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Trg Prg No. & Year

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167, 2023-24

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Title

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Enhancing Competency of Extension Personnel for Mentoring Agripreneurs

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Dates

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7/25/2026 to 7/27/2026

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Venue

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Collaborative Online, Kerela Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerela

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Objectives

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• To sensitize the participants with the emerging opportunities in various sectors of agribusiness • To develop the competencies of extension professionals to promote agribusiness enterprise

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Content

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• Agribusiness scenario and ecosystem analysis • Qualities and competencies of agripreneur • Agribusiness opportunities in farm input production, farm mechanization, food processing, agricultural waste management • Role of Agribusiness incubators, NABARD and APEDA in agribusiness • Agricultural business plan formulation and execution • Financial and marketing management in agribusiness • An overview of AC&ABC schemes for agripreneurs • Innovations and initiatives of Agricultural Extension in MANAGE

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Methodology

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1. Course will be offered through online live sessions and the link will be sent to the participants e-mail 2. Selection of candidates: The participants will be selected as per the eligibility defined for the programme 3. Last Date for Applying online: 22nd July, 2023, 5:30 pm 4. Online examination: An online examination will be conducted on 27th July 2023, 4:00-4:20 pm in which the participants has to respond 25 multiple choice questions through Google forms. 5. Issuing of certificate A digital certificate will be issued to the participants after fulfilling following criteria * Full time attendance * Minimum 40% score in online exam 6. Program Feedback: The participants have to rate each session as a feedback which will be incorporated through online mode

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To Whom

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Extension Officials of State and central Agriculture and allied departments, faculty of SAUs/KVKs/ICAR institutes, agripreneurs and students are eligible to apply

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Male Female

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years

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A B S O

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Organization Type

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Agriculture Horticulture Home Science Fisheries Animal Husbandry Sericulture KVK SAU Agripreneur Student Others

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Andaman & NicobarAndhra PradeshArunachal PradeshAssamBiharChhattisgarhDaman and DiuGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu and KashmirJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaLakshadweepMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaMizoramOdishaPondicherryPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamilnaduTripuraUttar PradeshUttarakhandWest BengalNagalandDadra Nagar HaveliDelhiGoaInternationalTelangana Select (Foreign national may choose 'International')

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