Kerala Agricultural University Agri Business Incubator honours academic achievers, award-winning entrepreneurs and FPOs
The Agri Business Incubator at Kerala Agricultural University held a 'merit day' to celebrate academic achievers and successful entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector. The event highlighted the university's role in mentoring farmer producer organizations and facilitating market linkages.
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Supporting agricultural entrepreneurship is essential for modernizing farming and improving the economic sustainability of rural producers.
The Agri Business Incubator (ABI) of Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) organised a ‘merit day’ to honour students who demonstrated academic excellence in the agriculture and food sector, State-level award-winning entrepreneurs, and farmer producer organisations (FPOs) for their outstanding achievements.
T. Sajitha Rani, Vice-Chancellor (V-C), Kerala Agricultural University, was the chief guest at the function, which was presided over by K. Surendran Gopal, Dean, College of Agriculture, Vellanikkara. The Vice-Chancellor appreciated the significant role played by the Agri Business Incubator in supporting farmers in their transition from agricultural production to value addition, entrepreneurship and market development.
Dr. Sajitha Rani highlighted that the Agri Business Incubator has been playing a model role by providing farmers, entrepreneurs and FPOs with training, technical support, entrepreneurial guidance, incubation and mentoring, while also facilitating opportunities for their products in domestic and international markets and strengthening market linkages.
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