| Chairman | Dr. T.V. Kattimani Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradhesh |
| Co-Chairman | Dr. Raghavan Payyanad Rtd. Professor of Folklore University of Calicut, Malappuram, Kerala |
| Rapporteurs | Dr. S. Sunitha & Dr. Deo Shankar |
| Theme Lectures | |
| Using Tuber Crops for Improved Livelihood of Tribal Communities Dr. T.V. Kattimani |
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| Tribal Communities-Traditional Custodian of Tuber Crop Resources in India Dr. James George |
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| Tuber crops: The Lifeline of Tribal Communities Dr. R. Payyanad |
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| NABARD and Tribal Development Shri. Mohammed Riyaz |
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| Invited Lectures | |
| Sweet Potato Utilisation for Tribal Community in Eastern India Dr. Sreekanth Attaluri, Programme Manager, International Potato Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
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| Dr. Bindu. S Director, KIRTADS, Chevayur, Kozhikode |
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| Dr.P. Subramanian Director, Tribal Research Centre, M. Palada, Udhagamandalam, Government of Tamil Nadu |
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| Smt.P .E.Usha State Programme Director, Kerala Mahila Samakhya Society, Thiruvananthapuram |
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| Oral & Poster Presentations | |