Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards

The Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards is our annual flagship event as a premier platform that brings together policymakers, agricultural scientists, industry leaders, farmers’ organizations, agribusiness companies, startups, researchers, and rural development experts to discuss the future of Indian agriculture and the rural economy.

The conclave serves as a forum for meaningful dialogue on key issues shaping the agriculture sector, including food security, sustainable farming, climate resilience, agri-technology, fertilizers, seed innovation, natural farming, water management, agricultural trade, rural entrepreneurship, and government policy reforms.

Through panel discussions, keynote sessions, policy dialogues, and interactive engagements, the event highlights both opportunities and challenges facing Indian agriculture in a rapidly changing economic and environmental landscape. Since 2021, five editions of the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards have been organized.

Rural Voice also recognizes the importance of inclusive growth by amplifying the voices of farmers, rural entrepreneurs, agricultural scientists, women leaders, and young innovators who are driving transformation at the grassroots level.

With participation from leading national and international experts, the conclave has emerged as a trusted knowledge-sharing platform focused on promoting sustainable agriculture, rural prosperity, and long-term development for India’s farming sector.

Apart from the Rural Voice Conclave, Rural Voice organises discussions and dialogues on policy issues related to agriculture and the rural sector across the country in association with stakeholders, government organisations, and think tanks working in these sectors.

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards 2025

09 Dec 2025

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

Experts at the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards 2025 stressed that India cannot achieve self-reliance in agriculture without substantially increasing R&D investment. They highlighted the need for technology to address labour shortages, improve productivity and compete globally. Speakers also flagged quality issues in exports, weak infrastructure, slow decision-making, and the absence of a coherent national agricultural policy, urging closer collaboration between government, private sector and cooperatives.

National Consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy

30 Sept 2025

A.P. Shinde Hall, NASC, New Delhi

A national consultation on the Sustainable Sugarcane Economy was organised on 30 September, 2025 at NASC Complex, New Delhi by Rural Voice, a media organisation dedicated to agriculture and rural sector and the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories (NFCSF) Ltd in association with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan was Chief Guest and addressed the conference.

From Farm to Fuel: Building a Bioenergy Ecosystem

25 Sept 2025

Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, Delhi

The India BioEnergy & Tech Expo 2025, held at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, featured a high-powered seminar titled “Farm to Fuel: Building a Bioenergy Ecosystem,” jointly organised by Rural Voice and the Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE). The session brought together farmers, industry leaders, scientists, and policymakers to deliberate on building a resilient farm-to-fuel value chain that empowers farmers and drives India’s bioenergy revolution

Realising the $100 Billion Agri Export Goal

25 June 2025

IIFT Campus, New Delhi

The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), in collaboration with Rural Voice Media Platform, organized a Roundtable Conference on 'Realising the $100 Billion Agri Export Goal' at the IIFT campus in New Delhi on Wednesday. Focused on this theme, the conference deliberated on the challenges, possibilities, and the way forward to doubling India's agricultural exports by 2030.

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Awards 2024

23 Dec 2024

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

On the occasion of the fourth anniversary of Rural Voice and Farmers' Day, the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Awards 2024 was organized at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi, on December 23. The theme of the event was Building Institutions for Farmers. During the conclave, a farmer, a cooperative institution, a social institution, and a public institution excelling in agriculture and rural development were honoured. Uttarakhand's Education, Health, and Cooperative Minister Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat presented the awards.

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & NACOF Awards 2023

23 Dec 2023

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

On its third anniversary Rural Voice organised Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave and NACOF Awards 2023. Prof Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog delivered keynote address and set the tone for the Conclave. Experts and panellists including Dr R S Sodhi, president of Indian Dairy Association and former MD Amul, Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman MCX and former Chairman NABARD, Roshan Lal Tamak, ED and CEO, Sugar Business, DCM Shriram Limited, Dr Chandrapal Singh, Chairman KRIBHCO, Prakash Naiknavare, MD, NFCSFS Ltd, Dr DN Thakur, President, Sahakar Bharati, Sundeep Kumar Nayak, former MD, NCDC, Ajay Vir Jakhar, Chairman Bharat Krishak Samaj, Pravesh Sharma, Director, Samunnati Agro, VM Singh, Convenor RKMS, Dr Rajeev Ranjan, former Chief Secretary Tamil Nadu and many more shared their insightful views on the subjects of different sessions at the Conclave. Panel discussions were moderated by Harish Damodaran, Editor, Rural Affairs, Indian Express, Jayanta Roychowdhury, former Editor, east PTI and Harvir Singh, Editor-in-Chief, Rural Voice.

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & NACOF Awards 2022

23 Dec 2022

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

रूरल वॉयस की दूसरी वर्षगांठ पर 23 दिसंबर 2022 को नई दिल्ली के इंडिया हैबीटैट सेंटर में रूरल वॉयस एग्रीकल्चर कॉन्क्लेव एंड नेकॉफ अवार्ड्स 2022 का आयोजन किया गया। इस विडियो में दिनभर चले कार्यक्रम के कुछ चुनिंदा हिस्से हैं। कॉन्क्लेव में कृषि और ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्था व इस क्षेत्र से संबंधित नीतिगत मुद्दों पर देश के प्रतिष्ठित नीति निर्धारकों, विशेषज्ञों और एक्सपर्ट्स द्वारा चार पैनल चर्चा आयोजित की गई। एक सत्र किसानों का हुआ और एक पुरस्कार समारोह हुआ जिसमें केंद्रीय मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी राज्य मंत्री डॉ. संजीव कुमार बालियान ने पुरस्कार वितरित किये और इस सत्र को संबोधित किया। पैनल चर्चा में शामिल हुए एक्सपर्ट्स के उद्बोधन के विडियो भी इस विडियो के बाद चरणबद्ध तरीके से जारी किये जाएंगे।

Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & NEDAC Awards 2021

23 Dec 2021

India Habitat Centre, New Delhi

रूरल वॉयस द्वारा अपनी पहली वर्षगांठ 23 दिसंबर, 2021 पर आयोजित रूरल वॉयस एग्रीकल्चर कॉन्क्लेव एंड NEDAC अवार्ड्स 2021 की विडियो कवरेज के चुनिंदा अंश। रूरल वॉयस एग्रीकल्चर कॉन्क्लेव का दूसरा एडिशन 23 दिसंबर, 2022 को नई दिल्ली में होगा। उसके पहले पिछले साल आयोजित कॉन्क्लेव के विभिन्न सत्रों में एक्सपर्ट्स के संबोधन से जुड़े विडियो जारी किये जाएंगे। दूसरी वर्षगांठ पर होने वाले कॉन्क्लेव में भी कृषि और ग्रामीण अर्थव्यवस्था से संबंधित विभिन्न नीतियों, घटनाक्रम और भावी परिदृष्य को केंद्र में रखा जाएगा।