Day 1:  08.12.10

9.30 – 10.00
Arrival of Participants & Registration
Session I: Opening Session
10.00-11.15

Welcome address
Inauguration:
Key Note Speaker1(International)
Key Note speaker 2(National)
Chief Guest
11.15-11.30
Coffee/Tea Break
11.30-13.00
Session II: Strategies for Developing Organic sector: Production, Certification and Marketing
  1. Setting the stage: Overview on Organic production, Certification and Marketing Worldwide
  2. Best practices of Organic Production and Marketing (with case/examples)
  3. Opportunities available to producers and marketers in India 
  4. Technologies for improving production and supply chain management.
13.00-14.00
Lunch
14.00-15.00
Contd…..
15.00-15.15
Coffee/Tea Break
15.15-17.00
Session III: Harmonization and Equivalence on Organic Agriculture, among Nations/ Regions-
  1. Need for harmonization of organic guarantee systems in the public and private sector
  2. Developments in natural and international levels.
  3. Current initiatives on Harmonizations and Equivalence(IFOAM-FAO-UNCTAD Project " GOMA")

Each presentation is of 20 minutes and 5 minutes for discussion     

Day 2- 09.12.2010

9.30-11.00
Session IV: Risk mitigation through efficient Supply chain in Organics
  1. Issues and Challenges in Supply chain management of Organic products.
  2. Agri/Horti logistics challenges from different parts of India.
  3. E trading as futuristic approach in India.
11.00-11.15
Coffee/Tea Break
11.15-13.00

Welcome address
Inauguration:
Key Note Speaker1(International)
Key Note speaker 2(National)
Chief Guest
11.15-11.30
Coffee/Tea Break
11.30-13.00
Session V: Processing with care – Organic Post-Harvest Management
  1. Post-harvest techniques (storage, processing, packing)
  2. Maintaining the organic integrity of the processing systems
  3. Success stories in Organic Processing (Cases/ Examples)
13.00-14.00
Lunch
15.15-17.00
Session VI: Market Access Issues- The World Markets for Organic Products
  1. Market access and acceptance in the three major markets: the EU, US and Japan
  2. Regulations for the importation and labelling of organic foods in different markets.

15.15-15.30
Coffee/Tea Break
15.30-17.00

Session VII: Developing domestic market for organic products

  1. Current situation and opportunities
  2. Challenges and innovations in market development
  3. Country case studies- Lessons learnt and success factors
17.00-17.30
Valedictory Function
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