SAVE THE DATE ▶ 18 April 2024 | 10:00-11:30 (CET) OCOP Webinar on the Development of Millets in India
Dear all, FAO is organizing an event in collaboration with India on millets on the 18th. Please join us if you can, although the timing is not conducive to North American time zone. Best Makiko [cid:image001.jpg@01DA8A91.E0158A50] Webinar on the Developments of Millets in India Thursday, 18 April 2024 | 10.00-11.30 CET, 14:30-16:00 (Indian Time) Register now<https://www.fao.org/one-country-one-priority-product/news-and-events/events/events-detail/WebinarMilletsindia/en> 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 Time (CET) Item and presenter 10.00 - 10.10 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 10.10 - 10.15 Global Implementation of OCOP: Progress and Perspectives by Mr Hafiz Muminjanov, Technical Adviser, NSP, FAO 10.15 - 10.20 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 10.20 - 10.25 Reflections on the International Year of Millets by Ms Makiko Taguchi, Agricultural Officer, FAO 10.25 - 10.35 Overview of Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Millets Research and achievements by Mrs C Tara Satyavathi, Director, ICAR-IIMR 10.35 - 10.45 Overview of millet processing and the story of technology business incubation by Mr B Dayakar Rao, CEO Nutrihub & Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR 10.45 - 10.55 Celebration of International Year of millets in India by Mrs Shubha Thakur, Additional-Secretary, DAFW 10.55 - 11.05 Millets in One District One Product: India’s story of millet promotion by Mr Minhaj Alam, IAS, Addl Secretary, MoFPI 11.05 - 11.15 Bowl of Growth program by Mr Mijanur Rahman, R&D Senior Director, PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. 11.15 - 11.25 General discussion 11.25 - 11.30 Closing remarks by Mr TR Sharma, Deputy Director-General, Crop Sciences, ICAR 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 HERE<https://www.fao.org/one-country-one-priority-product/news-and-events/events/events-detail/WebinarMilletsindia/en>. For more information, please contact: OCOP@fao.org<mailto:OCOP@fao.org>
Thank you, Makiko, This sounds like an interesting and informative program. Yes it is quite early (or late) in this part of the world (starting at 4 am EDT / 1 am PDT). May I ask if the event will be recorded to allow for later viewing? All the best, Don DO, EL, MI, US NAMA On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 9:25 AM Taguchi, Makiko (NSP) <Makiko.Taguchi@fao.org> wrote:
Dear all,
FAO is organizing an event in collaboration with India on millets on the 18 th. Please join us if you can, although the timing is not conducive to North American time zone.
Best
Makiko
*Webinar on the Developments of Millets in India*
Thursday, 18 April 2024 | 10.00-11.30 CET, 14:30-16:00 (Indian Time)
*Register now <https://www.fao.org/one-country-one-priority-product/news-and-events/events/events-detail/WebinarMilletsindia/en>*
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*
*Time (CET)*
*Item and presenter*
*10.00 – 10.10*
*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
*10.10 – 10.15*
*Global Implementation of OCOP: Progress and Perspectives **by* *Mr Hafiz Muminjanov, Technical Adviser, NSP, FAO*
*10.15 – 10.20*
*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*
*10.20 – 10.25*
*Reflections on the International Year of Millets **by Ms Makiko Taguchi, Agricultural Officer, FAO*
*10.25 – 10.35*
*Overview of Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Millets Research and achievements **by Mrs C Tara Satyavathi, Director, ICAR-IIMR*
*10.35 – 10.45*
*Overview of millet processing and the story of technology business incubation **by Mr B Dayakar Rao, CEO Nutrihub & Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR*
*10.45 – 10.55*
*Celebration of International Year of millets in India **by Mrs Shubha Thakur, Additional-Secretary, DAFW*
*10.55 – 11.05*
*Millets in One District One Product: India’s story of millet promotion **by Mr Minhaj Alam, IAS, Addl Secretary, MoFPI *
*11.05 – 11.15*
*Bowl of Growth program **by Mr Mijanur Rahman, R&D Senior Director, PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd.*
*11.15 – 11.25*
*General discussion*
*11.25 – 11.30*
*Closing remarks* *by Mr TR Sharma, Deputy Director-General, Crop Sciences, ICAR*
*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 HERE <https://www.fao.org/one-country-one-priority-product/news-and-events/events/events-detail/WebinarMilletsindia/en> .
For more information, please contact: OCOP@fao.org
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Dear Don and colleagues, Yes, the event will be recorded for later viewing. Please go ahead and register even if you can’t attend it live. Then, you should be receiving the link to the recording later. Best Makiko From: Don Osborn <don@milletsalliance.org> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2024 2:24 AM To: Taguchi, Makiko (NSP) <Makiko.Taguchi@fao.org> Cc: collab@lists.millets2023.space Subject: Re: [Collab] SAVE THE DATE ▶ 18 April 2024 | 10:00-11:30 (CET) OCOP Webinar on the Development of Millets in India Thank you, Makiko, This sounds like an interesting and informative program. Yes it is quite early (or late) in this part of the world (starting at 4 am EDT / 1 am PDT). May I ask if the event will be recorded to allow for later viewing? All the best, Don DO, EL, MI, US NAMA On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 9:25 AM Taguchi, Makiko (NSP) <Makiko.Taguchi@fao.org<mailto:Makiko.Taguchi@fao.org>> wrote: Dear all, FAO is organizing an event in collaboration with India on millets on the 18th. Please join us if you can, although the timing is not conducive to North American time zone. Best Makiko [cid:image001.jpg@01DA8F0F.AFA887F0] Webinar on the Developments of Millets in India Thursday, 18 April 2024 | 10.00-11.30 CET, 14:30-16:00 (Indian Time) Register now<https://www.fao.org/one-country-one-priority-product/news-and-events/events/events-detail/WebinarMilletsindia/en> 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 Time (CET) Item and presenter 10.00 – 10.10 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 10.10 – 10.15 Global Implementation of OCOP: Progress and Perspectives by Mr Hafiz Muminjanov, Technical Adviser, NSP, FAO 10.15 – 10.20 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 10.20 – 10.25 Reflections on the International Year of Millets by Ms Makiko Taguchi, Agricultural Officer, FAO 10.25 – 10.35 Overview of Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Institute of Millets Research and achievements by Mrs C Tara Satyavathi, Director, ICAR-IIMR 10.35 – 10.45 Overview of millet processing and the story of technology business incubation by Mr B Dayakar Rao, CEO Nutrihub & Principal Scientist, ICAR-IIMR 10.45 – 10.55 Celebration of International Year of millets in India by Mrs Shubha Thakur, Additional-Secretary, DAFW 10.55 – 11.05 Millets in One District One Product: India’s story of millet promotion by Mr Minhaj Alam, IAS, Addl Secretary, MoFPI 11.05 – 11.15 Bowl of Growth program by Mr Mijanur Rahman, R&D Senior Director, PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. 11.15 – 11.25 General discussion 11.25 – 11.30 Closing remarks by Mr TR Sharma, Deputy Director-General, Crop Sciences, ICAR 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 HERE<https://www.fao.org/one-country-one-priority-product/news-and-events/events/events-detail/WebinarMilletsindia/en>. For more information, please contact: OCOP@fao.org<mailto:OCOP@fao.org> -- Collab mailing list Collab@lists.millets2023.space<mailto:Collab@lists.millets2023.space> https://lists.millets2023.space/mailman/listinfo/collab
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