The School of Agriculture and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) jointly organised a one-day brainstorming session on Disaster Management in agriculture in Feb 2004 and a workshop on 'Redefining Agriculture Education and Extension System' in December 2004 in New Delhi under the Convenorship of Dr Panjab Singh, the then Director of School of Agriculture, IGNOU.

The one-day brainstorming session on disaster management in agriculture critically examined all the pertinent issues comprehensively in the specified area. The meeting was attended by concerned subject matter specialists, agriculture planners and administrators, social scientists, educationists, grassroot level workers and representatives from international agencies and NGOs.

The Workshop on 'Redefining Agriculture Education and Extension System' was attended by Vice-Chancellors, policy experts, agriculture planners and administers who critically examined the issues on agriculture and extension and suggested remedial measures. Policy papers were brought out on both the topics.