble Ambassador of Netherlands
Salil Singhal Dr. S.K. Goel KB Chaudhary Ajay Singh Om Prakash Dhankar
CMD, PI Industries Limited International Water Management President, Bhartiya Krishak APC, Chhattisgarh Hon’ble Agriculture
Institute Samaj Minister of Haryana
Dr. ShamanurU Dr. H. P. Singh P. L. Thanga ravi verma Kapil Mehan
Shivashankarappa Director, Jain Irrigations Vice Chairman of Mizoram State Member of Parliament MD, Advenz India Limited
Horticulture Minister, Karnataka Systems Pvt Ltd. Planning Commission
Anand Mishra, IAS Dr. H. Purushotham Ashish Bahuguna IAS Rajneesh Gupta Rohtash Mal
APC and Addl. CS, UP Chairman & Managing Director, Chairman, FSSAI Pr. Secretary - AH, CMD, EM3 Agri Services
NRDC Government of UP Pvt. Limited
GB Soundarajan Ramesh Rawal Siraj Chaudhary Gopal Agrawal R.S. Sodhi
MD, Suguna Food Executive Vice President, BAIF Chairman National Spokesman, BJP Managing Director, AMUL
Cargill India Ltd
13Recommendations
• India should take the cause of post harvest crop losses will help in employment generation, entrepreneurship
seriously. The country loses farm produce worth Rs. One development, increased profits to farmers and safe and
lakh Crore annually due to lack of post-harvest infrastruc- healthy food to consumers. Investments in food process-
ture. Necessary safeguards must be adopted to stem this ing sector have multiplying benefits for all, and hence a
loss which accounts to 20-25 per cent of the produce. major boost by policy and resources allocation need to be
Better logistics and cold storage structures should be given to the processing sector. Incentives through appro-
evolved based on the geographical and agronomic needs. priate tax structure should be such that agro-processing,
Private public partnerships can speed up the process and especially in the rural areas, becomes a lucrative option
bring in competitiveness and speed in the execution and both for the farmers and the private sector.
adoption. • Priority lending and agriculture status should be accorded
• Indian politicians should take a stand united against the to Poultry
populist move of loan waivers. The politics of loan waiv- • Digitization of land records for securing the interests of
ers have been ruining the agriculture of the country and small farmers.
promoting the culture of non-repayment of loans. • According the status of ‘skilled workers’ to farm sector
• Bringing focus on pulses and millets cultivation. India workers which would boost engagement of labour in ag-
should think ahead of food grains and promote crop di- riculture. Skilling agriculture is important and can be en-
versification. India is expected to produce around 18-21 hanced by instituting and more diploma programme for
million tonnes (mt) of pulses till 2016-17, while demand agriculture sector workers.
is projected to touch around 22 mt in the next few years. • Brand India needs to be established in food and agricul-
The widening gap between demand and supply can be ture. The current level of 44.5 billion USD exports can be
gulfed by bringing more land under pulse cultivation. Puls- doubled in the next 5 years. We need to globally position
es and Millets both are nutritiously superior to cereals and Indian food and agri produce such as North Eastern region
can be cultivated on marginal lands. Thus India can beat as Organic Zone,Spices of Kerala, Cardamom of Sikkim,
the twin challenges of food and nutritional security. Mango of Malihabad, Orange of Nagpur, Kashmiri Apples,
• Banks should expeditiously settle insurance claims. In the Bihari Litchies and Ratnagiri Mangoes Tea of Darjeeling
face of crop loss, the farmers must not be allowed to wait and Nilgiris, Saffron of Kashmir…and so on and promoting
indefinitely to stake claim to the amount that is rightfully Geographic Appellation.
theirs. Most often the delay occurs due to lack of records • India needs to establish Commodity Boards for taking
on the part of the banks. Banks should maintain data on the Brand India to global markets. Stake-holders driven
farmers and insurances. They should access digital data Commodity Boards on the pattern of California Walnuts,
storage which will help in settling insurance claims. Washington Apples, Canola Association of Canada or the
• Linking farms with markets and adding value at each stage Australian Wheat Board, American Soybean
Awardees of Agriculture Leadership Awards 2015
1. Life Time l Raju D. Shroff, Chairman, UPL 11. Development l BAIF Development Research
Achievements Group Leadership Award Foundation
Award l Dr. S Ayyappan, Director Gen-
eral, ICAR 12. Industry l Jain Irrigation Systems Limited
Leadership Award
2. International l Alphonsus Stoelinga, Ambassa-
Leadership Award dor of Netherlands to India 13. Livelihood l MS Swaminathan Research
Leadership Award Foundation
3. Policy l AkhileshYadav, Chief Minister,
Leadership Award Uttar Pradesh 14. Women l Dr. Gurinderjit Randhawa, Pr.
Leadership Award Scientist, NBPGR
4. CSR Leadership l Zuari Agro Chemicals Limited
Award 15. Farming l Dr. Narayan Chawda, Hi Tech
Leadership Award horticulture Farmer, Raipur
5. Best Agriculture l State of Chhattisgarh
State Award 16. Young Scientist l Dr. Neeru Bhooshan, Pr. Scien-
Award tist, IARI
6. Extension l Indian Society of Agribusiness
Leadership Award Professionals 17. Best l State of Karnataka
Horticulture State
7. Research l Dr. KM Bujarbaruah, Vice Chan- Award
Leadership Award cellor, Assam Agriculture University
18. Cooperative l Anand Milk Cooperative Union
8. Agribusiness l AdaniAgrifresh Ltd Leadership Award (AMUL)
LeadershipAward
19. Program l Department of Agriculture, Gov-
9. Entrepreneur l National Institute of Food Leadership Award ernment of Tamil Nadu
Leadership Award Technology Entrepreneurship and
Management
20. Best Animal l State of Uttar Pradesh
10. Banking l Punjab National Bank Husbandry State
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16Eminent Speakers at the 7th Agriculture Leadership Summit 2014
Prof. MS Swaminathan Harsimrat Kaur Badal Ashish Bahuguna Suresh Prabhu Jean Marc Sere Charlet
Chairman, MS Swaminathan Hon’be Minister of Food Secretary Agriculture, Chairman, High Power Committee Minister Counsellor and Deputy
Research Foundation (MSSRF) Processing Industries Government of India on Energy Ambassador of France in India
Dr. MH Mehta Dr. P.K. Agarwal Anil Kakkar Dr. HS Gupta Dr. Etienne Duveiller
Chairman, Gujarat Life International Water Management Vice President DG, Borlaug Institute of Regional Director
Sciences Limited Institute Excel Crop Care Limited South Asia CIMMYT
Dr. Pratap Narayan Dr. PVS Surya Kumar Dr. M Moni Dr. G Ramamohan Ashok Khosla
Former DG, FAI Chief General Manager former DG, NIC Director International Agribusiness Expert
NABARD Monsanto India Limited
Dr. Purvi Mehta Dr. AK. Srivastava Kapil Mehan Dr. Anup Kalra Freddy Svane
Director-South Asia, International Director, National Managing Director, Coromandel CEO Hon’ble Ambassador
Livestock Research Institute Dairy Research Institute International Limited Ayurvet Limited Royal Danish Embassy
Alok Sinha Vijay Sardana Siraj Chaudhary Dr. William Dar SK Makhija
former Chairman, Vice President-Food & Chairman Director General Vice President, Jain Irrigation
Food Corporation of India Agribusiness, UPL Limited Cargill India Ltd ICRISAT Systems Limited
17Recommendations
Policy Prioritization and Specific Interventions for
Doubling Production and Creating Jobs and in Farm Sector
• As per the UNDP report, investment in agriculture is 3 will revolutionize the rural economy and creates over
times more effective in poverty alleviation than any oth- 10 million jobs in rural areas and add to an estimated
er sector. Therefore the Budgetary allocations to agri- Rs. 2.0 lac crore of additional farm output through in-
culture need to be enhanced to Rs. 60,000 crores, from creased farm growth, more value addition and improved
the current level of Rs. 34,000 crores. market linkages.
• Agriculture in India has more job creating potential than • Brand India need to be established in food and agricul-
the Services and the Industry put together. While the ture. The current level of 44.5 billion USD exports can
jobs creation in the industry and the services sector is be doubled in the next 5 years. We need to globally posi-
done primarily by the industry, in agriculture the Gov- tion Indian food and agri produce such as North Eastern
ernmental interventions are playing major role. Agro pro- region as Organic Zone, Spices of Kerala, Cardamom of
cessing at the village level needs to be promoted under Sikkim, Mango of Malihabad, Orange of Nagpur, Kash-
entrepreneurship with 50% subsidy to rural youths for miri Apples, Bihari Litchies and Ratnagiri Mangoes Tea
setting up basic level processing units under Rs. 2.0 of Darjeeling and Nilgiris, Saffron of Kashmir…and so on
crore sizes. and promote Geographic Appellation. India needs to es-
• A National Mission on Post Harvest Management under tablish Commodity Boards for taking the Brand India to
the Ministry of FPI with an outlay of Rs. 2000 crores global markets. Stake-holders driven Commodity Boards
needs to be launched to spread the awareness at the on the pattern of California Walnuts, Washington Ap-
farmers’ level towards reducing the wastages through ples, Canola Association of Canada or the Australian
adoption of simple practices or technologies. India Wheat Board, American Soybean Association etc. need
wastes farm produce post harvest to the tune of 8% - to be established.
22%, which amounts to an estimated value loss of more • Creating a cadre of Foreign Agriculture Services and ap-
than Rs. 1.0 lakh crores. With a national expenditure of pointing agriculture trade counsellors in all the countries
just two per cent, over 20 per cent reduction in losses with agri/food trade potential, as is done by US. This
could be achieved, giving a 1:10 Cost Benefits Ratio. will substantially boost agri trade. The Ag Counsellors
• An ambitious Rural Business Hubs model need to be can be mandated the task of monitoring global prices,
implemented, which will operate on a national platform demand and supply, trade flows, tariffs and policies on
and establish 2.40 lac multi-functional rural business food and agriculture; and facilitate cooperation between
hubs in all the Gram Panchayats of the country. This India and different countries.
Awardees of Agriculture Leadership Awards 2014
1. Policy l Shri. Sharad Pawar, President, 12. Environment l ITC Limited
Leadership Award NCP Leadership Award
2. Programme l Department of Agriculture, Gov- 13. Entrepreneur l Dr. C Rajendra Kumar, Godavari
Leadership Award ernment of Tamil Nadu Leadership Award Polymers Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad
3. Research l Dr. KML Pathak, DDG Animal 14. Extension l National Institute of Agriculture
Leadership Award Sciences, ICAR Leadership Award Extension Management
4. Academic l National Academy of Agri Re- 15. Women l Dr. Indu Sharma Director, Direc-
Leadership Award search Management Leadership Award torate of Wheat Research, Karnal
5. Development l UP Agriculture Marketing Board 16. Soil Health l Excel Crop Care Limited
Leadership Award Leadership Award
6. International l Dr. Thomas Lumpkin DG, 17. Young Scientist l Dr. Ram Asrey, Prinicpal Scien-
Leadership Award CIMMYT, Mexico Award tist, Division of Food Science and
Prof. Post Harvest Technology,
7. Industry l Ayurvet Limited IARI
Leadership Award
18. CSR Leadership l Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
8. Corporate l Coromandel International Award
Leadership Award Limited
19. Life Time l Dr. William Dar, Director Gen-
9. State Horticulture l State of Uttarakhand Achievements eral, ICRISAT
Leadership Award Award l Mr. Salil Singhal Chairman and
10. State l State of Gujarat Managing Director, P.I. Industries
Agriculture Limited
Leadership Award 20. Agribusiness l National Centre for Cold Chain
Leadership Award Development
1811. Farming
Leadership Award
l Sh. RPS Gandhi Stevia farmer,
Punjab19
Agriculture Leadership Summit 2013 Agriculture Leadership Awards 2013 20
Eminent Speakers at the 6th Agriculture Leadership Summit 2013
K.S. Rao Prof. MS Swaminathan Ambassador Islam Siddiqui Dr. Jimmy Smith Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi
Hon’ble Minister of Textiles Chairman, MS Swaminathan US Chief Agriculture Negotiator Director General of ILRI Hon’ble MP and former Union
Research Foundation (MSSRF) Minister
Dr. S.K. Goel, IAS Dr. Purvi Mehta Suresh Prabhu M.J. Saxena T.R. Kesavan
Agriculture Production Asia Director, ILRI former Union Minister Managing Director TAFE Limited
Commissioner, Maharashtra Ayurvet Ltd.
R.G. Agarwal Prof K.V. Thomas Dr. K.L. Chadha Dr. Rajiv Varshney Garry de la Pomerai
Chairman, Hon’ble Minister of Food and President Principal Scientist Technical Director, Magnetic
Dhanuka Agritech Limited Consumer Affairs Horticultural Society of India ICRISAT Technologies L.L.C. Dubai
Sandeep Saxena Dr. Anis Ansari K.B. Chowdhary Yudhvir Singh Om Prakash Dhankad
Agriculture Production Vice Chancellor, President General Secretary, BKU Head BJP Kisan Cell
Commissioner, Tamil Nadu KGNUPF University Bhartiya KrishakSamaj
Dr. R.K. Kusumaria Prakash Javdekar Allan Mustard Javier Paulinich M.J. Khan
Hon’ble Agriculture Minister, Hon’ble Member of Parliament Minister Counsellor Agriculture, Ambassador of Peru Chief Editor
Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha US Embassy Agriculture Today
21Recommendations of
6th Agriculture Leadership Summit
l Government should fund the launch of two dedicat- and safe and healthy food to consumers. Invest-
ed 24 hours TV channels in Hindi and in English and ments in food processing sector have multiplying
one each in regional languages to empower farm- benefits for all, and hence a major boost by policy
ers and rural masses on farming systems, technolo- and resources allocation need to be given to the
gies, markets, agribusiness opportunities and rural processing sector. Incentives through appropriate
services. This will catalyse growth in farm sector, tax structure should be such that agro-processing,
open new windows of opportunities and create especially in the rural areas, becomes a lucrative
self-employment in rural areas. option both for the farmers and the private sector.
l Political class must come together to declare its l Increasing agricultural productivity is a key chal-
total commitment to the farm sector and farmers lenge for ensuring national food security. To in-
welfare by doubling allocations to agriculture year crease production, exploiting the potential of ex-
after year for next 5 years; implementing MS Swa- isting yield gaps offers tremendous opportunity.
minathan headed Farmers Commission; bringing ag- Hence, a Mission Mode Program on “Bridging the
riculture under the concurrent list of the Constitu- Productivity Gap” with real missionary zeal and ef-
tion; declaring Pantnagar Agriculture University as fective monitoring is required to be launched with
India’s 1st International University and compulsory meticulous planning as a matter of priority. For this,
one hour debate in Parliament on farmers issues. existing technology dissemination system needs
to be revitalized and tuned to meet the emerging
l Creating a Task Force under Planning Commission needs of farmers.
to launch a National Mission on ICT applications
in Agriculture for Extension services; Information l For farmers to realize better prices for their pro-
and database management and Market connectiv- duce, markets need to open up to multiple agen-
ity. This will bring about a revolution in farm sector cies to engage and compete. Therefore the pro-
and transform Indian agriculture. curements need to be opened up and movement
of food grains to be freed. Agriculture marketing
l Linking farms with markets and adding value at each reforms should therefore be carried by states and
stage will help in employment generation, entrepre- model mandi laws to be formulated to help farmers
neurship development, increased profits to farmers find better markets and better prices.
Awardees of Agriculture Leadership Awards 2013
1. Policy l Sardar Prakash Singh Badal, CM, 11. State l State of Tamil Nadu
Leadership Award Punjab Agriculture
Leadership Award
2. Programme l Sh. Pawan Chamling, CM, Sikkim
Leadership Award 12. Farming l Shri Sanjay Maganlal Naik
Leadership Award
3. Research l National Dairy Research Institute
Leadership Award 13. Extension l IFFCO Limited
Leadership Award
4. Academic l Central Institute of Fisheries Edu-
Leadership Award cation, Mumbai 14. Women l Dr. Purvi Mehta-Bhatt, Head of
Leadership Award Asia, ILRI
5. Development l Indian Overseas Bank
Leadership Award 15. CSR l Mitsubishi Corporation
Leadership Award
6. International l Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, US
Leadership Award Chief Agriculture Negotiator 16. Young l Dr. Shaik N Meera, Directorate of
Scientist Award Rice Research, Hyderabad
7. Industry l TAFE Limited, Chennai
Leadership Award 17 Life Time l Dr. Amrita Patel, Chairman, Na-
8. Corporate l P I Industries Limited Achievements tional Dairy Development Board
Leadership Award Award
9. Entrepreneur l Afri Ventures Limited 18. Special l Shri Rajnath Singh, National
Leadership Award Achievements President, BJP
Award
10. State l State of Maharashtra
Horticulture
22Leadership Award23
Agriculture Leadership Summit 2012 Agriculture Leadership Awards 2012 24
Eminent Speakers at the 5th Agriculture Leadership Summit 2012
Dr. Balram Jakhar Balvinder Kumar Dr. R.K. Pachauri Dr. Purvi Mehta Allan Mustard
former Lok Sabha Speaker Special Secretary- Agriculture, DG, The Energy & Resources Head of Asia Region, International Minister-Counsellor for
Government of India Institute (TERI) Livestock Research Institute Agricultural Affairs, USA
Arie Veldhuizen Dr. Udit Raj Ramesh Kanwar Harish Rawat Dr. Suman Sahai
Counsellor for Agriculture, Nature Chairman, All India SC/ST Vice-Chancellor, Lovely Union Minister of State for Gene Campaign
and Food Quality of Netherlands Employees Federation Professional University Agriculture
O.P. Dhankar HukumDev Narayan Yadav Dr. Kusumaria Professor Ashok Gulati Dr. P.L. Gautam
Head BJP Kisan Cell Member Parliament and former Hon’ble Agriculture Minister Chairman Agriculture Costs & Chairman, Plant Varieties Protection
Union Minister of State for Madhya Pradesh Prices Commission and Farmers Rights Authority
Agriculture
Dr. Anil P Joshi Prof. P.K. Dhumal Santosh Bhartiya K.P. Mohanan Dr. M.J. Khan
Chairman Hon’ble Chief Minister of Ex MP and Journalist Hon’ble Agriculture Minister Chief Editor
HESCO Himachal Pradesh Kerala Agriculture Today
25Key Recommendations of
5th Agriculture Leadership Summit 2012
l The Summit recommended that more are needed. Public-private part- try from the contribution of media. It
farmers are the key stake-holders in nership has to be increased in all the was lamented that the media, espe-
all the activities relating to agriculture functioning. cially the electronic media is more fo-
and environment, hence, they should l If there is a country where live- cused on portraying pretty faces and
be involved for active participation in stock is important, it is India, hosting projecting insignificant aspects of film
all the important activities and policy- 700 million population of livestock actors and cricketers. Whereas, the
making. More so, there is a needed and has great socio-economic signifi- real core issues affecting the whole
for the society to be sensitised about cance. FAO says, it has many virtues. nation are not in media’s agenda. It
the importance of agriculture, envi- There are 100 million people who de- was therefore recommended that
ronment and allied sectors. Efforts pend on livestock in India as source there should be a desirable shift in
should be made on social front that of income. @5% of agriculture GDP the policies of TV channels, in public
the dignity of farmer is acknowl- in this country comes from livestock. as well as national interest. Suicides
edged and realised and the profes- Where agriculture growth is at 2.5 by farmers is a big and serious issue.
sion of agriculture must be given its %, livestock growth is close to 5% Whereas, by addressing the factors
due respect by the society, so that and the demand is growing signifi- behind suicides, we as Nation can
educated unemployed embrace it as cantly. India is the largest producer prevent further suicides.
career option. of milk and the largest exporter of l Global warming and climate change
l Post-harvest losses should be re- meat. Poultry average production is should be viewed seriously, in case
viewed and minimised. The govern- higher than World average. However, we want the survival of this planet.
ment and the thinkers should analyse the fact remains that Agriculture and The Summit warned that 500 million
and examine the prevailing issues of allied fields like livestock, poultry, people in South Asia and China are
failures with introspection and then fishery, and horticulture are the fields vulnerable to climate change. The
suggest the amelioration in the exist- which are managed by small scale Summit prognosticated that if the ex-
ing system and working, so that the farmers and are small scale driven. isting trend is not halted, changes in
factors behind the failures are recti- It was recommended that this entire climate and the high temperature rise
fied, redressed and removed in the scenario requires governmental push that may happen by the end of this
subsequent harvests. governmental push. century can range from 1.1 degree
l Better coordination between vari- l Media, especially the electronic Celsius to 6.4 degree Celsius. The
ous agencies connected to agricul- media, should play an important role frequency of the heat wave could in-
ture and allied fields is desired. Each for the development of agriculture crease to once in 20 years to once
agency’s role and target should spe- and allied sectors. The entire society in two years. Extreme precipitation
cifically be defined but not without is likely to get back in terms of better events in the form of heavy rains and
accountability. At the end of the day, produce if adequate support is given melting of glaciers are getting more
it should be crystal clear as to what to farmer. Motivation, training and frequent and this situation will further
efforts were made by various agen- counselling can be provided to a large deteriorate having severe adverse
cies, what was achieved and what number of farmers across the coun- impact on agriculture and cropping
cycles.
Awardees of Agriculture Leadership Awards 2012
1. Policy Leadership l Prof. PK Dhumal, CM, Hi- 9. State Agriculture l Government of Madhya
machal Pradesh Leadership Pradesh
2. Research l National Bureau of Plant 10. Farming l Raja Ram Tripathi, Medicinal
Leadership Genetic Research Leadership & Aromatic largest farmer
3. Academic l Dr. Kirti Singh, ex Chairman, 11. Extension l Dr. Jancy Gupta, National
Leadership ASRB Leadership Dairy Research Institute
4. Entrepreneur l Suguna Foods Limited, Coim- 12. Innovation l IIT Kanpur
Leadership batore Leadership
5. International l Dr. Ramesh Kanwar, Vice 13. Program l Mr. BB Pattanaik, CMD, Cen-
Leadership Chancellor, LPU Leadership tral Warehousing Corp
6. Industry l New Holland Tractors Limited 14. Development l State Bank of India
Leadership Leadership
7. CSR Leadership l Bayer BioSciences Limited 15. Environment l Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Leadership
8. State Horticulture l Government of Kerala
Leadership 16. Young Scientist l Dr. VB Patel, Prof. Horticul-
Award ture, Bihar Agriculture University
26 17. Life Time l Dr. MH Mehta, former VC,
Achievements GAU27
Agriculture Leadership Summit 2011 Agriculture Leadership Awards 2011 28
Eminent Speakers at the 4th Agriculture Leadership Summit 2011
Prof KV Thomas Prof. MS Swaminathan Prof YK Alagh Dr RK Kusumariya BK Sinha
Minister of State for Agriculture, Pioneer of former Union Minister and Agriculture Minister Secretary, Ministry
Consumer Affairs, Food & PD India’s Green Revolution Chairman, IRMA Madhya Pradesh of Rural Development
Sham Lal Sharma Oscar Fernandes Sompal Dr S Bhattachrjee Kapil Mehan
Horticulture Minister of State former Union Minister former Minister of State for Managing Director Managing Director, Coromandal
Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture NERAMAC International Limited
Raul Rebello Dr AK Rajput Salil Singhal Chandrashekar Sahu Sanjeev Chopra
Vice President Strategy ED, All India Poultry Managing Director Hon’ble Agriculure Minister Joint Secretary Agriculture,
Initiatives, Axis Bank Breeders Association PI Industries Limited Chattisgarh Government of India
JS Mishra Dr Swapan Dutta SK Nanda Dr PL Gautam Yahel Vilan
Commisioner KVIC DDG CS, ICAR Secretary of Environment Chairman, protection of Plant Varieties Deputy Chief of Mission,
& Forest, Government of Gujarat and Farmers Rights Authority Israel
Dr Rita Sharma DR Kaarthikeyan Dr V Ranga Rao Dr Madhu Purnima Kishwar Dr M j khan
Member Secretary, NAC former CBI Director CEO of Annadata, ETV Centre for Study of Developing Chief Editor, Agriculture Today
Societies
29Key Recommendations of
4th Agriculture Leadership Summit 2011
• Given the plenty of schemes, programmes and poli- mit recommends that special attention is required to
cies for agriculture, it is required that they are imple- promote and develop the live stock sector in India. If
mented properly. The problem is not lack of policies given proper attention, this sector can definitely add
but lack of proper implementation. Also there is a a lot to the rural economy.
great need of synergy among the policies. There
must me be coordination between the state and the • The horticulture industry in India has a tremendous
central government for the better implementation of potential which has often been underestimated. The
the policies. horticulture industry has not received its due atten-
tion in all areas of the country. There is a great scope
• Indian agriculture is in need of more medium and mi- for this industry in places like the North East. Thus it
cro policies rather than macro policies. Also there is a is recommended that special focus is given to areas
need of policy integration at the grass root level. The like North Eastern states of the country where the
agenda of these policies should be welfare and well horticulture industry can be pushed to great heights
being of the farmers. The Agriculture Summit thus with production of exotic fruits like Kiwi.
recommends that the aim should be increase in the
income of farmers rather than the mere increase in • The government policies often fail to focus on the
the productivity. small and marginal farmers. The technologies often
fail to reach and help them. In the first green revolu-
• The farmers are the main stakeholder of the agricul- tion too, this category was not taken into consider-
ture. Thus it is very important that they are included ation. But without the growth of the small and mar-
in each and every act of the agriculture from mar- ginal farmers, the overall growth of Indian agriculture
keting to food processing. They must have a hand cannot be possible. The Agriculture Summit recom-
in each and every segment of the agri business. It mended that special policies must be formulated and
is thus recommended that the farmers are provided implemented to help the small and marginal farmers.
with India as a market and not only his locality or the
district. • There is an urgent and real need of a Second Green
Revolution in the country. However unlike the first
• Given the importance of agriculture in the total In- green revolution, the second one must focus on the
dian economy and large number of engagement of biodiversity conservation too. To achieve the Second
rural population, the need to reintegrate crop based Green Revolution, the summit recommended that the
agriculture and live stock animal husbandry practices all areas of agriculture from live stock to wasteland
have been emphasized. The potential of the live stock management to food processing need immediate at-
sector has been grossly underestimated. The sum- tention.
Awardees of Agriculture Leadership Awards 2011
1. International l APEDA (Ministry of Commerce) 8. State Agricul- l Government of Karnataka
Leadership ture Leadership
2. Research l National Research Institute for 9. Farming l Sh. Ram Sharan Verma, Verma
Leadership Equines Leadership Farms, Barabanki
3. Academic l Tamilnadu Agriculture University 10. Extension l ETV Annadata Program
Leadership Leadership
4. Enterpreneurial l Sh. LD Mittal, Chairman, Sonalika 11. Program l Sh. JS Mishra, IAS, CEO, KVIC
Leadership Tractors Limited Leadership
5. Policy l Dr. Rita Sharma, Secretary, NAC 12. Development l Institute of Rural Management,
Leadership and former RD Secretary Leadership Anand
6. Corporate l Jubilant Organosys Limited 13. Environment l Indian Agriculture Research
Leadership Leadership Institute
14. Young l Dr. AK Singh, Rice Breeder, IARI
7. State Horticul- l Government of Jammu & Kashmir
Scientist Award
ture Leadership
15. Life Time l Dr. PL Gautam, Chairman, Na-
Achievements tional Plant Varieties Protection and
Farmers Rights Authority
3031
Agriculture Leadership Summit 2010 Agriculture Leadership Awards 2010 32
Eminent Speakers at the 3rd Agriculture Leadership Summit 2010
Sh. Shivraj Patil Prof. PK Dhumal Sh. Subodh Kant Sahai H.E. Jerome Bonnafont Ms. Mabel Rebello
Governor of Punjab Chief Minister, HP Union Minister of Food Processing Ambassador of France Member of Parliament
Uday Singh US Jha Rahul Dhanuka Dr. Vibha Dhawan Dr. Swapan K. Datta
President, National ex CMD RCF Ltd. Director, Dhanuka ED, TERI DDG
Seed Industry Association Agrotech Ltd. Crops in ICAR
Prof R. B.Singh Dr. Suman Sahai Atul Anjan Ajay Jakhar V S Rao
former Member, National President Secretary General, All India President, Bharat Krishak former Agriculture Minister of
Commission on Farmers Gene Campaign Kisan Sabha Samaj Andhra Pradesh
Dr. William Dar Henk Van Duijn Dr. Gavin Wall M. Venkaiah Naidu Naveen Jindal
DG, ICRISAT Agriculture India Representative, FAO Member of Parliament Member of Parliament
Counselor, Netherlands
Suresh Prabhu HukumDev Narayan Yadav Mathew C Kunnumkal Siraj Hussain Dr. S K Nanda
former MP and former Union Director General, NIRD Chairman, FCI Principal Secretary, Environment &
Union Minister Agriculture Minister Forests, Government of Gujarat
dr. mj khan Dr. Mohan Kanda Dr. Jagdish Mittru JNL Srivastava BK Sinha
Chief Editor Member NDMA & former Union Sr. VP, Bio-Agri division, former Secretary Agriculture Secretary, Ministry of Rural
Agriculture Today Agriculture Secretary Avesthagen Ltd Development
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