Siraj Hussain
Talks and lectures
Lecture series hosted and curated in New Delhi, and other talks and addresses.
Talks and lectures
- DEC 2022 · GOAIs India’s Agri-Food Story on Right Growth Trajectory?
- 17 Sep 2026El Niño, Weather Shocks and India’s Crop Economy: What’s at Stake for Key Crops? ↗
- 22 May 2026Do Trading Bans on Agri-futures Stabilise Prices? ↗
- 11 May 2026India’s Bioethanol Pathway to 2047: Aligning Energy Transition, Sustainability and System Realities ↗
- 9 Mar 2026India at the Trade Crossroads: Strategic Engagements with the EU and United States ↗
- 26 Mar 2022Siraj Hussain, Senior Visiting Fellow, Indian Council for Research | 79th SKOCH Summit ↗
- 11 Jan 2021Production and Procurement Challenges in Agriculture ↗
- 9 Jan 2021Farm laws, Food Security and PDS By People First and Nation for farmers ↗
- 12 Dec 2020Off the Cuff with Dr Ashok Gulati, Mekhala Krishamurthy and Siraj Hussain hosted by Shekhar Gupat ↗
- 27 Apr 2020Food Security in India hosted by Asia Society with Barkha Dutt ↗
- 20 Apr 2020In conversation with C Uday Bhaskar ↗
- 30 Nov 2019National Economy Conclave ↗
- 6 Apr 2017Agricultural marketing reforms as triggers for crop diversification ↗
Mapping Sustainable Agriculture Lecture Series
A lecture series on Indian agriculture, food and the rural economy, hosted by Siraj Hussain at the India International Centre, New Delhi. Select a poster to see it full size, or watch the recorded talks on YouTube.
27 lectures2019–202519 recordings22 posters
View posterGDP Base Revision: Time to Regain Confidence
N.K. Sharma, former Director General (Statistics), NSO, MoSPI; Sanjay Kumar, former Additional Director General, NSO, MoSPI; discussant Dr Amey Sapre, NIPFP
View posterThe Great Indian Poverty Debate: Has Poverty Been Almost Banished?
Prof Himanshu, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University; discussant Dr Shyma Jose, Jesus and Mary College
View posterTrump’s America First Trade Policy: Implications and Options
Prof Abhijit Das, former Head, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade; discussant Anup Wadhawan, former Union Commerce Secretary
View posterCan Agri Start-ups Trigger the Transformation of Indian Agriculture? Notes from the Ground
Pravesh Sharma, retired IAS
Transforming Indian Agriculture: Emerging Challenges and Policy Options
Prof Vijay Paul Sharma, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
Data Debates: CMIE’s Consumer Pyramids Household Survey
Mahesh Vyas, CEO and Managing Director, Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE); discussants N.K. Sharma and Sanjay Kumar, MoSPI
View posterChanging Global Dynamics and Challenges for India in International Trade Negotiations
Dr Abhijit Das, former Head, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
View posterSlowing Growth Caused Lower Employment: Can It Be Reversed?
Prof Santosh Mehrotra, Visiting Professor, Centre for Development Studies, University of Bath; discussant Mahesh Vyas, CMIE
Sustainability of Palm Oil
Ashwin Selvaraj, Deputy Director, Market Transformation, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
View posterAgriculture and Health in India: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Dr Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog; Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Indian Society of Agricultural Economics
Employment Situation in India in Post-Covid Times: Will Agriculture Continue to Be the Largest Employer?
Dr Santosh Mehrotra, Professor of Economics, Centre for Labour, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
View posterAgricultural Market Diversity and Integration: Implications for Policy
Dr Mekhala Krishnamurthy, Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research; Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Ashoka University
View posterFarmers and Agricultural Commodity Futures in India
Sanjay Mansabdar, Founder and Managing Director, Dvara E-Registry
View posterThe Trials and Tribulations of India’s Nutrition Journey: Connecting the Dots between Evidence and Policy in a Fast-moving Context
Dr Purnima Menon, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), New Delhi
View posterIndian Agriculture and the Research and Development Deficit
Prof Deepak Pental, former Professor of Genetics and former Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi
View posterOpportunities and Challenges of Exporting Processed Food from India
Hemant Malik, Divisional Chief Executive, Foods Business, ITC
How Much Are Indian Farmers Supported? Findings from an ICRIER-OECD Study
Shweta Saini, Senior Research Fellow (Visiting), ICRIER
View posterLivestock, Food Security and the Farm Laws
Dr Sagari R. Ramdas, veterinary scientist and member, Food Sovereignty Alliance, India
View posterOutlook on Food Security in India: The Future Scenarios to 2033
Prof Parmod Kumar, Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC), Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru
View posterThe Agriculture–Nutrition Disconnect in India: A Look through Policies and Programmes
Dr Devesh Roy, Senior Research Fellow, CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health, International Food Policy Research Institute
View posterMedia mein haashiye par krishi aur kisaan (Indian Media: Farmers on the Margins)
Harvir Singh, senior journalist and former Editor, Outlook Hindi · in Hindi
View posterWTO Negotiations and Indian Agriculture: Issues and Sensitivities
Prof Sachin Kumar Sharma, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
View posterNo Women, No Agriculture
Kavitha Kuruganti, Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA)
View posterPerspective of the Private Sector on the Three Ordinances for Agriculture and Food Processing
S. Sivakumar, Group Head, Agri and IT Businesses, ITC Limited
View posterReforming Agricultural Markets: Whose Job Is It Anyway?
Prof Sukhpal Singh, Professor and Chairperson, Centre for Management in Agriculture, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
View posterLimits of Direct Income Support: The Case of Tenant Farmers
Kiran Kumar Vissa, social activist
View posterAgriculture in a Slowing Economy (inaugural lecture)
Dr Ashok Gulati, Infosys Chair Professor for Agriculture, ICRIER
IICC Dialogues
- 18 SEP 2026Third AG Noorani Memorial Lecture: The Life and Works of A.G. Noorani ↗
- 30 JUL 2026US-Iran MoU ↗
- JAN 2026Ye Masail-e-Talaffuz
- NOV 2025Aaj Gandhi
- SEP 2025Second AG Noorani Memorial Lecture: Secularism and the Judiciary
- JUN 2025Caste Census
- MAY 2025State of Media in India
- FEB 2025First AG Noorani Memorial Lecture: The Constitution of India and the Indian Judiciary
- 11 DEC 2024India’s Neighbourhood Diplomacy ↗
- 9 NOV 2024Outlook for West Asia ↗