POLICY INITIATIVE

Agri-Clinics And Agri-Business Centres To Create Self-Employment Opportunities For Agriculture Graduates

The agriculture graduates are provided training in agri-business development for two months in over 67 institutions in public/private sector located throughout the country and coordinated by MANAGE. These institutions also provide handholding support to the trained graduates for a period of one year. The entire cost of training and handholding is being borne by the Government of India. Trained graduates are expected to set up Agri-Clinic and Agri-Business Centres with the help of bank finance. The scheme is being implemented with the help of Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium (SFAC), National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management (MANAGE) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

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