Since 2008, the Global Agriculture Leadership Summit & Awards are organised by Indian Council of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) with support of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Ministry of Commerce. to recognise the leadership roles played by individuals and institutions positively impacting the lives of farmers and rural masses.The 2018 Global Agriculture Leadership Summit was 11th in this series and it was held in Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi recently on 24th October, 2018. The winners at the Global Agriculture Leadership Awards 2018 are as follows:
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Prof. Rudy Rabbinge, Special Envoy-food Security, Government of Nerherlands
AFRICA LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Mr. Anthony Selorm K Morrison, President & CEO, Chamber of Agribusiness, Ghana
RESEARCH LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: National Research Development Corporation
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
LIVELIHOOD LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Mr. Shailendra Chaudhary , MD, NERCORMP, Shillong
FARMING LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Mr. Satishbabu Gadde, Andhra Pradesh
MEDIA LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Mr. Ammar Zaidi, National Business Editor, PTI
DEVELOPMENT LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Dr. PK Joshi, South Asia Director, International Food Policy Research Institute
AGRIBUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Nagarjuna Agro Chemicals P. Limited Hyderabad
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Sonalika Group, New Delhi
GLOBAL BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: The Weather Company, IBM
TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Tirth Agro Technology Private Limited, Rajkot
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
WINNER: PepsiCo Holdings India P. Limited, Gurgaon
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
WINNER: Padamshree Dr. KH Gharda, Chairman, Gharda Chemicals Limited.
POLICY LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
PROGRAM LEADERSHIP AWARD
WINNER: The State Horticulture Mission, Government of Haryana
BEST FISHERIES STATE
WINNER: The State of Jharkhand
BEST ANIMAL HUSBANDRY STATE
WINNER: The State of Bihar
BEST HORTICULTURE STATE
WINNER: The State of Nagaland
BEST AGRICULTURE STATE
WINNER: The State of Gujarat
Last Update: 24-October-2018
