This session organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in India focuses on managing and improving soil health and agroecological approaches in Indian agriculture, especially natural farming.

Moderator: Yogita Rana, IAS Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India

Panelists:

• T Vijay Kumar, Senior Advisor, APCNF State Government of Andhra Pradesh Government of India
• Neelam Patel, Senior Advisor, NITI Aayog Government of India
• Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, IAS Secretary, Agriculture State Government of Bihar Government of India 
• SP Datta, Indian Institute for Soil Sciences Indian Council of Agriculture Research Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Government of India 
• Milind Wadodkar, Chief Soil Survey Officer Soil & Land Use Survey of India Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Government of India
• Ravi Prabhu, Director Innovation, Investment and Impact, CIFOR - ICRAF