Abstract:
In the current scenario agriculture faces many challenges due to globalised market, liberalized food prices,
depletion of natural resources, climatic change, speedy urbanization and changing consumer taste. After
implementation of LPG the government insisted rural areas to rise in equivalence with urban areas. It is now
the time to shift from agriculture to Agripreneurship to rejuvenate Indian agriculture and to give positive
perception to youngsters. Agripreneurship can definitely contribute to the economic development of our
nation through generating employment, irradiation of poverty, increase income of farmers, supply organic
nutritious and healthy food to our economy. The trained agriculturist have started center to offer expert
advice to farmers on cropping methods, technology dissemination, crop protection, Market trends and prices
of crops in markets. They also grant scientific services for farming which would enhance the productivity of
crops.
Description:
Thirteenth Biennial Conference on Entrepreneurship/ Edited by Sasi Misra, Sunil Shukla, Ganapathi Batthini