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About the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave

As Rural Voice completes five years of empowering India’s farming community and stakeholders in the agriculture and rural economy, the 5th edition of the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and Awards 2025 is being organised on 9 December 2025 in New Delhi. This landmark event reflects our journey as a comprehensive media platform across digital, video and print.

Over the past five years, Rural Voice has emerged as an independent and credible media platform for rural India—addressing policy gaps, amplifying farmers’ concerns, and fostering informed public discourse on agriculture, food systems, trade, and rural livelihoods.

The Conclave is a continuation of this mission—providing a collaborative national platform for farmers, policy makers, researchers and industry leaders to come together and reflect on the future direction of Indian agriculture.

Around 200 stakeholders are expected to join us for this full-day event (10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.), which will include keynote remarks, structured dialogues, thematic discussions, policy-oriented sessions and the annual Rural Voice Awards ceremony.

Speakers:

Agriculture Conclave and Awards 2025

DATE: 9th December, 2025

VENUE: Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

Programme Schedule

Registration and Tea: (9.30 – 10.30 am)

Inaugural Session: (10.30 – 11.15 am)

Welcome Address:

Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief, Rural Voice

Inaugural Address:

Prof. Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog

Speakers:

Dr R. S. Paroda, Chairman, TAAS; Former Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR

Mr T. Nandakumar, Former Secretary, Agriculture and Food, GOI

Dr Chandra Pal Singh, Vice Chairman, KRIBHCO, President, ICA, A-P

Mr K. J. Patel, Managing Director, IFFCO

Session 1: (11.15 – 12.00 pm)

Theme: Prosperous Farmers: Role of Innovation & Technology

Panelists:

Dr AK Singh, Former Director, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi

Dr Rajendra Barwale, Chairman, Mahyco Private Limited

Dr R.G. Agrawal, Chairman Emeritus, Dhanuka Agritech Ltd

Mr Rajvir Singh Rathi, Director, Agriculture Affairs & Policy, Bayer CropScience Limited

Mr. Mrinmoy Choudhury, (Director Marketing), Savannah Seeds

Session 2: (12.00 – 1.00 pm)

Theme: International Trade & Self-Reliance

Panelists:

Dr Biswajit Dhar, Prof (Retd), JNU

Mr Unupom Kausik, Managing Director, NCEL

Mr Siraj A. Chaudhry, Partner, Agvaya LLP

Mr Pravesh Sharma, Director and Chairman, Samunnati Foundation

Mr. Sanjay Gakhar, Vice President, Business Development, MCX Ltd.

Chief Guest Address & Award Ceremony: (1.00 – 2.00 pm)

Welcome of the Chief Guest by Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief, Rural Voice

Award Ceremony

Special Address:

Dr M L Jat, Secretary, DARE and Director General, ICAR

Keynote Address by Chief Guest:

Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways, GoI

Lunch: (2.00 – 3.00 pm)

Session 3: (3.00 – 3.55 pm)

Theme: Enabling Policy and Effective Implementation

Panelists:

Dr Raja Sekhar Vundru, Addl Chief Secretary, Govt of Haryana

Dr Harsh Bhanwala, Chairman MCX; Former Chairman, NABARD

Mr Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj

Mr Roshan Lal Tamak, CEO & ED (Sugar Division), DCM Shriram Limited.

Shri Santosh Kumar Shukla, Chief Operating Officer, IFFCO-MC

Vote of Thanks: (3.55 – 4.00 pm)

Ajeet Singh, Executive Editor, Rural Voice

High Tea: (4.00 – 4.30 pm)

Venue Details

Silver Oak Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

About Rural Voice

Founded in December 2020 by senior journalist Harvir Singh, Rural Voice Media Private Limited is an independent, knowledge-driven media platform dedicated to agriculture and the rural economy. It delivers news and analytical content in Hindi and English for farmers, policymakers and agri-industries across digital, multimedia and print formats.

Our platforms include:

Rural Voice Hindi & English digital portals (RuralVoice.in & eng.ruralvoice.in )
Rural World - Bi-lingual print magazine (RuralWorld.co.in)

Our objective is to make information accessible, credible and future-relevant for farmers, agri-professionals, researchers and policymakers—ensuring that rural India remains at the centre of national growth conversations.

Our Past Events

National Consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy 2025

The National Consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy 2025, held on September 30, 2025, in New Delhi, focused on addressing challenges in the sector, such as improving productivity, reducing costs, and boosting recovery rates.

30 Sept,
2025

From Farm to Fuel: Building a Bioenergy Ecosystem

Bioenergy is emerging as a key pillar of India’s clean energy transition—reducing dependence on fossil fuels while enhancing rural incomes. At the heart of this evolving ecosystem are the farmers, whose active participation and contribution are indispensable.

25 Sept,
2025

Realising the $100 Billion Agri Export Goal

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), in partnership with Rural Voice, successfully organised a high-level Roundtable Conference on Agri Exports aimed at charting the roadmap to achieve India’s ambitious $100 billion agri export target by 2030.

25 June,
2025