The Krishi Parivartan Yatra organised by National Agriculture Innovation Project's (NAIP) reached here on Thursday. A volley of dignitaries from NAIP and the Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering in Bhopal addressed the gathering on the importance of innovation in agriculture and the growing potential in agri-business.
The rally which started from Hyderabad on Sunday, will traverse through five different cities, and will conclude and culminate into the Agri Innovation Conclave at New Delhi on May 19.The primary goal of the yatra is to project the success stories of NAIP undertaken through various universities and research institutes, which effectively translated into major transformation in the agricultural sector.The rally will see country’s 50 farmers, who have been benefited from NAIP's innovation project, travel to five cities and present their success to stories to fellow farmers/entrepreneurs in those cities.
The Agri Innovation Conclave aims to bring together agribusiness experts, professionals, and other stakeholders from across the country, on a common platform to share NAIP’s success and conceive path breaking ideas for strengthening the future of agribusiness in the country.
The World Bank funded National Agriculture Innovation Project (NAIP), of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has embarked on this unique initiative to promote awareness among farmers, youth and entrepreneurs on the potential opportunities in agri-business, nurture agri innovators for future generations, and also to make them understand on the various business incubation services offered by NAIP's Business Planning and Development (BPD) Unit.
ICAR through its vast network has set up 22 BPD units in various agricultural universities and research institutes across the country. The BPD's are handheld and mentored by the agri-business incubation program of the renowned International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).