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Agro Universities, Agrotech, India, Start ups

The programme aims to connect the FPOs/ FPCs and the farmers of Karnataka with the startups supported by a-IDEA.

a-IDEA, Technology Business Incubator of ICAR- National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad organised FPOs/FPCs, Farmers, Startups Immersion Programme at Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Bengaluru in collaboration with University of Horticultural Science Campus at Bengaluru with an objective to connect the FPOs/ FPCs and the farmers of Karnataka with the startups supported by a-IDEA.

The startups presented their innovations, products and services and demonstrated its advantages. The event acted as an ultimate platform for networking between them for successful business transactions and for further collaboration with FPOs. About 20 startups and 90 FPOs and farmers from different places across Karnataka attended the programme.

Prof. S. Ayyappan, Chairman, Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA), Bengaluru, Karnataka and Former Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR given presidential address. He discussed the role of profit in sustaining startups in the long run with the support of scientists for technology refinement, business planning and growth models play an important role in making a startup successful. FPOs can be considered as bulk suppliers to government agencies. 

The Chief Guest Dr M V Venkatesh, IAS, Commissioner, Watershed Development Department, Government of Karnataka emphasised on the importance of understanding the needs of the farmers and catering to their needs as per their requirements by developing customized products.

Dr Ch. Srinivas Rao, Director, ICAR NAARM, Hyderabad said food wastage attributes to losses worth Rs 1 lakh crore. Hence, the startup should focus on reducing food losses, making wealth out of agriculture. Value addition is a necessity to avoid post-harvest losses.

Dr. K S Mahesh, GM, NABARD, Regional Office, Bengaluru stated that FPOs are becoming the backbone of the nation and three M’s such as Monsoon, Market and Money are play major role in creating impact on farmers and FPOs.

The programme aims to connect the FPOs/

Agro Universities, India, Start ups

MoA to provide co-incubation, technical support, networking, value added services, and co-networking opportunities

The Association for Innovation Development of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture (a-IDEA) hosted by the ICAR- National Academy of Agricultural Research Management  has entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with NACL Industries Limited, Konda Laxma Reddy Telangana State Horticultural University , Hyderabad, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute , Coimbatore and ICAR- National Research Centre on Grapes, Pune to support the startup incubated at a-IDEA in particular and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in general.

The MoA proposed to provide facilities like Co-incubation, technical support, mentoring, lab facilities, networking, value added services, and co-networking opportunities.

Dr G Venkateshwarlu, Joint Director, ICAR-NAARM highlighted the  strong need of collaborations  among organisations to strengthen agri-startups.

MoA to provide co-incubation, technical support, networking,

Agro Universities, Start ups

Activities of a-IDEA in promoting the start-ups in the rural sector were underlined

The a-IDEA, TBI of ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad recently organised the Demo Day under Agri Udaan 4.0.

Dr Ch Srinivasa Rao, Director, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad applauded the activities of the a-IDEA and highlighted the different policy papers published by the Academy for the benefits of FPOs, Entrepreneurs, etc.

Dr G Venkateshwarlu, Joint Director, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad underlined the activities of a-IDEA in promoting the start-ups in the rural sector and enhancing the competency of start-ups through effective technical & business mentoring.

S Somasundaram, DGM, NABARD, Mumbai, Maharashtra apprised about the support provided by the NABARD to a-IDEA in strengthening the start-ups through the accelerator programme and seed fund support.
A total of 10 start-ups and 25 investors from the different parts of the country participated in the programme.

Activities of a-IDEA in promoting the start-ups

Agro Universities, Agrotech, Start ups

The MoA is aimed at supporting the start-ups in the agriculture and allied sector for organising the co-events, co-incubation

The a-IDEA, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad has signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with 10 ICAR Institutes in Hyderabad.

The ICAR’s 10 institutes included ICAR-ATARI, Bengaluru; ICAR-NINFET, Kolkata; ICAR-NIPB, New Delhi; ICAR-DWR, Jabalpur; ICAR-NCIPM, New Delhi; ICAR-NRC on Camel, Bikaner; ICAR-DCFR, Bhimtal, Uttarakhand; ICAR-Research Complex for North-Eastern Hill Region, Umiam, Meghalaya; ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad and ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

The MoA is aimed at supporting the start-ups in the agriculture and allied sector for organising the co-events, co-incubation, value-added services, extending lab facilities and co-networking, etc.

Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) highlighted the importance of leadership development and the way forward for enhancing the institutional performance.

Dr Ch Srinivasa Rao, Director, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad underlined the a-IDEA activities and its support to the Start-Ups ecosystem. Dr G Venkateshwarlu, Joint Director, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad highlighted that the MoA provides overarching framework for the collaboration in the various Project activities like technical mentoring and providing lab facilities for the Incubates, etc., on mutual interest.

Dr Senthil Vinayagam, CEO, a-IDEA, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad was also present during the occasion.

The MoA is aimed at supporting the

Agro Universities, R&D, Start ups

The main objective of the MoA was to support the start-ups by organising joint events, extending lab facilities and co-networking

The a-IDEA, agri-business incubator of ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the five incubation units.
Dr Ch Srinivasa Rao, Director, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad and Dr RM Sundaram, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad; Dr M Parvez Alam, CEO & Director, Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council, Chennai; Dr Debashis Dutta, Director, RR Animal Health Care, Hyderabad; Paritosh Tripathi, CEO, Atal Innovation Centre – Mahamana Foundation for Innovation and Entrepreneurship – IM-BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and Shri Puneet Rai, Incubation Manager, Atal Innovation Centre, NITTE Incubation Centre, Karnataka signed the MoA on the behalf of their respective organisations.

Dr Rao, Director, ICAR-NAARM highlighted the a-IDEA activities and its support to more than 100 Start-Ups in the agriculture and allied sectors.

Dr G Venkateshwarlu, Joint Director, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad stated that the MoA provides the overarching framework for collaboration in the various project activities like capacity building, workshops, lab facilities and technical support for the Incubates on mutual interests.
The main objective of the MoA was to support the start-ups by organising joint events, extending lab facilities and co-networking, etc.

The main objective of the MoA was