Dr. Naval Jit Kapoor, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India was the Chief Guest of the Conference. Speakers were from Belgium, Germany, Hungary and India.

The Santhal Tribal women of Tiyakathi village in Jhargam district West Bengal is producing vermi compost and vermi wash by forming Common Interest Groups after being trained by IBRAD.

Panch Gadiya model implemented by involving the Lodha PVTG (Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups) of Nedam village in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha where around a of the dimension of 15’x5’x4’ five (panch) activities viz., nutrition garden, herbal garden, plantation of fruit bearing trees, establishing small nursery and cultivation of some fast growing fishes will be undertaken.