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Assessing the Utility of Agri Clinic and Agricultural Business Center Training contents for Agripreneurs

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Title Assessing the Utility of Agri Clinic and Agricultural Business Center Training contents for Agripreneurs
 
Creator Akanchha Kumari
Basabaprabhu Jirli
Prashish Singh
Priyanka Roy
 
Subject ACABC, Agri- preneuer, training content, enterprise and ex-post –facto research design.
 
Description Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare in India, aims to empower rural youth with agricultural backgrounds to establish their own agricultural enterprises and support farmers. The research, conducted from March to September 2021, focused on assessing the effectiveness of training courses offered by the nodal institute, Shree-Maa-Guru Gramodhyog Sansthan in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. A total of 100 respondents were selected for this study and data were collected through a pre-tested structured interview schedule. It was found high utility indices in the entrepreneurial development phase for characteristics and presentation skills (52.0), entrepreneurial management phase for case studies (65.2), and enterprise planning phase for exposure visits and type of organization was perceived high utility (66.2). Animal husbandry comprised 46% of established enterprises, while crop production and nursery activities constituted 20%. Most agripreneurs had little to no work experience (55%). Major challenges included social stigma (60%), market fluctuations (59%), price factors (40%), and unpredictable climatic conditions (33%). The study suggests a holistic approach to refining the ACABC program, ensuring it aligns with the dynamic requirements of agripreneurs in Uttar Pradesh. This approach involves content enrichment, digital literacy promotion, strategic management emphasis, experiential learning, local opportunities exploration, resource mobilization enhancement, customization, and continuous evaluation.
 
Publisher Indian Society of Extension Education, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
 
Date 2024-04-06
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer reviewed Research Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/142906
10.48165/IJEE.2024.60104
 
Source Indian Journal of Extension Education; Vol. 60 No. 1 (2024): Indian Journal of Extension Education; 20-24
2454-552X
0537-1996
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJEE/article/view/142906/53548
 
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