• The Inaugural Session of the Conference commenced with the Welcome Remarks of Professor Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS in which he outlined the objectives of the Conference and underlined the key areas of untapped opportunities in BIMSTEC’s regional agricultural trade. [...] • Discussion in the session on Rise of Processed & Non-Processed Foods in the Regional Trade focused on the export potential, challenges and opportunities in the processed food sector in BIMSTEC for the expansion of trade in processed food. [...] Presently, he works on the Regional Trade and Agricultural Transformation in the Bay of Bengal Countries project and the Agricultural Transformation and Market Integration in the ASEAN Region project. [...] As a member of the Indian Administrative Service he served in ministries of textiles, defence, and rural development of Government of India; and headed at district and divisional levels besides handling Co-operative and Public Sector units and serving in education and industry departments in Government of Rajasthan. [...] She has served as the Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Chairperson of the Board of Study in Agricultural Economics at the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya and as the Chair of Sri Lanka Forum of University Economists.
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Table of Contents
- Session I State of Agriculture in BIMSTEC 18
- Session II Protectionism in BIMSTEC and Rise in Sectoral Trade 18
- Session III Processed and Non-Processed Food Trade in BIMSTEC 19
- Session IV Prospects of Agricultural Value Chains in BIMSTEC 20
- About the Conference and Participation 22
- Professor Sachin Chaturvedi 23
- Director General RIS 23
- Dr Shahidur Rashid 24
- Director South Asia Office International Food Policy Research Institute IFPRI 24
- H.E. Mr Indra Mani Pandey 24
- Secretary General BIMSTEC 24
- Professor S. K. Mohanty 25
- Professor RIS 25
- Dr Smita Sirohi 25
- Principal Scientist ICAR 25
- Dr Kalpana Sastry 26
- Managing Director AgHub Foundation 26
- Dr Biswash Gauchan 26
- Executive Director Institute for Integrated Development Studies Nepal 26
- Dr Devesh Roy 26
- Senior Research Fellow IFPRI 26
- Dr Manoj Thibbotuwawa 27
- Research Fellow Institute of Policy Studies Sri Lanka 27
- Dr Suresh Babu 27
- Senior Research Fellow and Head of Capacity Strengthening IFPRI 27
- Dr Mahfuz Kabir 28
- Research Director Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies BIISS Bangladesh 28
- Mr Abhinav Shukla 28
- Regional Head North India Agri Business Division ITC Limited India 28
- Mr Abul Kamar 29
- Senior Research Analyst South Asia Office IFPRI 29
- Professor Prabir De 29
- Professor CMEC RIS 29
- Dr P K Anand 30
- Visiting Fellow RIS 30
- Dr Mirza Mofazzal Islam 30
- Former Director General Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture Bangladesh 30
- Professor Jeevika Weerahewa 31
- Senior Professor University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka 31
- Dr Devendra Gauchan 31
- Adjunct Professor IAAS Tribhuvan University Nepal 31
- Mr Aleen Mukherjee 32
- Agri Business Consultant 32
- Ms Naureen Ahsan 32
- Additional Foreign Secretary Research Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bangladesh 32
- Dr Orachos Napasintuwong 32
- Faculty of Economics Kasetsart University Thailand 32
- Dr Arun Padiyar Panemangalore 33
- Lead World Fish 33
- Dr Anil K Dixit 33
- Principal Scientist ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute 33
- Dr Sendhil R. 34
- Associate Professor Pondicherry University 34
- Dr Pankhuri Gaur 34
- Assistant Professor RIS 34
- Mr CSR Ram 35
- Joint Secretary BIMSTEC and SAARC Ministry of External Affairs Government of India 35
- H.E. Mr Md. Mustafizur Rahman 35
- High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India 35
- H.E. Dr Shankar Prasad Sharma 36
- Ambassador Embassy of Nepal 36
- H.E. Ms Kshenuka Dhireni Senewiratne 37
- High Commissioner for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 37
- Research and Information System for Developing Countries 40
- RIS is a New Delhi-based autonomous policy research 40
- The focus of the work programme of RIS is to promote 40
- South-South Cooperation and collaborate with developing 40
- For more information about RIS and its work programme 40
