Punjab State Farmers' & Farm Workers' Commission

Placing the Punjab State Farmer Policy in Public Domain for Comments on 5^th June 2018

Conference on “Crop Insurance Experience of Haryana and Relevance to Punjab”

ISB Mohali, 16^th May,2018

The participants deliberated on “Crop Insurance Experience of Haryana and Relevance to Punjab”

The speakers/panelists were:

• Sh. Om Prakash Dhankar, Hon’ble Agriculture Minister, Government of Haryana

• Sh. Umesh K. Mogia, Head Rural & Agriculture Business Zoom Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd.

• Sh. Jaspal Khurmi, Regional Manager, agriculture Insurance Company of India.

• Sh. Dharminder Sharma, Consultant Crop Insurance, Haryana State

• Dr. Balwinder Singh Sidhu, Commissioner agriculture, Government of Punjab

Brainstorming on “Enhancing Livelihood & Profitability of Small & Landless’ through Goat & Pig Farming”

GADVASU, Ludhiana 2^nd May, 2018

The speakers/Panelists were:

• VC GADVASU

• 40 Goat & Pig Farmers’ attended this workshop

Conference on “Trade Rules & Agriculture”

ISB Mohali, 11^th April,2018

The Participants deliberated on “Trade Rules & Agriculture”

• Hon’ble Capt. Abhimanyu, Finance Minister, Government of Haryana

• Ms. Shalini Bhutani, Legal Researcher & Policy Analyst

• Dr. Biswajeet Dhar, Jawaharlal Nehru University

• Ms. Ranjan Sengupta, Third World Network

• Dr. Sukhpal Singh, IIM-A

• Dr. Sachin Sharma, Centre for WTO Studies

Moderator: Dr. Balwinder Singh Sidhu, Commissioner Agriculture, Govt. of Punjab

Conference on Farm Diversification

Bala Ji Waxing Plant, Abohar, 22^nd April, 2018

The speakers/Panelists were:

• Mr. Vikas Garg, Secretary, Horticulture

• Mr. J S B Sangha, Sangha Farm

• Mr. Surinder Kumar, Bala Ji Waxing Plant

• SDM, Abohar

• 300 Farmers’ attended this Conference

Interaction with Agriculture Union’s On Punjab State Farmers’ Policy

PSFC, 13^th February, 2018

The Name of the Participated Union’s:

• Bharat Kissan Union, Sidhupura Group

• Bharat Kissan Union, Ekta Ugraha

• Bharat Kissan Union, Punjab

• Bharat Kissan Union, Ekta Dakunda

• Bharat Kissan Union, Lakhowal Group

• Jamhori Kissan Union

Workshop on “Sustainable Pathway to Revitalize Punjab Agriculture Challenges & Opportunities”

Hotel Park Plaza, Zirakpur 30^th & 31^st January, 2018

The speaker Panelists were:

• Mr. Suresh Kumar Ji , CPA to CM

• Dr. Kamal Vatta, Director CIPT

• Dr. Sucha Singh Gill

• Dr. Balwinder Singh Sidhu, Commissioner Agriculture, Government of Punjab

• Dr. Sukhpal Singh, IIM-A

• Mr Shyam Khadka- FAO India Representative

• T.Nand Kumar, Former Secretary Agriculture to Government of India

Interaction with Labour Union’s on Punjab State Farmers Policy

PSFC, 10^th January, 2018

The speakers/Panelists were

• Punjab Farm Labor Union

• Punjab Khet Mazddor Union

• Punjab Khet Mazdoor sabha

• Dihati Mazdoor Sabha

Workshop on Rejuvenation on Extension Services

PAMETI ,26^th October, 2017

55 ADO’s attended this workshop

The speakers/Panelists were

• Dr. Balwinder Singh Sidhu, Commissioner Agriculture, Government of Punjab

• Dr. Jagtar Brar, Joint Director Inputs