AMTPL will arrange buyers, provide working capital for youth through bank loans, offer free training on processes, products, technology, and pricing, and support KVKs in using AMTPL’s technology platform.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Kolkata and AgroPreneurs Market Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad, for the development of women entrepreneurs in agri-business and procurement of farm-produce directly from farmers under the brand Grains Global.

ICAR-ATARI and AMTPL are partnering to assist AgroPreneurs in finding suitable markets and building their farmer networks. AMTPL will arrange buyers, provide working capital for youth through bank loans, offer free training on processes, products, technology, and pricing, and support KVKs in using AMTPL’s technology platform, thereby enhancing their ability to handle farm produce.

Dr Pradip Dey, Director, ICAR-ATARI, Kolkata and Prasun Dey, Director, AMTPL, signed the MoU on behalf of their organisations.The signing and exchange of the Memorandum of Understanding was witnessed by Dr. P. Bandopadhyay, Director, Extension Education, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia.