Agripreneur e-Bulletin A Virtual Experience Sharing Platform National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management Department of Agriculture and Co -operation, Ministry of Agriculture. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Better Farming by Every Farmer • Innovative Agripreneurs Honoured at Krishi Vasant-2014 • Agripreneur of the Month– Shri S. Innasimuthu • Institute of the month—Sadhana KVK– Amravati Use Agripreneur Toll Free Helpline 1800-425-1556 In this Issue: “ Agripreneur is a virtual platform to share the experiences of Agripreneurs, Bank- ers, Agribusiness companies, Nodal training institutes , Extension functionar- ies, Academicians, Researchers and Agri- business thinkers in the country working for promotion of Agri Entrepreneurship development”. VOLUME- V ISSUE –11 February-2014 Innovative Agripreneurs Honoured at National Agricultural Fair Cum Exhibition KRISHI VASANT- 2014, Nagpur The Krishi Vasant-2014, the biggest ever farm exposition, was inaugurated by His Excellency Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India, in a glittering opening ceremony. The President lauded the 'New Dimension and New Direction' provided to Indian agriculture in the last ten years that has seen the country achieving food security and becoming a top exporter of food grains. “In this period, special initiatives taken for increasing food grain production in the eastern part of the country, production of pulses and oilseeds and provision of credit to farmers have resulted in a second agricultural revolution in the country” said the President. Shri Sharad Pawar, Union Agriculture and Food Processing Minister, informed the audience that the country has now become the top exporter of Rice and second top exporter of Wheat and Cotton. The exhibits include farm machinery, new crop varieties and Animal breeds, advances in the sphere of farm research, and best practices for management of inputs such as fertilizers and seeds. An interesting aspect of the exhibition was participation of 92 successful innovative farmers. MANAGE facilitated participation of twenty four innovative Agripreneurs from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh etc. Contd. on Page-4...
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Agripreneur
e-Bulletin
A Virtual Experience Sharing Platform
National Institute of Agriculture
Extension Management
Department of Agriculture and Co
-operation, Ministry of Agriculture.
National Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development
Better Farming by Every Farmer
• Innovative
Agripreneurs
Honoured at Krishi
Vasant-2014
• Agripreneur of the Month– Shri S.
Innasimuthu
• Institute of the
month—Sadhana
KVK– Amravati
Use Agripreneur
Toll Free Helpline
1800-425-1556
In this Issue:
“ Agripreneur is a
virtual platform to
share the experiences
of Agripreneurs, Bank-
ers, Agribusiness
companies, Nodal
training institutes ,
Extension functionar-
ies, Academicians,
Researchers and Agri-
business thinkers in
the country working
for promotion of Agri
E n t r e pr e n e ur s h i p
development”.
VOLUME- V ISSUE –11 February-2014
Innovative Agripreneurs Honoured at National Agricultural Fair Cum Exhibition
KRISHI VASANT- 2014, Nagpur
The Krishi Vasant-2014, the biggest ever farm exposition, was inaugurated by His Excellency
Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India, in a glittering opening ceremony. The President lauded
the 'New Dimension and New Direction' provided to Indian agriculture in the last ten years that has
seen the country achieving food security and becoming a top exporter of food grains. “In this period,
special initiatives taken for increasing food grain production in the eastern part of the country,
production of pulses and oilseeds and provision of credit to farmers have resulted in a second
agricultural revolution in the country” said the President. Shri Sharad Pawar, Union Agriculture and
Food Processing Minister, informed the audience that the country has now become the top exporter of
Rice and second top exporter of Wheat and Cotton.
The exhibits include farm machinery, new crop varieties and Animal breeds, advances in the
sphere of farm research, and best practices for management of inputs such as fertilizers and seeds. An
interesting aspect of the exhibition was participation of 92 successful innovative farmers. MANAGE
facilitated participation of twenty four innovative Agripreneurs from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar,