programme

Inaugural Session

11.30 - 11.45 a.m.

Tea Break

11.45 - 01.15 p.m.

Plenary Session I: Overview of Farm Machinery Sector in India

Chairman: Shri P K Basu, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

Presentations

• Status Paper on Farm Machinery in India

Dr Gajendra Singh, Former Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) & UNIDO

• New Policy Framework for Farm Machinery Sector

Mr Rohtash Mal, Co-chair, Conference Organizing Committee and Executive Director, Escorts Limited

Open House Discussion

Concluding Remarks by the Chairman

01.15 - 02.00 p.m.

Lunch

02.00 - 03.30 p.m.

Plenary Session II: Financing Farm Machinery in India

Chairman: Dr Prakash Bakshi, Chairman, NABARD

Presentations

• Challenges in Financing Farm Equipments

Mr G Banerji, General Manager, Punjab National Bank

Mr Praveen Patil, HDFC Tractor Financing

Open House Discussion

Concluding Remarks by the Chairman

03.30 - 05.00 p.m.

Plenary Session III: Global Trends in Farm Machinery

Chairman: Dr M M Pandey, Deputy Director General, ICAR

Presentations

• Mr Marco Pezzini, Secretary General, UNACOMA
• Mr Gerd Wiesendorfer, VDMA, Germany
• Presentation on “ Advances in Micro Irrigation”

Mr. Girish Kanole, Head, Sales & Marketing, John Deere Water

Panelists

• Mr Sandro Liberatori, Director - Enama
• Mr Celso Casale, ABIMAQ (Brazil)
• Mr  Selami Ileri, TARMAKBIR (Turkey)
• Mr Kenichi Takashima, Japan Farm Machinery (Japan)

Open House Discussion

10.00 - 11.15 a.m.

Plenary Session IV: Panel Discussion on Challenges faced by the Farm Machinery Manufacturers in India

Moderator: Shri SKG Rahate, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture

Panelists

• Mr Baldev Singh, Director - Int'l Business, Amar Agricultural Implements Works

• Mr T R Kesavan, Sr Vice President -Marketing & Product Strategy

TAFE Motors and Tractors Ltd

• Dr Surendra Singh, Project Coordinator, FIM, CIAE
• Mr Ajay Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj

Open House Discussion

11.15 - 12.30 p.m.

Plenary Session V: Institutionalizing Custom Hiring of Farm Equipment

Chairman: Shri V Venkatachalam, Addl Secretary, Department of Agriculture
and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

Presentations

• Developing Institutional Framework for Custom Hiring

Mr D K Sundar, Senior Vice President - Crop Nutrition & Agri Business
Tata Chemicals Ltd

• New Scheme for Blending Agri-Entrepreneurship and Custom Hiring

Mr Subrato Nath, Director, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

• Institutionalizing Custom Hiring of Farm Equipment,

Mr Goutam Das, Head, Strategic Planning, John Deere

Open House Discussion

Concluding Remarks by the Chairman

12.30 - 01.30 p.m.

Plenary Session VI: Wrap-Up Session

Chairman: Shri P K Basu, Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India

Presentation: Summary of the conference

Mr Rohtash Mal, Chairman, Conference Organizing Committee and
Executive Director, Escorts Limited

Concluding Remarks by the Chairman

01.30 - 02.30 p.m.

Lunch