Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 25: Prof B N Tripathi, Vice Chancellor of SKUAST-Jammu has said that seeds of creativity and innovative thinking need to be sowed in the minds of young students from an early stage so as to inspire young students to look towards developing their own agri-business ventures utilizing their education and learning.
He was speaking as chief guest during the valedictory function of one month agri-entrepreneurship training programmes for 7th batch of incubatees of Agri-Business Incubator, SKUAST-Jammu under RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, GoI.
Prof Tripathi emphasized that the students should be imparted practical entrepreneurship training from the undergraduate level itself so that they are in a position to set up their own ventures during their student stint only.
Earlier, Prof Jyoti Kachroo, Head, Division of AEABM, CEO & PI, Agri Business Incubator, SKUAST-J, informed the house about some new initiatives introduced involving special funding support to students and women entrepreneurs along-with cash prizes to best start-ups on the basis of their innovative ideas and products.
Prof Anil Kumar, Dean FoA, enlightened the gathering about the RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme of GoI and its positive impact in developing agri start-up ecosystem in the region.
The incubatees also shared their experience regarding the training programme. Certificates were also distributed to the incubates.
Prof S E H Rizvi, Dean, FBSc, Prof Sudhakar Dwivedi, Dean Student Welfare, Prof R K Samnotra, University Librarian, Prof Sushil Sharma, Dean, Faculty of Agril. Engg, Prof J S Soodan, Dean, Faculty of Dairy Technology, Prof Vikas Tandon, Dean, Faculty of Horticulture & Forestry, K K Sharma, former, Director Agriculture and Prof Mahital Jamwal, Associate, Director Research, were also present on the occasion.
Proceedings of the programme were conducted by Dr Anil Bhat, Co-PI & Asstt Prof. AEABM. Dr Yamini Raut and Tarunjeet Singh from ABI, SKUAST-J facilitated the arrangements for the event. Formal vote of thanks was presented by Dr S P Singh, Co-PI & Professor, AEABM.
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