National Speakers Dr. Ashok K. Patra PhD in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Dr Brajendra Principal Scientist, Soil Science Dr Pramod Jha master and doctoral degree in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Dr. Amarendra Kumar Assistant Professor-cum-Junior Scientist in the Department of Plant Pathology Dr. P Muthuraman Program Director for SRI-2030 Dr. S Sridhara Executive Director of AgriGreen Nepal Dr. Papita Hiramanji Gourkhede Teaching, research and extension with specialization in soil fertility Dr. Anand K Vishwakarma Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences A Amarender Reddy Head, Design and Analysis, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture Dr S.S. Porte Senior Scientist in the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Dr. R M Mahendra Kumar PhD (Polymer Composites), USM (Malaysia) Dr. Upendra Kumar Senior Scientist (Microbiology) Dr Laxman M Ahire Assistant Chief Technical Officer and also heading In-Charge of Training Unit Dr.G.Mariappan M.Sc. (Agri.), Ph.D., in Agronomy from TNAU Dr. Manoj Mishra Head, Department of Mass Communication V.B.S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur Dr. Saikanth Dhama Senior Scientist (Microbiology) Dr. Amol P Bhondekar Principal Scientist at CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh. Dr. Arvind Singh M.Sc. (Agri.), Ph.D., in Agronomy from TNAU Dr. Santhosh Rathod Head, Department of Mass Communication V.B.S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur Dr Milon Jyoti Konwar Scientist (Agronomy) Dr. Mohammad Wahid Ansari Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Zakir Husain Delhi College Dr. Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia Senior Scientist of Plant Biochemistry Dr. Varsha Rani Assistant Professor in the Department of Crop Physiology at Birsa agricultural University Dr U.P. Shahi Soil Scientist Dr. Amarendra Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Zakir Husain Delhi College Dr Pravin Himmatrao Vaidya Senior Research Fellow Kariyanna B Agricultural entomology and allied sciences Dr. K.C.Siva balan Founder, Centre for Research in Environment and Agriculture CREA Foundation Dr. Ritesh Sharma Principal Scientist & In-Charge in Basmati Export Development Foundation Dr. Munna Lal Working at ICAR-CRIDA as RA Dr. Shanti Bhushan Junior Scientist (Plant Breeding and Genetics) Dr. Dhermesh Verma Domain expert in Remote Sensing & GIS applications for natural resource management Dr Atul Kumar Masters (2000) and Doctorate (2004) from Division of Plant Pathology, IARI New Delhi D R K Saikanth Senior Research Fellow in National Academy of Agricultural Research Management D Ranjan Bhattacharyya FNAAS, FRGS, FAScT Principal Scientist