17th Agriculture Leadership Conclave 2026
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17thEdition
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500 +Attendees
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20 +Awards Categories
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50 +Speakers
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2Days
Eminent Panelists
OBJECTIVES
To discuss the broad issues in agriculture, food and nutrition, the scope and opportunities for India to achieve sustained growth amid new and emergent challenges through policy push and public-private partnerships
To discuss the national and global food and nutrition security challenges, the issue of access, equity and employment and the concerns on account of services, trade and technology
To discuss the challenge of climate change, and its potential long-term impact on food and nutrition security situation; and to deliberate upon mitigation strategies for climate resilient agriculture
To discuss various governmental policies, programs and interventions and the role of the states, industries and institutions in taking Indian food and agriculture to global markets
To discuss the challenges in agriculture and food logistics infrastructure, processing, services, value chain and supply chain management for sustained growth and profitability in agriculture
17th Agriculture Leadership Conclave 2026
Redefining Agriculture
Redefining Agriculture
Agricultural sector is a vital part of the global economy, providing food, jobs, and livelihoods. The agricultural sector employed around 1.2 billion people worldwide in 2026, constituting 28% of the global workforce. Global agricultural value has increased by 89 percent in real terms over the past two decades, reaching $3.8 trillion in 2022. Global food production has increased significantly since 1960, including a 54% increase in primary crop production between 2000 and 2021.
These achievements have been despite myriad challenges of climate change, political instability, trade barriers, diminishing resources, market imbalances and population explosion. Navigating agriculture through the difficult terrain needs a renewed vision and resilience. Catering to a bourgeoning population with limited resources needs innovation to be ingrained to the core. It would require a multidisciplinary global collaboration to align food production to the new and emergent threats. The need to redefine agriculture is imminent. If all the key stakeholders work in tandem, the sector could undoubtedly circumvent the existent challenges and develop a new regime of growth and enhanced production.
The 17th Agriculture Leadership Conclave 2026 to be held on 8th - 9th July, 2026 aims to bring all key functionaries of Indian and global agriculture system on one platform to deliberate upon key issues and agenda, and prepare a roadmap for redefining agriculture. The event will culminate with the presentation of the 17th Agriculture Leadership Awards. Important individuals and institutions, who have played seminal roles in agriculture development, will be recognised at the Leadership Awards. The event makes it a must for one and all in agriculture, food, agribusiness, research, academics, media, farming, trade, development, policy making, implementation and all those concerned with food, farmers and the rural sector.
Program Schedule
Who should Participate
- 1 Political Leaders, Policy Makers and Diplomats
- 2 Officials of the Central and State Governments
- 3 Industry leaders and agribusiness industry executives
- 4 Experts, researchers, academic and extension persons
- 5 Banking, Insurance, Financial, Rural and Development professionals
- 6 Farmers, Processors, Traders, Exporters, Media and Extension agencies
- 7 Entrepreneurs, NGOs, KPOs, FPOs, Students and Agribusiness professionals
17th Agriculture Leadership Awards 2026
9th July, | 4:30PM - 5:30PM , 2026
Agriculture in India has come a long way since green revolution. There is a revolution taking place in agriculture sector, driven by the hard work of farmers, progressive government policies, sustained interventions by institutions and corporates and the innovative solutions by startups and individuals. The role of these stake-holders in driving the growth and value-added transformation of India’s farm sector is commendable and needs to be recognised and felicitated. Responding to the needs at the national level to recognise the contributions of various stake-holders in agriculture, the magazine took a step forward to reward and motivate individuals and organisations for playing leadership roles in agriculture. The institution of Agriculture Leadership Awards in 2008 was the first step in this direction.
The Awards are presented annually in different categories to individuals and organisations, who have made outstanding contributions in their respective fields. The National Awards Committee is headed by Hon’ble Mr. Justice P. Sathasivam - Former Chief Justice of India, Former Governor of Kerala, with a dozen persons of national eminence as its members. The selection of awardees is done through a two-tier system. The awards sub-committees will be headed by a member of the national committee. All the applications and nominations received by the Awards Secretariat will be put up to the respective sub-committees, which will in turn recommend names to the National Committee for the final selection. The awards function will be held on July 9, 2026. The details can be visited at www.agriculturetoday.in.
Day 2 – Thursday 9th July 2026 | 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM
The Outstanding Professional Awards recognize exceptional middle management professionals in India's food and agribusiness sector who have demonstrated rapid career advancement and made significant contributions to their organizations. These awards celebrate sector leaders who drive innovation, deliver measurable business results, and inspire excellence within their teams and the broader industry.
Categories:
- 1 Seeds and Biotechnology
- 2 Crop Protection
- 3 Soil Health and Plant Nutrition
- 4 Farm Machinery
- 5 Irrigation
- 6 IT and Farm Automation
- 7 Animal Health
- 8 Dairy
- 9 Poultry
- 10 Fisheries
- 11 Horticulture
- 12 Cold Chain and Infrastructure
- 13 Food Processing
- 14 Banking
- 15 Development
The highlights from Previous Years
Past Eminent Speakers at 2025 Conclave
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Sh. Rajnath Singh
Hon'ble Union Defence Minister of India -
Sh. Piyush Goyal
Hon'ble Union Minister of Commerce and Industry
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Sh. Nayab Singh Saini
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Haryana -
Dr. Pramod Sawant
Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa -
Shri Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo
Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister of Odisha -
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
Union Minister of State for Skills Development (IC) and HRD, Government of India
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Mr. Amit Patjoshi
CEO, Palladium India. -
Mr. Ravinder Grover
Chief Operating Officer, HarvestPlus Solutions -
Mr. Uday Raj Anand
DIRECTOR & CEO PARIJAT INDUSTRIES (INDIA) PVT LTD -
Ms. Priyanka Mallick
Managing Director, Q&Q Research Insights -
Ms. Komal Shah
Managing Director, SML Limited (Formerly known as Sulphur Mills Limited) -
Mr. Ravi Mathur
President - Shaktiman
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Mr. Soundararadjane .S
CEO HyFarm, The Agribusiness unit of HyFun Foods -
Mr. Mohan Babu Rajaram
Cluster Commercial Lead, Crop Science Division- Bayer -
Mr. Manoj Varshney
MD & CEO, IFFCO-MC Crop Science Pvt. Ltd. (IFFCO-MC) -
Mr. Sanjay Agarwal
MD Indogulf Cropsciences -
Mr. Sanjay Chaudhary
Vice President – Strategic & Corporate Affairs -
Mr. Ankur Aggarwal
Managing Director, Crystal Crop Protection Limited
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Dr. Prafull Gadge
CEO, Biome Technologies Private Limited -
Mr Gaurav Sharma
Global Agribusiness Research Lead, Growth Markets Chemicals Research Lead, Growth & Strategy -
Mr. Abhishek Aggarwal
President & COO-Bharat Rasayan -
Dr. Purvi Mehta
Senior Advisor - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation -
Mr. Dushyant Tyagi
CEO- Farmgate -
Mr. Ansh Patidar (Desi Founder)
Founder - Ecopal Greentrade Pvt Ltd.
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Dr. Vibha Dhawan
Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) -
Mr. Deepak Pareek
Founder - HnyB, Technology Pioneer - World Economic Forum -
Ms. Sharmila oswal
Managing Director, Basillia Organics -
Mr. Vipin Saini
Chief Executive Officer, BASAI -
Mr. Saurabh Khanna
Managing Director & CEO, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NeRL) -
Ms. Sandeepa Kanitkar
Managing Director, Kan Biosys Pvt. Ltd.
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