The KIIT School of Management (KSOM) organsied its ninth national management convention with a contemporary theme on ‘Sustainable Agribusiness in India’ here on Friday and Saturday.
The two-day convention was attended by eminent speakers, including former Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University Prof PG Chengappa, KIIT University Vice-Chancellor Prof PP Mathur, KSOM Director Prof Anil Bajpai and Dean Dr Ashok K Sar.
Prof Chengappa highlighted the essentials to make agriculture economic and viable. He gave an overview on the changing context of Indian agriculture, components and schemes of agribusiness, linking farmers to agribusiness and constraints of agribusiness. “Agriculture has evolved from subsistence to semi-commercial and commercial mode,” he said.
Prof Aldas Janaiah from Hyderabad stressed on growth and potential, size and strength, policy environment and constraints of agribusiness. He said technology has played an important role in the growth of agricultural sector over the years. Giving facts and figures on the size and strength of the agricultural economy, he said the total size of agribusiness is 47 lakh crore owing to around one third of the national GDP.