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Botany · Agriculture Economics
Agribusiness, a growing discipline as well as industry sector, is emerging as promising option for aspiring agripreneurs in both rural and urban India. The agribusiness sector has bright scope in both academic and industrial development. Considering the enormous scope for agri-business venture in the North-eastern Region of India, this book is a dedicated effort to cover the concepts, opportunities, challenges and strategies related to agricultural and allied sector. The chapters, contributed by highly reputed authors, underscored the technological options, business incubation ecosystem, financial instruments, institutional mechanisms for agripreneurship development. This book is also expected to be useful for researchers, academicians, extension functionaries, students, policy makers and more importantly entrepreneurs in the field of agribusiness.
Agri-Business opportunities in North East India by Govindasamy Kadirvel, Subhra saikat Roy , sandeep Ghatak and Vinay Kumar mishra..
296 pages · English · Published 2022
Subjects: Botany, Agriculture Economics
Dr. Govindasamy Kadirvel, Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences and obtained Post-Doctorate Degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has 22 years of experience in Animal Production, developed technologies and commercialized to promote many agri-start-ups. He is also the Principal Investigator
of Agri-Business Incubation Centre, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam since 2017. Dr. Kadirvel has promoted more than 25 agri-start-up in North East India in different agro-ventures, besides promotion of Farmer Producer Companies. He has more than 95 research paper in national and international journals, 8 books and 3 policy papers in his credit. Besides he developed and commercialized one pig variety and filed one patent. He is also the guest faculty of CPGS-AS, Central Agricultural University, and guided many post-graduate and doctorate students. He has also received many awards and recognitions for his research and outreach activities.
Dr. Subhra Saikat Roy, Ph.D. in Horticulture, joined the Agricultural Research Service in 2008. He has an excellent academic career and was also a visiting scholar at Michigan State University, USA. Dr. Roy is presently working as Senior Scientist at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre. He is not only engaged in multifaceted research activities but also dedicatedly working for promotion of agribusiness ventures. As In-charge of Agri-Business Incubation Centre, ICAR-Manipur Centre, he has promoted more than 30 agripreneurship. He also developed many technologies including crop varieties, IFS models, organic POPs, value added products etc.; commercialized eight technologies and filed one patent. Dr. Roy has published more than 50 research papers in the journals of national and international repute, 7 books, 30 book chapters and more than 20 bulletins and manuals. He is the Editor of two peer-reviewed journals and recipient of many prestigious awards including three national awards. For his successful social agripreneurship model on community-based food processing venture, he has been awarded “National Entrepreneurship Award (Ecosystem Builder)” in 2019 by the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India. and Animal Sciences University. He also takes interest popular science and classical music.
Dr. Sandeep Ghatak is working as Principal Scientist at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Meghalaya, India. His research interest focuses on genomic epidemiology and ‘One Health’ for holistic solution. In addition to his research responsibilities, he manages the PME Cell of the ICAR Research Complex, and also acts as Member Secretary of Institute Research Committee. Prior to joining in the present Institute, he served as Assistant Professor in Guru Angad Dev Veterinary.
Dr. Vinay Kumar Mishra, Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, is an alumnus of Banaras Hindu University. Prior to joining the institute on 21 January 2021, Dr. Mishra was heading ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Lucknow. He is a scientist of global repute working in various areas of agriculture and allied sectors with specific focus on soil and water management. He is known for rainwater harvesting technology ‘Jalkund’ which is one of the signature achievements of the Institute. He has more than 80 research papers to his credit. Besides, Dr. Mishra has received several awards and honours including the Hari Om Ashram Trust Award 2010- 2012; Biotech Product & Process Development and Commercialization Award 2014 by DBT, Government of India; Bioved Honorary Fellowship Award 2014 by Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture & Technology, Allahabad; CSSRI Excellence Award in Soil Salinity and Water Management 2015; M. S. Swaminathan Krishi Vaigyanik Puraskar 2016 and Eminent Scientist Award 2016 by Samagra Vikas Welfare Society, Lucknow, etc. He is also the Fellow of the prestigious National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality.
Section 1: General Agribusiness
�Agri-business: A Growth Engine for Northeast India. �Sprouting Start-Up Culture among Agri- Graduates: Way Forward. �Motivating & Attracting Youth to Agribusiness. �Agribusiness Scope and Opportunities in India.
Section 2: Horticulture
�Technology Options for Mushroom Based Entrepreneurship Development in North Eastern Region. �Potential for Horti.-entrepreneurship in Tripura. �Pilot scale Production of Citrus disease free, quality planting stock through shoot tip grafting in Central India & Commercialization of technology to the stakeholders. �Vacuum Drying: An Alternative and Effective Method of Drying Ginger for Small Scale Entrepreneurship Development in NE India. �Emerging Cut Flowers- A New Horizon in Indian Floriculture Industry.
Section 3: Livestock
�A macro view on the scope and opportunity for agripreneurs in livestock sector of North Eastern Region of India. �Traditional meat products-Scope for scale up and business plan. �Prospects of Entrepreurship Development through Yak Resources. �Integration of Livestock Sector to Augment Farmers Income, Entrepreunership and Sustainable Meat Production. �Entrepreneurship Opportunities in Meat Value Chain. �Meat processing and value addition options for small scale entrepreneurs.
Section 4: Crop & Allied Sector
�Scope and Potential of Agribusiness for Farm Mechanization Sector in NEH Region. �New Horizons in Potato Processing. �Perspectives of some Fibre Extraction Technologies (FETs) for Agri-business start-ups in North-Eastern Region. �Scope of Agri-Business Entrepreneurship Development in Natural Fibre Sector. �Organic Farming in North East of India and the Business Prospects. �Commercialization of Biocontrol Agents and Pheromone technologies: A Potential Agri-Business Venture. �Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Northeast India:Diversity, Conservation and Opportunities for entrepreneurship.
Section 5: Fisheries
�Entrepreneurship and Startup in Inland fisheries sector of India: Retrospect and Prospect. �ICAR initiatives for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Fisheries. �Ornamental Fish –A potential sector in the North East Region. �Entrepreneurship development through value addition in fish.