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Day 2 – Thursday, February 5th, 2026

Session 3: Circular Agri-value Chains- Waste to Wealth and Scalable Enterprises
09:30 – 11:00 Chair: Dr. Venkatramreddy Patil, Director Secondary Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru
Prof. Shamsundar Subbarao, National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru
From design to deployment: Engineering decentralised energy and biogas systems in agroecological and community farming landscapes
Mr. Nitin Vishwas, Moonshine, Maharashtra
Beyond beekeeping: Moonshine’s Honey-to-Mead circular business model
Mr. Vinay Kotari, Sri Venkateshwara Fiber Udyog Pvt. Ltd, Bengaluru
Beyond copra and oil: Coconut waste as a circular industrial resource
Mr. Basaiah Hiremath, Nandi Organic Farmhouse Pvt. Ltd Karnataka
From organic farms to certified markets: NPOP-certified moringa value-Added Enterprise
Dr. Harry Schindler, German Biomass Research Center, Germany
Translating bioeconomy strategies into practice: Lessons from Germany and global applications (Virtual)
Mr. Dr. Liza Gupta, Innofarms, Rajasthan
Innovating farm-gate processing to reduce waste and enable climate-smart value chains
Speaker from CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru (TBC)
Translating farm produce and by-products into market ready nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals
11:00 – 11:30 Tea Break
Session 4: Eco-Labelling, Certification, and Marketing
11:30 – 13:00 Chair: Ms. Reeba Abraham, APEDA, New Delhi
Ms. Shamika Mone, Naturland, Kerala
Ms. K.P. Aalolam, Lacon Quality Certification Private Limited, Kerala
Dr. Priyanka Sarkar, Quality Council of India, New Delhi
Mr. Neelkant Pandhare, Rainforest Alliance, Bengaluru
Mr. Abhishek Jani, Fairtrade, Bengaluru
Dr. Rudolf Bühler / Mr. Thomas Wehinger, NACCON, Germany
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Session 5: Panel discussion on “The Inclusive Business Blueprint: Re-framing the private sector Beyond Production Ecosystem”
14:00 – 15:45 Chair: Mr. Kirti Mishra, Ecociate, New Delhi
Dr. Rupa Chanda, UNESCAP, Bengaluru
Case study 1: From agricultural by-products to eco-innovations: FUWA’s bio-enzyme pathway to a green economy - Ms. Tran Thi Thanh, Co-Founder and head of marketing, FUWA Biotech, Vietnam
Case study 2: Mr. Hassan, Platform-Impact, Cambodia (TBC)
Karnataka’s FPO network for high-value industrial partnerships in agriculture and horticulture - State Perspective-Mr. N. Monappa, Nudge Foundation, Bengaluru
Panel Speakers (TBC)
Mr. Rangu Rao, Safe Harvest, Bengaluru (TBC)
Ms. Syamala Gowri, Jayanth Herbs, Chikmangalore (TBC)
Mr. Maneesh Patasaraiya, Responsibility, Mumbai
Ms. Tannya Garg, FarMart, New Delhi
Mr. Santosh Gupta, Ecociate, New Delhi
15:45 – 16:15 Tea Break
Session 6: The roadmap to build an ecosystem perspective for agriculture beyond production
Chair: Ms. Namerta Sharma, SuATI, GIZ, India
16:15 – 17:30 Chair: Ms. Namerta Sharma, SuATI, GIZ, India
This session will consolidate key insights from across the conference to articulate a shared AgriBeyond roadmap. It will focus on integrating agriculture with ecosystems, livelihoods, markets, policy, finance, and institutional innovations. The discussion will highlight practical pathways for scaling agroecological transitions, strengthening farmer-centric enterprises, and enabling collaborative, landscape-based solutions for resilient and prosperous agricultural ecosystems.
Mr. Emiliano Duch, Foundation Clusters & Competitiveness, USA (Vitrual)
Mr. Rudolf Bühler, Hohenlohe, Germany
Prof. Shamsundar Subbarao, National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru
Mr. Thomas Wehinger, NACCON, Germany
Mr. Dirk Walther, GIZ, Germany (TBC)
Mr. Y.S. Patil, IAS, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Karnataka
Mr. Kirti Mishra, Ecociate, New Delhi
17:30 – 17:45 Closing session
Vote of Thanks – SuATI Project, GIZ, India
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