‘Partnering for Rural Prosperity – Exploring New Agri-business Models,’

Dear Mr Sagar,

Greetings from OneWorld!

It is my pleasure to invite you to participate in our roundtable discussion on ‘Partnering for Rural Prosperity – Exploring New Agri-business Models,’ at 6pm, on January 28, 2014 at The India International Centre, New Delhi. The discussion will look at and debate new models of fostering partnerships that are emerging in the agri-business sector. 

The conferences have been held in collaboration with Shri Jagdamba Samiti (SJS) and with the support of The Netherlands-based Fast Food Technologies (FFT) and the Dutch family foundation, Stichting Het Groene Woudt (SHGW). The SJS, FFT and SHGW  have set up one of India’s most advanced cold storage chains for apple growers in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India.

This roundtable discussion follows a series of two conferences and three roundtables that have been held during the past one year. The roundtables are limited to key stakeholders, including the government, corporates and financial institutions, NGOs and people with interest in the fields of agriculture and sustainable development. Union Water Resources Minister Shri Harish Rawat was the Chief Guest at the first conference, while Union Textiles Minister Shri KS Rao was the Chief Guest at the second conference. Shri SK Muttoo, IAS, Chief Investment Commissioner, Uttarakhand, and renowned agricultural scientist Prof. MS Swaminathan addressed the first and second roundtables respectively. The third roundtable, that concluded just last week, had the top PSU banks speaking on the topic of ‘Financing Sustainable Agriculture’.

More information on the earlier conferences can be found at http://partneringforruralprosperity.in

Please feel free to contact me for any information that you may need.

 

Thanks and regards

Rahul

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 Rahul Kumar
Head – Editorial and Emerging Media
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