Partnerships

”MSP for the Future” Wicked Sprint

A Collaborative 4 day in house physical workshop where diverse stakeholders co-create pathways towards future MSP policies that address food systems and political economy challenges.

The participants deliberated on MSP and broader price support mechanisms for various crops in four groups:

1. Cereals and cash crops (Rice, Wheat, Cotton & Sugarcane)
2. Pulses, Oilseeds and Millets
3. Perishables (Horticulture)
4. Animal Protein (Dairy, Meat, Poultry and Fisheries)

List of participants (in alphabetical)

• Mr. Abhishek Jain
  Fellow & Director – Powering Livelihoods, CEEW

• Mr. Ajay Vir Jakhar
  Chairman, Bharat Krishak Samaj

• Mr. Anil Ghanwat
  President, Shetkari Sanghatana

• Mr. Alok Sinha
  Ex-Chairman, FCI

• Mr. Amith Agarwal
  CEO, AgriBazar

• Dr. Avinash Kishore
  Research Fellow, IFPRI

• Mr. Biraj Patnaik
  Executive Director, National Foundation for India

• Prof. CSC Shekhar
  Institute of Economic Growth, University of Delhi

• Mr. Deepak Gupta
  Former Commodities Head for Asia, Cargill

• Mr. Dinesh Kulkarni
  All India Organizing Secretary, Bhartiya Kisan Sangh

• Dr. Dipa Sinha
  Asst. Professor, Ambedkar University Delhi

• Mr. Harvir Singh Panwar
  Editor-in-Chief, Rural Voice

• Dr. Himanshu
  Assistant Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University

• Mr. Jayant Chatterjee
  COO, StarAgri Ltd.

• Ms. Kavitha Kuruganti
  Co-Convenor, Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture

• Mr. Kannan Gopinathan
  Ex-Bureaucrat, Social Activist

• Mr. Puneet Singh Thind
  Northern Farmers Mega FPO

• Mr. Ravneet Brar
  Spokesperson, Bhartiya Kisan Union (Kadian)

• Ms. Rejatha V
  Dy. Director of Agriculture, Kerala

• Mr. Sayantan Bera
  National Writer, Mint, Hindustan Times, Delhi

• Dr. Shambu Prasad
  Professor, Institute of Rural Management, Anand

• Mr. Surendra Prasad Singh
  Journalist, Dainik Jagran

• Mr. Sunil Kumar Singh
  Addl. MD, NAFED

• Mr. T Nanda Kumar
  Former sect Ministry of Agriculture, retd. IAS

• Mr. Unupom Kausik
  President, National Collateral Management