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
Tribal Communities-Traditional Custodian of Tuber Crop Resources in India
Dr. James George
Tuber crops: The Lifeline of Tribal Communities
Dr. R. Payyanad
NABARD and Tribal Development
Shri. Mohammed Riyaz
Invited Lectures
Sweet Potato Utilisation for Tribal Community in Eastern India
Dr. Sreekanth Attaluri, Programme Manager, International Potato Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Dr. Bindu. S
Director, KIRTADS, Chevayur, Kozhikode
Dr.P. Subramanian
Director, Tribal Research Centre, M. Palada, Udhagamandalam, Government of Tamil Nadu
Smt.P .E.Usha
State Programme Director, Kerala Mahila Samakhya Society, Thiruvananthapuram
Oral & Poster Presentations