International Conference
on
Agribusiness and Food Industry in Developing Countries :
Opportunities and Challenges

  • Inaugural Session
    • Welcome: Devi Singh, Director, IIM Lucknow & Constantine L. Fenderson, Dean, School of Agriculture & Consumer Sciences, Tennessee State University
    • Opening Remarks: Jay T. Akridge, Vice Provost Engagement, Purdue University
    • Special Remarks: Manfred Haebig, Senior Manager, gtz India (Presentation)
    • Inaugural Address: Anees Ansari, IAS, Agriculture Production Commissioner, U.P.
    • Vote of Thanks:Sushil Kumar, IIM Lucknow

  • Plenary Session-I: Agribusiness and Food: Changing Landscape in Developing countries
    • Food Retail Revolution in India, Minten Bart, IFPRI (Presentation)
    • Food Retailing in India - Opportunities and Challenges, Neeraj Jain, CEO, Pulse Food India Ltd.(Presentation)
    • Linking Farmers with Markets: Indian Scenario, R B Singh, Member, National Commission on Farmers (Presentation)
    • Food versus Biofuel: Dilemma in Agribusiness, Padam Prakash Bhojvaid, IFS, TERI (Presentation)

  • Plenary Session-II: Managing Agribusiness & Food Organizations
    • Public versus Private Governance of India's Agri-Food Markets, Eluned Jones, Professor, Texas A&M University (Presentation)
    • Win-Win Strategies for Farmers and Corporates in Agribusinesses, Raju Kapoor, President (Agrovet), Jubilant Organosys Ltd.(Presentation)
    • Human Resource Management in Agribusiness: Industry Perspective, Satbir Singh Sindhu, VP-HR, Godrej AgroVet(Presentation)
    • Agribusiness Research and Education: Emerging Priorities, Jay T. Akridge, Vice Provost Engagement, Purdue University.(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- I: Agribusiness Management Education
    • Internationalizing Agribusiness Education, Sushil Kumar; Sammy Comer (Tennessee State University, Nashville); Suresh R. Londhe (South Carolina State University, Orangeburg) (Presentation)
    • Agribusiness Management: Opportunities and Challenges, Atul Parashar; Nauaroon Das (IMI, New Delhi) (Presentation)
    • Leadership and Professional Development: An Integral Part of an Agribusiness Curriculum, David Jamison; Haile M. G. Selassie; Suresh R. Londhe (South Carolina State University, Orangeburg)(Presentation)
    • Is Agribusiness Management Education Enhancing or Damaging Agrepreneurial Spirit?, Ramesh Mittal (National Institute of Agricultural Marketing, Jaipur)
    • Developing Agribusiness Management Education for the Emerging Global Agricultural Economy, Surendra P. Singh; Fisseha Tegegne; Enefiok Ekanem; Safdar Muhammad (Tennessee State University, Nashville)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- II: Food Quality and Organic Food
    • Managing for Effectiveness in the Food Sector: A Case Study, Ruchi Srivastava; Vinayshil Gautam (IIT, New Delhi) (Presentation)
    • Safety and Quality of Food from Street Food Units in Panaji, Goa, India, Shinkre R; Naik V. S. (Goa College of Home Science, Campal, Panaji)(Presentation)
    • Innovative Technology for Healthy Sustainable Crop Production, Satish Subhedar (Bhagini Nivedita Samaj Sewi Sansthan, Bithoor); Veena Tiwari; Smriti Singh (PPN College, Kanpur)(Presentation)
    • Mapping the Public Perceptions about Organic Food, Anwit Goswami; Sarbeswar Rao; Prashant Kulkarni; Anantha Murthy N.K (IFIM, Bangalore)(Presentation)
    • Control and Certification Body for Agricultural and Foodstuff Sectors, Sajiv Anand, Director, SuoloeSalute(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- III: Agriculture Credit and Microfinance -1
    • Sectoral Choice Model for Rural Credit Market, Ashutosh Roy; Brajesh Kumar (IIM Ahmedabad)(Presentation)
    • Does Bank Lending Influence Capital Formation and Agricultural Production,Namrata Choudhary; Prashant Kulkarni; Anantha Murthy N. K. (IFIM, Bangalore)(Presentation)
    • Access to Agricultural Finance: A Case Study,Vinita Kalra (Rajarshi School of Management & Technology, Varanasi)(Presentation)
    • Madan Mohan, CGM, NABARD (Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- IV: Agriculture Credit and Microfinance -2
    • Trends and Issues in the Access to Agricultural Finance in India: Review of Micro-finance as an Innovative Credit Delivery Mechanism, K. K. Tripathy; S. K. Jain (Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi) (Presentation)
    • Microfinance Institution and Growth of Small Scale Agribusiness Enterprises in Malawi,S. R. Gondwe (University of Malawi, Bunda, Malawi); M.A.T.J. Mapila (International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Malawi)
    • Agribusiness Through Micro Financing in Watershed Programme: A Case Study,Subhash Chand ; R. C. Srivastava (Central Agriculture Research Institute, Port Blair); A. K. Sikka (ICAR Research Complex, Patna, Bihar); Rajkumar (MYRADA) (Presentation)
    • Changing Scenario of Micro-finance: A Case Study of Basix India India,Sourindra Bhattacharya (Basix India Ltd.) (Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- V: Agro Processing
    • Value Addition in Pulses by Private Processing Industries in Maharashtra, B. S. Kakad; P. G. Desale; D. B. Yadav; S. N. Tilekar (Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeet, Rahuri)
    • Raisin Making: An Innovative Agribusiness in Western Maharashtra,S. N. Patil; R. R. Mane (Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Agriculture Business Management, Pune); H. V. Patil (Tasgaon Tahsil of Sangli District); D. S. Nawadkar (College of Agriculture, Pune)
    • Novel Concept of Pilot Model Food Processing Centres (PMFPC) in Rural Areas,A. Satyanarayana; R.G. Math; T. Jyothirmayi; D.G. Rao (Central Food Technological Research Institute, Hyderabad)(Presentation)
    • Role of Dairy and Food Processing Industries for promoting Economic Growth in Eastern India,Alok Jha (Institute of Agriculture Sciences, BHU, Varanasi)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- VI: Rural Marketing
    • Spatial Location Modeling of Rural Retail Outlets using Optimization Technique, Ashutosh Roy; Brajesh Kumar (IIM Ahmedabad)(Presentation)
    • Market Penetration of Processed & Packaged Food in Rural Areas,Shubhendu Panigrahi (IIT Kharagpur); Sushil Kumar (IIM Lucknow)(Presentation)
    • Marketing Strategies of Agrochemicals - An Empirical Study,Debabrata Lahiri (IIT, Kharagpur); V.D. George (South Indian Bank); Dhanajirao Tatugade (National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Mumbai)(Presentation)
    • Determinants of Partnering attractiveness in Rural E-commerce: A case study of ITC’s E-choupal,Satya Bhushan Dash (IIM Lucknow); Himanshu Mishra (JIM, Lucknow)(Presentation)
    • Challenges in the Adoption of E-commerce in the Agribusiness Sector of India,Purnima Sangle; Sanjeev Varma (NITIE, Mumbai)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- VII: Agriculture Trade
    • Rationalising Subsidies in Indian Agriculture - A Case Study in the Light of WTO’s Mandate,Neeraj Singhal (Apeejay School of Management, New Delhi); Himani Gupta (Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad)
    • Nucleus Estate Model: An Agribusiness Model for Gherkin Cultivation in Tamil Nadu, India,V. Banumathy; R. Venkataraman; S. Ravichandran (Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamil Nadu)(Presentation)
    • Comparative Advantage of Chicken Meat Export of Iran in the Middle East Region,F. Mirzaei, A. A. Gharahdaghi (Animal Sciences Research Institute, Karaj, Iran); S. Yazdani, J. Hosseinzadeh (University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran); M. Mostafavi (WPSA-Iran Branch)
    • Foreign Direct Investment in the Food Processing Industry Sector of India,Pratibha J. Khandagle (Chhatrapati Shivaji College, Satara)(Presentation)
    • Recent Trends in the Agricultural Sector and Their Contribution to Foreign Trade in India,R. Krishna Kadiyala (Algoma University College, Sault Ste Marie, Canada)

  • Concurrent Session- VIII: Agriculture Insurance
    • Crop Insurance Participation in Rural India,Rahul Goswami (Netaji Subhash Institute of Management, Delhi)(Presentation)
    • Weather Risk, Agro Commodity Prices and Macro Economic Linkages: Evidence from Indian Scenario using Co-integration Model,P Laddha; S Agarwal; P Kulkarni; A Murthy N. K. (IFIM, Bangalore)(Presentation)
    • Impact of Crop Insurance on Production and Income in Agriculture of Western Maharashtra,Waghmare M. N.; S. N. Tilekar; B. S. Kakad; D. B. Yadav (Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Ahmednagar)
    • Necessity of and Avenues for Insurance in Agribusiness,Rahul Agrawal (Optima RMS)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- IX: Supply Chain Management
    • A Study on the Supply Chain Management of Guava (Psidium guajava L.) in Allahabad District of Uttar Pradesh,K. Malar Mathi (Allahabad Agricultural Institute, Allahabad)(Presentation)
    • Supply Chain Management of Fruits and Vegetables - A Case Study,N. T. Sudarshan Naidu (IRMA, Anand)(Presentation)
    • Supply Chain in Fresh Produce Retailing and the Role of Transportation: Case Studies from Indian Retailers ,Kumar Sushant; Prashant Kulkarni; Anantha Murthy N.K (IFIM, Bangalore)(Presentation)
    • Greening the Supply Chain for Marine Food Products: Emerging Issues and Policy Options,Ashutosh Singh (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar); Sujit Kumar Dubey (BHU, Varanasi)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- X: Farmer Market Linkages-1
    • Public-Private Partnership in Promoting Food Value Chains,Andreas Springer-Heinze (gtz Germany); Manfred Haebig (gtz India)(Presentation)
    • Electronic Spot Trading: Linking Farmers to Markets using IT,Anjani Sinha (National Spot Exchange Ltd.)(Presentation)
    • Public Private Partnership in ICTs - Lessons from Gyandoot and E-Choupal ,Chandra, A. (Allahabad Agriculture Institute, Naini Allahabad)(Presentation)
    • Linking Small Farmers with Markets: SFAC Experiences,Sudhir Kumar IAS, (Resident Commissioner, Karnataka Govt.)

  • Concurrent Session- XI: ICT in Supply Chain
    • Solution to Major Challenges in Indian Food Industry Using ERP Data Warehousing,Madhuri V. Sonawane; G. D. Bhutkar; M. L. Dhore (VIT, Pune); Sameer Haldule (Spice Software Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune)(Presentation)
    • ICT for Traceability in Small Scale Agri-business in India,D. Rama Rao (National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad)
    • An Economic Analysis of Supply Chain Management and Marketing Efficiency of Onion in Tamil Nadu, India ,A. Malaisamy; M. Chandrasekaran; R. Parimalarangan; P. Lakshmanan (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- XII: Commodity Trading
    • Does Agro Commodity Prices influence Macroeconomics: Exploring the Interlinkages Between Macroeconomics and Agro Commodity Prices Using Co-Integration Model,Surabhi Agarwal; Preeti Laddha; Prashant Kulkarni; Anantha Murthy N. K. (IFIM, Bangalore) (Presentation)
    • Commodity Trading in India,Sanjay Kaul, IAS (Director & CEO, NICR)(Presentation)
    • Commodity Future as Catalysts of Inclusive Growth - The Cardamom Chronicle ,V Shunmugam (MCX India Ltd.)(Presentation)
    • A Comprehensive Assessment of Wheat Futures Market: Myths and Reality,Ashutosh Roy; Brajesh Kumar (IIM Ahmedabad)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- XIII: Food Marketing
    • Factors Effecting Price Competition of Retailers Selling Sugar in Delhi,Jaspreet Bhasin Chandok (Amity Business School)(Presentation)
    • Egg Production and Marketing Strategies and opportunities in India,A. Amarender Reddy (Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad) (Presentation)
    • Commodity Marketing - Vertical Integration ,M.V. Narasimhan; Uma Sreedhar (Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore)(Presentation)
    • Mapping the Success of Organized Food Retailing in India: Exploring the Success Factors through the Eyes of Retailers and Consumers using the Perceptual Mapping Models,Hemanti Richa; Manish Arora; Prashant Kulkarni; Anantha Murthy N. K.; Chidambara S. T. (IFIM, Bangalore)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- XIV: General Agribusiness -1
    • Information Systems for Enhancing Livelihood Security of Tribal Farmers in Gujarat: Agribusiness Opportunities and Challenges,Harekrishna Misra; B. N. Hiremath (Institute of Rural Management, Anand)(Presentation)
    • Setting up of High-Tech Demonstration Farms: PPP Model,Tushar Pandey (Yes Bank)(Presentation)
    • Assessment of Financial Viability of Irrigation Cooperatives in Dharoi Irrigation Project in Northern Gujarat: A New Approach,G. G. Koppa; D. P. Mishra (IRMA, Anand)(Presentation)
    • Green Revolution - Phase II - Showing Small Farmers How to Escape the Low-Productivity Trap,Kenneth Swanberg (Water-to-Market project with the Millennium Challenge Account in Armenia)(Presentation)
    • Farm Waste Utilization: New Venture for Agribusiness,A K Singh; A D Sharma (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana)(Presentation)

  • Banquet Session:
    • Food, Agribusiness & Livelihood with Special Reference to Hilly Areas,Vibha Puri Das, IAS, FRDC, Govt. of Uttrakhand (Presentation)
    • Food Export in Globalized Market Economy: Structural Changes in India,K S Money, Chairman, APEDA (Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- XV: Supply Chain Management: Collaborative Management
    • Integrated Assortment Clusters - As a tool to reduce Bullwhip Effect in Farmers’ Market,P. Baba Gnanakumar (Sri Krishna Arts & Science College, Coimbatore)(Presentation)
    • Conceptual Modeling of Centralized Biosensor-Information Systems (BIOS) for Capacity Planning of Agro-Supply Chains,Samta Malhotra (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore)
    • Supply Chain Management in a Cooperative Farming, Processing and Distribution Environment,Veena Goel (PAU, Ludhiana); Suku Bhaskarkan; Ms Emilija Gligorovska (Victoria University, Melbourne City, Australia)(Presentation)
    • Integrating ICT with SCM: A Pakistan Retail Superstore Perspective,Roshan Shaikh; Fahad Mateen; Faisal Younus (Iqra University, Karachi)(Presentation)
    • Supply Chain Management in Food Processing Industry in India,Nawab Ali (DDG, ICAR)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- XVI: Farmer Market Linkages-2
    • An Enquiry into Contract Farming in India with respect to Hold up and Asset Specificity,S. R. Asokan (Institute of Rural Management, Anand)(Presentation)
    • Promotion of Farmer Market Linkages - Role of Agribusiness and Export Knowledge Centre, UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka,S. B. Hosamani; N. R. Mamle Desai (University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad)(Presentation)
    • Co-creation of Value in Agriculture through Institutional Synergy,PVGK Murthy (ITC Ltd.)(Presentation)
    • Marketing Reforms in India for Linking Farmers to Markets,UKS Chauhan IAS, (Joint Secretary, Agri Marketing, GOI)(Presentation)

  • Concurrent Session- XVII: General Agribusiness-2
    • Management Aspects of Agribusiness - A Case Study of Maharashtra,R. D. Shelke; A. M. Degaonkar; V. M. Bhosale (Marathwada Agri. Univ., Parbhani)
    • Multiple Crop Diversification & Intensification: A Case Study of Sri Lanka,Lal Mervin Dharmasiri (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)(Presentation)
    • Importance of Crop Nutrition in Human and Animal Health,K. N.Tiwari (International Plant Nutrition Institute, Gurgaon); Surender Singh Roperia (Mosaic India Private Limited, Gurgaon)(Presentation)
    • Enhancing Livelihood Security of Tribal Farmers through Agribusiness: Successful Experiences from Gujarat,B. N. Hiremath; Hare Krishna Misra (Institute of Rural Management, Anand)(Presentation)