Date & Venue
The conference will be held at the
University of Agricultural Sciences,
Bangalore (www.uasbangalore.edu.in),
Karnataka . Hailed as the Silicon Valley of
India, Bangalore, the capital city of
Karnataka State acclaimed for serene settings and greenery, is the garden city of the country with beautiful parks and gardens. The city is bestowed with moderately warm weather through out the year. The Month of September is normally cool and pleasant with the temperature ranging between 26 o C to 32 o C.
Exhibitions
Limited number of table space10’ x8’ will be arranged for display of products and literatures of participant institutes, industries, Government Departments, and
Commodity Boards on first-come first serve basis at a nominal fee of Rs.5000 only.
Travel
Bangalore is well connected with other cities domestically and internationally by air, rail and road network. The venue of the conference is about 24 KM. from Bangalore
Airport and 14 KM from Bangalore city
Railway Station (www.irctc.co.in) and
Central Bus Station (www.ksrtc.org) on the
Bangalore – Hyderabad highway (NH-7).
Public transport (BMTC) buses, auto rickshaws and taxis are available for commuting to conference venue. The guest house for accommodation is situated closer to conference venue and could be reached through shuttle service. Many hotels are situated close to bus stand and Railway station.
Organized by
Please address all correspondence regarding the First Annual Conference of the
Indian Society of Agri-Business
Management to
The Organizing Secretary
Department of Agricultural Marketing,
Cooperation and Business Management
University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK,
Bangalore 560-065, India
Tel:
Fax:
Email: pk.mandanna@yahoo.com
pkm@uasbangalore.nic.in
25-27 Sep, 2008
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Production and market environment for Indian Agriculture sector has witnessed considerable changes during the last two decades. Closer integration of
Indian economy in the global market place, advances in information and biotechnology, enhanced emphasis on privatization and public private partnerships, and domestic reforms have all contributed to these changes. Overall, this has brought increased market orientation in the sector and has thrown open a plethora of opportunities and challenges. There has been increased agri-business activities in the areas of large scale organised retailing, contract farming, futures trading, etc. This has also brought to the fore, the need for a more efficient and strengthened supply chain as well as technology and institutions to integrate small farmers into these supply chains.
Future of agricultural development lies mainly in equipping the farmers to adjust and modernize in response to conditions brought about by increasing competition, and changing demands from consumers. In addition, this requires establishing a healthy investment climate to encourage entrepreneurial action in commodities and value chains, supporting human resource development through improved quality and access to social services, and strengthening agricultural technology support services.
The two themes for the Conference are
Emerging Agribusiness Formats in India and Agribusiness Management Education.
Theme 1: Emerging Agribusiness
Formats and Management
The changing political, demographic and economic features of India such as economic growth, rising incomes and emergence of large middle-class population are changing the preference of demand for food and other agricultural products. Newer segments are emerging with specific quality requirements of food and agricultural products. This diversity in demand together with increasing value additions is posing newer challenges in value chain management. However, India is at an early stage of modernizing food retailing, with branded and organized food retailing accounting for about four per cent of total retail sales. Due to restrictions on foreign direct investments, domestic capital, rather than FDI continues to play a major role in the organized retail sector in India.
On the supply side, increasing subdivision and fragmentation of holdings, increasing cost and uncertainty in input markets, new generation technological advancement and weak institutional support have contributed to considerable challenges to farming population. In the wake of these challenges several alternatives have been tried such as contract farming, commodity futures, privatization of agricultural markets, increased role of private sector, public private partnership, farmers’ organization, etc. It is in this context the conference would like to examine experience so far on these different formats and their attractiveness, sustainability and scalability.
The major issues that would be addressed are:
1.
Value chain management
2.
Contract farming
3.
Spot and futures trading
4.
Financing value chain
5.
Institutional innovations to integrate diverse categories of producers
6.
Food Safety, Quality standards and infrastructure
7.
Information technology role
Theme 2: Agribusiness Management
Education
Transformation of agriculture into agribusiness calls for professional management. India has a long history of
Agri-Business Management education pioneered by the Indian Institute of
Management Ahmedabad. While experimentation continued on the exact content on the Agri-Business Management
Education, it is not until very recently significant scaling up has taken place. Today
Agri-Business Education has spread to major regions of the country. Most of the
SAU’s also have started Masters program in
Agribusiness Management. It is in this context the conference will try to understand the experiences of different institutions on the content, structure, industry orientation of these programmes so as to explore avenues to strengthen the
Agri-business Education. Specific issues discussed would be
1.
Student profile and admission
2.
Delivery mode and pedagogy
3.
Industry-institution interface
4.
Research-Education linkage
5.
Continuing Agribusiness Education

Registration and fees Accommodation:
All participants should register before the conference as the admission to the venue will be restricted to only registered participants. The registration form is enclosed along with the announcement; the registration fees for various categories are as follows. Last date for registration is 31
July 2008.
INDIAN DELEGATES
Students:
Students
Faculty/ Scientists:
FORIGN DELEGATES
Faculty/Scientists:
Modes of Payment st
The Organizing Committee will arrange free accommodation on twin –sharing basis at
Guest Houses of different institutes near the conference venue from 24 th through 27 th
September, 2008. Those who require star / deluxe Hotel accommodation proximal to the conference venue could be booked according to your preference (please contact the Organizing Secretary )
Rs.600
Rs.1000
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
The soft copies of Abstracts not exceeding
200 words each should be sent to the organizing secretary via e-mail as a word
US$25
US$ 50
).
The last date for submission of abstracts is
May 30 th 2008 Abstracts received after this date will not be included in the proceedings of the symposium. The abstracts should
Cheque/Bank Draft drawn in favor of “
Organizing Secretary, First Annual Agri-
Business conference” on any bank branch payable at Bangalore (Please add Rs.25/- for outstation cheques)
Money Order to be sent to the Organizing secretary, First Annual conference of the
Society, Indian Society of Agribusiness
Management, Department of Ag .Maco &
Business Management, University of
Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-
65. essentially contain the major findings of the study rather than descriptive accounts or general comments. The decision on the outcome of the abstract will be intimated by
June 30 th . The organizing committee reserves the rights for modification / correction / revision and rights for accepting or rejecting the abstracts.
Important dates
Submission of Abstract
Information
Acceptance of Abstract of
30
30 th th
May 2008
June 2008
Cash- to be deposited to the Office
Assistant, First Annual conference of the society Indian Society of Agribusiness
Management, Department of Ag.Maco &
Business Management, University of
Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore-
65.
Submission of paper
Last Date of Registration of paper presenters
Last Date of Registration of other delegates
30
31
31 th st st
July 2008
July 2008
2008
August
Publications
A compendium of abstracts and summary of all the papers presented in the conference will be brought out.
Poster presentation
Presentation of the paper in the form of posters is encouraged by preparing posters measuring 1.20 m (H) * 0,80M (W). Poster should include the title of the paper, name and address of author(s), brief Introduction,
Material & Methods, Results and
Discussion. Graphical / Tabular presentation with minimal text would be highly appreciated.
Post forum tours
Although there are plenty of tourist attractions within 250 KM radius from
Bangalore, it is suggested to visit Mysore, the erstwhile capital during the King’s reign, the magnificent palace, Chamundi hills,
KRS dam (the first of its kind) and many more. Tour counter (Shreya Travels, Tel:
91-80-______________________ E-mail: shreyatravels@vsnl.com
) at the conference venue will provide the needed information to the participants for the package tours.
Further, the participants can visit web sires: www.kstdc.nic.in
and www.indiatourism.com
for information regarding tourist places in Karnataka.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
ABSTRACTS
All contributors for the poster presentation are requested to submit one page extended abstract in English.
TITLE: The title should be printed in BOLD –CAPITAL LETTERS
AUTHOR(S): The name of the presenting author should be underlined.
ADDRESS AND E-MAIL: Provide only presenting author’s address and e-mail
LENGTH: Maximum length for an abstract is 200 words
PAGE SIZE /SET UP: Standard A4 (210MM*207MM=8.27”*11.69”) paper (portrait). Margins should be set at 1“ all along the borders.
FONT AND SPACING: Authors must use ARIAL font 11 size and single line spacing
PARAGRAPHS: Paragraphs should be separated by a blank line and should not be indented.
METHOD OF SUBMISSION
By-email: Send abstracts to pkm@uasbangalore.edu.in
or pk.mandanna@yahoo.com
By-mail: The following items should be included in the mail:
-2 copies of printed abstract. The Abstract should be in camera ready form and printed in black and white laser printer.
-A computer diskette (1.5” only) or CD containing the abstract in word format. These should be neatly labeled for easy identification
FULL PAPER
The full paper limited to 3000 words typed in single space on one side of the A4 size paper (210*297 mm with a printing area of 150*205 mm).Leave margin of 30mm on left as well as on the top. Use Arial typeface except in specified cases.
Title of the paper should be typed in Bold Capitals (font size 14) commencing from 50 mm, below the top of the page.
Name(s) of Author(s) should be typed two spaces below the title in Title case. Please underline the principal/ presenting author’s name.
Section headings should be centered and titled 12 point bold upper and lower cases. The subsection headings should be left aligned and typed in 12 point italics with upper & lower cases.
Tables should be given a table number and a description. They should be numbered using Arabic numerals.
The length of the manuscript should be restricted to 10 pages maximum
Please include black & white photographs only.
The paper should be ready –to-print and may be sent by e-mail to pkm@uasbangalore.nic.in
or pk.mandanna@yahoo.com

REGISTRATION FORM
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY AND FILL IN ALL REQUIRED FIELDS. Use one form per person. Make copies for additional people.
BADGE NAME (Name to appear on the badge as you want- no titles please)
First name_________________________________________________________________________________________
Last name__________________________________________________________________________________________
Company or Institution (Limited to 40 letters & spaces) ______________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Country:___________________________________________________________________________________________
MAILING INFORMATION Title (Circle One): Dr. Mr. Ms. Mrs.
Address___________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
City:______________________________________________________________________________________________
State/ Province: _____________________________________________________________________________________
Pin Code_____________________ _____________________________________________________________________
Country: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone* ____________________________
Fax: _____________________
E-mail: ____________________________ (*Include country and city code)
REGISTRATION FEES:
Category: Student Faculty
International Participants
Indian participants
Student (a copy of Student ID is required)
Name of the Bank and Draft No. with date _______________________________________________________________
Total Amount Rs ___________________________________________________________________________________
Payment Method: Payments by way of DD can be drawn on Canara Bank, GKVK Bangalore payable to “ The Organizing
Secretary, First Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Agri-Business Management, Bangalore ( international participants are advised to contact organizing Secretary on the mode of payment)