ABOUT THE TRAINING PROGRAMME

Creation of sustainable livelihood and entrepreneurial avenues for women, youth and marginalized sections of the society in rural areas, especially in the pandemic era and beyond has been recognized as a major challenge for the rural economy. Agriculture which was almost synonymous with the rural economy, has reduced to a marginal sector, contributing only about 18 percent to national GDP (in 2022-23). But agriculture continues to be a major source of livelihood in the rural economy and during the intense and prolonged lockdown period, it not only supported the existing families and but also accommodated millions of migrants who returned from the urban locales, losing their jobs and livelihoods. There is a renewed and enhanced focus on agriculture and allied activities, to energise the local economy and built a self-reliant India.Entrepreneurship development, especially in and around agriculture and allied activities, agro-based industries, food processing sectors etc. can ensure sustainable livelihoods and create employment opportunities for local people. To attract youth into agriculture, it has to be transformed into a vibrant and tech-savvy sector by introducing drone, robotics, ICT and nanotechnology. Agro-entrepreneurship, food processing and value chain development will also encourage youth into agriculture. It is high time the government should increase public investment on crucial agriculture infrastructure, including irrigation, cold storage, market linkages, and mechanisation, inter alia, to enable farmers to take up high-value agriculture.

In this context, the said training programme has been designed to equip and empower the existing and aspring rural entrepreneurs to upgrade their knowledge and approaches to explore possiblities of entrepreneurship in and around agricuture and allied sectros. The training programme will facilitate detail understanding on the agri-start ups/agri-entrepreneurship and its various issues such as skill, technology, marketing, finance, incubation and so on. It will also improve our understanding on the role of formal institutions in promoting agri-entrepreneurship and expand their scale of operation and local employment. After the programme, the participants will be able to identify and assess entrepreneurial avenure in agriculture and to reap benefits from the formal institutions, schemes and programees and grow their business.

The training programme will provide knowledgement and competencies in increasing productivity, empowering the farmingcommunity and consolidating competitiveness of the agricultureand food sector. Cross cutting issues such as gender, governance, role of local institutions such as Panchayat, GPDP, convergence, localization of SDG etc. will also be discussed.

KEY OBJECTIVES

To familiarise the emerging challenges faced by agricultre sector in general and agri-entreprise sector;
To develop strategies to empower both farmers and farm sector;
To appraise the govt. policies and schemes towards agri-start ups and agri-entrepreneurship;
To understand various correlates of agri-entrepreneurship such as finance, marketing, skiliing, value chain, technology, innovation, extension services and other infrastructural facilties;
To integrate agri-entrepreneuship in local economic development plan/GPDP and leverage convergence plan;

WHO ATTENDS THIS TRAINING PROGRAMME?

Officials from Depts. of rural development, SIRDs, NRLM, SRLMs,
Faculty from ICAR institutuions;
DDUGKY, NSDC, Sector Skill Councils, Vocational institutues, ITIs
Faculty members from KVKs,RSETIs, ETCs, ATIs, EDIs, MSME-Dis, IIEs;
Young Fellows/Professionals working with various skill and entrepreneurship programmes; (i.e. Gandhi, SBI, MGN, CM-fellows etc.)
Officials / mentors of Incubation centres
Banking professional, academics
Experts and technical staff from reputed CSR, NGOs, and other CSOsworking on agri-entrepreneurship

WHAT TOPICS DOES THIS TRAINING PROGRAMME COVER?

This programme focuses on follwing indicative list of topics:

The nature and characteristics of agri-entrepreneuship, agro-processing
Issues and challenges faced by agri-start ups/agri-enterprise sector in the context of recent policy changes;
Managing Supply Chain and ValueChain: Agricultural Value System
Convergence possibilities; Public-private partnership strategies and options to promote agri-entrepreneurship
Recent Government policies and schemes towards promoting agri-entrepreneurship;
Agri business: Digital Marketing (e-Commerce and e-Trade)
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP):Agricultural Extension; Smart Farming; Digital Technology in Agriculture
Networking (Agriclinic & Agribusiness Centre; Common Service Centres; Custom Hiring Centres; Warehousing, Logistics
Detailed discussion on good cases and emerging schemes and programmes such as ODOP, PMFME, AC BC, Agri-Innovation and Incubation Hubs, use of Drone etc.

WHY SHOULD I JOIN?

At the end of the training programme, the participants will get a better understanding on:

Emerging potentials, challenges and constraints in agriculture and agri- entrepreneurs;
Possible pathways to scale up: skill, financial inclusion, marketing, regulatary compilances; access to shared services, i.e. FPOs, PGs, PCs;
Extemsion services; mentoring and hand holding
The existing govt. schemes, policies on enterprise development and their better and effective implementation;
Alternative and innovative strategies based on convergence, public-private partnership towards promoting agri-entrepreneurship;
How to design appropriate interventions to address challenges faced by agri-enterprise sector through skill development,

TRAINING PEDAGOGY

Training methods will comprise of classroom lectures, group discussions, presentations and exposure visit. Presentations on good practices/ successful models will also be discussed. Pre (& post) test/quiz and all sessions are mandatory. Detailed evaluation/ feedback on the training programmes from the participants will be taken on online Training Management Portal (TMP).

SELECTION GUIDELINES

Maximum upto 30 participants will be selected. Please note that mere nomination of a candidate does not necessarily guarantee that s/he will be selected. Selection will be made by a committee, keeping the broad objectives of training programme. Attempt will be made to select participants from various states, organizations, agencies and gender. Preference will be given to them who are currently working or prior experience of working on the key issues addressed in this training programme.
Those who are currently working, they should get their nomination form duly forwarded from the competent authority and/or seek approval and apply.
There is no training fees. But to and fro travel expenses of the selected participants attending the programme must be borne by their nominating / sponsoring agencies and/or by the participants themselves.
This programme is residential in nature. NIRDPR will provide accommodation to all selected participants in its Guest House (on twin sharing basis) and will only bear boarding and lodging expenses for the selected participants. Participants are expected to reach NIRD on 22nd September evening and leave NIRDPR on either late evening on 27th September or early morning on 28th September 2024.
Guest House Reception Contact: 040 – 2400 8500.
Only selected participants will be informed by 06 September 2024 via registered email.
If a selected participant becomes unable to attend s/he should inform the programme co-ordinator (Dr P P Sahu, {cedfi2020@gmail.com} immediately so that this opportunity can be given to others.

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