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Join us for this insightful webinar on the developments of millets in India organized in collaboration with the government of India and various stakeholders, as part of
the FAO One Country One Priority Product (OCOP) webinar series,. The focus of this episode is on millets – the Special Agricultural Products (SAP) of India.
This webinar aims to provide a platform for sharing knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned in the sustainable production, processing, and marketing of millets in India.
It serves as an opportunity to inform and inspire other countries interested in promoting millets or other SAPs through the OCOP initiative.
FAO launched the OCOP initiative in September 2021 to support countries in developing sustainable value chains for selected SAPs, which are unique products with special
characteristics tied to their geography and culture. The initiative helps countries to identify products that fit their specific production systems and unlock potential of their special products getting access to new markets regionally and globally. Since
its inception, over 85 countries from all five FAO regions have expressed strong interest in the sustainable promotion of more than 54 products.
Agenda
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Time (CET)
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Item and presenter
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10.00 – 10.10
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Opening remarks by
- Mr Jingyuan Xia, Executive Secretary of the OCOP Secretariat, Special Advisor to the Director-General,
FAO
- Mr Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO Representative, FAO Country Office, India
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10.10 – 10.15
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Global Implementation of OCOP: Progress and Perspectives
by Mr
Hafiz Muminjanov, Technical Adviser, NSP, FAO
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10.15 – 10.20
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Overview of OCOP activities in Asia and the Pacific Region
by Ms Xuan Li, Senior Policy Officer, Regional Office in Asia and the Pacific, FAO
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10.20 – 10.25
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Reflections on the International Year of Millets
by Ms Makiko Taguchi, Agricultural Officer, FAO
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10.25 – 10.35
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Overview of Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Millets Research and achievements
by Mrs C Tara Satyavathi, Director, ICAR-IIMR
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10.35 – 10.45
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Overview of millet processing and the story of technology business incubation
by Mr B Dayakar Rao, CEO Nutrihub & Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR
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10.45 – 10.55
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Celebration of International Year of millets in India
by Mrs Shubha Thakur, Additional-Secretary, DAFW
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10.55 – 11.05
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Millets in One District One Product: India¡¯s story of millet promotion
by Mr Minhaj Alam, IAS, Addl Secretary, MoFPI
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11.05 – 11.15
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Bowl of Growth program
by Mr Mijanur Rahman, R&D Senior Director, PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
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11.15 –
11.25
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General discussion
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11.25 –
11.30
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Closing remarks
by Mr TR Sharma, Deputy Director-General, Crop Sciences, ICAR
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Moderator:
Mr Hafiz Muminjanov, Global Coordinator of the OCOP Initiative, and Technical Advisor, Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP), FAO.
Read more about the webinar
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