Union Budget 2021 rolled out at a difficult juncture for the Indian Economy. According to the first advance estimates, Indian Economy is expected to contract by 7.7% in 2020-21. The expectations of the industry from the government is of boosting growth and consumption. The Indian agriculture and agribusiness sector providing livelihood to about 58% of India’s population and contributing to 16% of Gross Value Added is a pivotal engine of growth. With this background, Grant Thornton Bharat hosted a panel discussion with Government and Private Sector experts to consider the impact of the Budget 2021 on the sector.
| Guests of Honour & Government Leader Panelists | ||
| Dr. Ashok Dalwai, IAS CEO, NRAA and Chairman, Empowered Committee, Doubling Farmers Income |
Smt. Neelkamal Darbari, IAS Managing Director, SFAC, Govt. of India |
Dr. Suresh Kumar Malhotra Agriculture Comm.& Horticulture Comm., Dept. of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, MoA, Govt. of India |
| Industry & Farmer Leader Panelists | ||
| Sagar Kaushik COO, UPL Ltd. |
Sanjay Sacheti Country Head – India Region, Olam Agro India |
Sanjiv Kanwar Country Manager – Sales and Marketing Business Unit Asia, Yara International |
| Vilas Shinde CEO Sahyadri FPC |
D. Narain South Asia Vice Chairman & Managing Director Bayer Crop Science Limited |
Shankar Venugopal Vice President - Technology Innovation & Knowledge Management, M&M Ltd |
Date: Wednesday 03 February, 2021
Time: 11:00 - 13:00 Hrs IST