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AgroPolicy, Agrotech, India, Start ups

India is leading the Start-up Ecosystem in the world with more than one lakh start-ups & more than 100 unicorns

Addressing the Annual Convocation of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology said, management strategies are crucial to sustaining StartUps and added that Jammu & Kashmir, being the birthplace of Aroma Mission (Lavender Cultivation), is being hailed as the torch bearer of Agri-tech StartUp movement in India and the value addition to India’s economy in the years to come will be done by the unexplored Himalayan resources in the North and unexplored ocean resources in the South.
Dr Jitendra Singh said this is the age of innovations, the age of ideas. The government is providing every kind of technical as well as financial support for ideas and innovations to grow and sustain.

The Minister said India is leading the Start-up Ecosystem in the world with more than one lakh start-ups & more than 100 unicorns, what is desperately required is a change of government job mindset and parents can play a pivotal role in it.

Dr Jitendra Singh said the greatest sustainability of startups lies with the management scholars like the ones graduating from IIM Jammu who can contribute to the Start-up revolution that is progressing in India.

India is leading the Start-up Ecosystem in

AgroPolicy, India, People, Sustainability

The Department of Sericulture, Rajouri, Mulberry Circle Lamberi organised Kissan Scientific interaction under ATMA programme.

The Jammu and Kashmir government is focusing towards the revival and holistic development of the Sericulture sector.

Cocoon growers are being facilitated with requisite skill development training, the latest technological interventions and related infrastructural support for transforming the sericulture industry in J&K. 

The J&K government was working on area expansion under mulberry plantations to increase leaf availability for rearers and enrich green wealth.

The Forest and Sericulture Departments are jointly working towards achieving J&K’s Green Mission besides creating and ensuring marketing support to the cocoon growers in selling their produce in their vicinity.

The futuristic roadmap for holistic growth of agriculture and the allied sector will safeguard the age-old skills being transferred from generation to generation. The effort is aimed to help preserve and promote of unique and indigenous craft legacy of J&K across the globe.

The government is giving importance to the adoption of the latest technological advancements in the silk industry to reduce dependence on imported silk. One of the three important centres in the country for Research and Development, Training, Transfer of Technology and IT Intervention has been set up at Kashmir’s Pampore.

Recently, the Department of Sericulture, Rajouri, Mulberry Circle Lamberi organised Kissan Scientific interaction under ATMA programme. The main objective of the programme was to educate silkworm rearers about the latest technology and practice for silkworm rearing. 

The farmers were briefed about various projects being implemented under Holistic Agriculture Development Programme. 

The Central Silk Board is promoting a bivoltine production program extending technical support through 6 clusters besides extending the state of the art of soil testing facilities. Due to the continuous efforts of the Institute and technological interventions, the average yield of bivoltine cocoons has been enhanced significantly.

Notably, the Silk Samagra Yojana launched in 2017-18 under the guidance of PM has proved to be a game changer in making sericulture sustainable by supporting J&K’s silk industry in an integrated manner. 

Under Silk Samagra Phase-I, about 900 silkworm rearers have benefited directly beside the establishment of about 618 rearing houses. Besides, the Central Silk Board has allocated Rs 35 crore for J&K under Silk Samagra Phase-II benefitting around 27,000 families involved in Sericulture in the state.

The Department of Sericulture, Rajouri, Mulberry Circle

AgroPolicy, India, People, Sustainability, Vegetables

The Mushroom Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh had provided blocks of mushrooms grown under different conditions.

Jammu and Kashmir will start commercial cultivation of shiitake mushrooms in September.  Shiitake mushrooms (Lentinus edodes), native to Japan, are a type of edible fungus and contain a chemical called lentinan, which is used by some medical professionals to enhance the immune system. Field trials and standardisation of mushrooms are successful.  

This initiative will provide an opportunity for the farmers to take up mushroom cultivation throughout the year with better returns. The Mushroom Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh had provided blocks of mushrooms grown under different conditions.

The cultivation of this mushroom will be considered a step towards economic growth in the agriculture sector. Fresh mushroom is sold at Rs 1,500 per kg in the market. If we dry it, it sells for Rs 15,000 per kg in the market. More than 2,500 mushroom farmers would be directly benefited from the cultivation of shiitake mushrooms.

The Mushroom Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh had

India, Logistics, Supply Chain, Sustainability, Trade, Vegetables

Export of vegetables and other agricultural goods to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and other gulf markets has opened a global window for Kashmir-specific agri-produce

Jammu and Kashmir have sent another consignment of Vegetables to Saudi Arabia. This is the third consignment under ‘New Product New Strategy’, the consignment was flagged off by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal.

The Department of Agriculture Kashmir is working on a long-term ambitious plan to strengthen the export promotion policy of J&K. This aims to increase the participation of farmers of Jammu and Kashmir in the global agriculture trade. The proper marketing of Kashmir-specific vegetables, spices and other agricultural products at the international level is one of the top priorities and different strategies have been devised in this direction by the department.

Export of vegetables and other agricultural goods to Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi and other gulf markets has opened a global window for Kashmir-specific agri-produce.

Export of vegetables and other agricultural goods

AgroPolicy, Finance, Horticulture, India, Organic, Schemes - Govt, Sustainability

The project includes the creation of over 12,600 jobs and 300 enterprises in organic agriculture.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has launched a project to support farmers and promote sustainable agriculture in the region.

The state government has announced an amount of Rs 84 crore to support the project over the next five years. The initiative is part of a larger effort to promote sustainable agriculture, commercial agriculture and healthy food production.

According to the government statement, the project includes the creation of over 12,600 jobs and 300 enterprises in organic agriculture. The project will also provide training to 10,000 farmers and their families in organic farming and establish 200 commercial and 3,000 low-cost vermicompost units and 100 integrated organic farming system units. The project targets to create around seven organic clusters in every district, covering 2,000 hectares of land. It also aims to convert another 2,000 hectares into organic production. Jammu and Kashmir’s administration has approved 29 projects for sustainable agriculture in the region.

The project includes the creation of over

Agrotech, Start ups

The innovations for walnut processing include a Walnut Cracking Machine’ and also the Walnut peeler, washer, and sorter to streamline walnut production

Mushtaq Ahmed Dar, a grassroots innovator from the Anantnag district in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, has brought out a series of innovations for making the processing of walnuts easier and more efficient, as well as a device for climbing poles.

The innovations for walnut processing include a Walnut Cracking Machine’ and also the Walnut peeler, washer, and sorter to streamline walnut production and help reduce the drudgery of people involved in walnut processing, a niche occupation primarily in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and also observed in parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.

These have also empowered the people involved in the occupation by giving them the capability to supply fresh kernels to domestic and world markets by cracking walnut of varied types like paper-shelled, thin-shelled, medium-shelled, and hard-shelled, efficiently and effectively. This helps them grow their business by even exporting and marketing the edible fruit inside and not the shelled walnut, thereby making the final product more attractive (effortless consumption). Besides, it has reduced the risk of the shells cracking and flying during processing, thereby posing a danger to the eyes. The technology has also evinced interest from international markets, particularly from Afghanistan, during India – Afghanistan Trade and Investment Show in the year 2017.

The genesis of his other innovation – Pole-Pro, is rooted in the complex geography of Kashmir Valley, where carrying bulky ladders for routine repairs delayed the outcome every time. The Pole-Pro solution eliminated the need for bulky ladders in most situations. It helped first-hand diagnosis of problems in electricity, telecom, and other poles with safety protocols. Today, the technology is available in the market through Anventa Gadgetix Pvt Ltd, a start-up recognized by the Government of India (DIPP25154) and incubated by NIFientreC (NIF Incubation and Entrepreneurship Council), a Technology Business Incubator (TBI) hosted by NIF and supported by DST.

These innovations and many more in which Mushtaq collaborated with other innovators have led to two start-ups recognized by DPIIT. Supported by National Innovation Foundation (NIF) – India, an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, Mushtaq’s serial innovations were mentioned by Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of J&K Shri Manoj Sinha in December 2021’s “Awaam ki Awaaz”. Walnut Cracker has remained the most notable innovation, which is today the foundation of another start-up recognized by the Government of India called Rafiq Innovations Pvt Ltd (DIPP8028), based in Anantnag. It is being incubated by NIFientreC.

Mushtaq Ahmed Dar is continuing to explore and come up with more innovations. NIF has supported him with Value Addition and Validation, Product Development, IP protection, Technology Transfer, and also a Community Workshop so that several innovators like him in the region could leverage the facility and create possibilities for an “it-situ” incubation in forthcoming years. Additionally, the enterprises taking forward Mushtaq’s innovations were supported with entity incorporation, start-up registration and also provided various Business Development opportunities.

The innovations for walnut processing include a

Logistics, Supply Chain

The MoU will further expand Jammu & Kashmir-Dubai collaboration and Jammu Kashmir-LuLu Group partnership.

The Jammu and Kashmir government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dubai-based Lulu group to set up a food processing and logistics hub in Srinagar on January 6, 2022.

The MoU was signed in Dubai in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and LuLu Group Chairman MA Yusuff Ali.

This agreement was signed by J&K Principal Secretary (Industries & Commerce) Ranjan Prakash Thakur and LuLu Group Executive Director Ashraf Ali MA at Dubai.

Commenting on the occasion, Manoj Sinha said the MoU with the LuLu group will further expand Jammu & Kashmir-Dubai collaboration and Jammu Kashmir-LuLu Group partnership.

“Relations between India and the UAE are long-standing and deep-rooted. People-to-people contact and trade have seen momentum in the recent years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the Governor said.

“The world-famous GI tagged saffron has been launched at LuLu Hypermarket, which I see as a major step towards boosting Jammu Kashmir and Dubai partnership. LuLu Group is already importing apples from Jammu Kashmir and with saffron, we are adding Kashmir’s finest spice to the basket. I am certain this new beginning will take our trade to unprecedented levels,” he added.

The MoU will further expand Jammu &