NEW DELHI: A workshop on ‘CSR for Agriculture Development’ organised by Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Greater Noida, and National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) in Hyderabad on 17-18 October 2019.
The forum provided a platform for corporates, NGOs, research institutions, functionaries of the government to come together and explore the possibilities for knowing the high impact, sustainable and innovative projects and its possibility of replication and up scaling.
The themes for this year’s workshop were: water management, dairy, and innovative projects in the area of agriculture.
The workshop started with the inauguration of reading material by Dr V Usha Rani, IAS & DG, MANAGE, Dr Latha N Murthy, Independent Director, Bharat Dynamics Limited, V Vijay Vardhan, Operations, ITC Ltd., Dr N. Balasubramani, Director, Center for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCA) and Prof. N. N. Sharma, Chairperson, Centre for Sustainability and CSR, BIMTECH.
This year Reliance Foundation, Ambuja Cement Foundation, JSW Foundation, Dalmia Bharat Foundation, Bharat Dynamics Limited, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, National Thermal Power Corporation etc. participated in the workshop.