a-IDEA, ICAR – NAARM organized AGRI UDAAN 5.0 Roadshows at Pune & Bangalore

06^th September, 2022

AGRI UDAAN 5.0 roadshows were organized by a-IDEA TBI, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad in two locations viz. Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM), Pune and Atal incubation Centre, NDRI Regional Station, Bengaluru today.

The objective of roadshow was to brief about the benefits of accelerator program at a-IDEA from the perspectives of different stakeholders in startup ecosystem and also to highlight the opportunities to have mutual interaction and networking with each stakeholder. The roadshow was sponsored by NABARD, Caspian Impact Investments, SBI, SIDBI and Canara Bank.

Shri Devasis Padhi, Chief General Manager, OFDD, NABARD, Mumbai, Dr. Hema Yadav, Director, VAMNICOM Pune, Dr. V. Mahajan, Director, ICAR-DOGR, Pune, Dr. R. G. Somkuwar, Director, ICAR- NRCG, Pune addressed the gathering at Pune.         

Dr. Debi Sharma, Director, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru, Shri T Ramesh, Chief General Manager, Regional office NABARD, Karnataka, and Dr. K P Ramesha, Head, SRS, ICAR-NDRI, Bengaluru, Dr. H S Subramanya, Executive Director, Agrinsights, Ms. Sonali Thakur, Director, Cunomial Technologies addressed the gathering at Bengaluru.

Shri Diptosh Mandal, AGM, SIDBI, Shri. Kapil Kotnala Principal Investments, Mumbai Angels, Dr. Dinesh Bhosal GM, AB Vista South Asia, Mr. Vishnu Dhas, CEO & Founder, KhetiGaadi, Dr. Ajay Kumar Sharma, Principal Scientist & PI of ABI ICAR- NRCG, Pune shared their experience of AGRI UDDAN 4.0 and incubation activities and networking in a-IDEA.

The other officials representing investors, mentors, startups were also attended in both locations.

(Source: ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management)