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Entrepreneurship development in agriculture through agro processing centre: a case study of Almora district in NW Himalaya

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Title Entrepreneurship development in agriculture through agro processing centre: a case study of Almora district in NW Himalaya
 
Creator KP Singh, A Srivastava, K Srinivas, S Singh, H Gupta
 
Subject Entrepreneurship, agriculture, processing, packaging, marketting
 
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This study was conducted by Vivekananda Institute of Hill Agriculture, Almora (India) to enhance entrepreneurship in the unemployed educated youths in North-Western Himalayas, who otherwise are migrating from hills in search of employment and livelihood. An agro-processing centre (APC) was established with the institutional support and was operational through an entrepreneur. The establishment cost of INR 2,19,000 was borne by the institute. The entrepreneur invested INR 1,66,255 for purchasing raw food grains. Total annual cost (Operational cost + Rental value of APC and storage building) was INR 27956. Annual income of INR 95,145/- was generated from sale of the processed products in brand name of “HIMRAJ” apart from generating income of INR 27,867 by providing processing service to the nearby farmers. This way he earned the INR 1,23,012 as gross income, where as net income was INR 81,356 per annum. This case study shows that if an entrepreneur maintains the APC in effectively, he can generate sufficient income from processing and value-addition of food grains. As a result of this, youths in hills can be self-employed and will not migrate from hills in search of employment and livelihood security.
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Date 2021-08-19T10:09:46Z
2021-08-19T10:09:46Z
2007-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Singh, K. P., A. K. Srivastva, K. Srinivas, S. R. K. Singh and H.S. Gupta 2007. Entrepreneurship development in agriculture through agro processing centre: a case study of Almora disrict in NW Himalaya. Agricultural Engineering International the CIGR Ejournal. Invited overview, 2(9)
1682-1130
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/58872
 
Language English
 
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Publisher International Commission of Agricultural Engineering