8th August 2023, Lucknow
a-IDEA, Technology Business Incubator of ICAR-NAARM Hyderabad organized FPOs/Farmers-Start-up Immersion-cum-AgriUdaan 6.0 roadshow at ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow in collaboration with ICAR-IISR, ICAR-CISH Lucknow on today with an objective to connect the FPOs/ FPCs and the farmers of Uttar Pradesh with the start-ups supported by a-IDEA, ICAR NAARM.
Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Director, ICAR-NAARM and President, a-IDEA, highlighted the role of strengthening the start-up ecosystem to directly benefit farmers and FPOs. He also stressed the collaborative synergy between farmers and start-ups,
The Chief Guest, Shri Sanjay K Dora, Chief General Manager of NABARD highlighted Uttar Pradesh's rapid transformation and its multifaceted progress from economic reforms to the state's prominence in global transactions and start-up growth.
Dr. R. Viswanathan, Director, ICAR-IISR, Lucknow, shared his experiences in interacting with start-ups working in the area of value addition of Sugar cane.
Dr. T Damodaran, Director, ICAR-CISH, Lucknow, Dr. Uttam K Sarkar, Director, ICAR-NBFGR, Lucknow, Dr Ajit Kumar Shasany, Director, CSIR-NBRI, Lucknow joined the program as Guest of Honours and shared the technologies of the respective institutes and agri entrepreneurship opportunities in the domain.
About 50 start-ups and 75 FPOs and farmers across Uttar Pradesh attended the program. Senior officials from NABARD, SBI, ASSOCHAM, Agriculture Scientists and officials from KVKs graced the event.
(Source: ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management)
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