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Sri. Abhijeet Laxman Mahadik,
Newazi, Sangli dist, Maharashtra
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Sri. Bhalarao Ramchandra Dhordira,
Vasmar, Hingoli dist, Maharashtra
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Sri.Kandula Narasi Reddy,
Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
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LAUNCHING
THE SCHEME
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Shri Ajit Singh,
Honourable Union Minister for Agriculture, addressing the
gathering at the launching of the training in Andhra
Pradesh, at MANAGE, Hyderabad. (L to R) Shri Sarangal,
NABARD, Shri A.K. Goel, IAS, Director General, MANAGE and
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Hon'ble Union
Minister for Agriculture Shri Ajit Singh ji addressing the
participants said that agriculture was passing through a
transition period. Therefore farmers must adopt new
technologies for improving productivity and the quality of
their produce. It is all the more important in view of WTO
challenges. He urged the 'agri- entrepreneurs' emerging from
the newly launched Agriclinics and Agri business centers
scheme to assist the Indian farmers utilize the latest
technology to face these challenges. He asked agriculture
graduates to strive to bring in a change in the quality of
life of the farmers by offering them professional extension
services at an affordable cost round the clock.
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Over 11,900
graduates from Agriculture and allied sectors pass out from
Agricultural Universities every year. However, only 2000 are
able to find employment both in the Government and Private
sectors. Thus a reservoir of around 9,900 graduates every
year, is available for supporting the agricultural
production process if viable business opportunities are
afforded to them.
At the same time,
due to a number of constraints and other reasons, public
extension is shrinking, paving the way for wide extension
gaps at a time when Indian Agriculture is facing more
challenges than ever before.
This context of an
extension gap and availability of a vast reservoir of
untapped resource of unemployed Agriculture graduates gave
birth to the centrally sponsored scheme of "Agri-Clinics and
Agri – Business Centres".
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Launching of
training under the "Agriclinics and Agribusiness centers
scheme at Jaipur, Rajasthan in April 2002. (l to r) Shri A.K.
Goel, IAS, Director General, MANAGE, Shri J.M. Mathew,
Director, BIRD, Shri N.K. Puri, Managing Director, State
Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, Shri Ajit Singh, Union
Agriculture Minister, Shri J.N.L Srivastava, IAS, Secretary,
Dept of Agriculture and Cooperation, Shri S. Subramanium,
Executive Director, NABARD and Shri Sudhir Kumar, Managing
Director, SFAC are seen in the picture. |
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