3rd - 4th January 2024, Hyderabad
ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad, organised a two-day training programme on “Business opportunities for FPO’s in value addition and secondary agriculture” on 3rd and 4th January 2024 at ICAR-IIOR Institute in Hyderabad. The training session aimed to educate the FPO’s for business opportunities in value addition to oilseeds, millets and paddy and opportunities in secondary agriculture activities such as apiary, backyard poultry, goat and sheep rearing for meat and various opportunities available for funding by NABARD and other agencies.
Dr. S.N. Meera, Director, Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Zone X, Hyderabad, urged the participants to explore the innovative business ideas and asked them to integrate with the Fintech ecosystem.
Dr. R.K. Mathur, Director, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad, advised the trainees to participate in various capacity building programmes. He also laid emphasis on development of crop cycles which will provide continuous pollen required for beekeeping.
Dr. V.K. Singh, Director, ICAR-Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, suggested the FPO members to have linkages with other FPO’s and institutes to get the exposure for various successful business opportunities.
A total of 22 CEO’s and chairmen representing 10 FPOs of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka participated in the programme.
(Source: Indian Institute of Oil Research-DOR, Hyderabad)
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