CENTRE FOR AGRI BUSINESS & FOOD PROCESSING
VISION AND OBJECTIVE OF THE CENTER
Management Development Institute (MDI) was set up as an autonomous body in 1973 in collaboration with KFW, West Germany, and with the active support of the Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI). With an intention to impart management education, nurture local talent, and groom them to become global leaders, Management development Institute (MDI), launched its Murshidabad campus in 2014. The foundation stone was laid on 31 October, 2010 at Jangipur, Murshidabad, West Bengal by the then Honorable Union Minister of Finance, Govt. of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee.
VISION
Making Agribusiness sustainable by breakthrough contribution with motive of economic development of the country where as no agro produce is wasted and no one starves of food.
OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTER
- To conduct action oriented research in agribusiness area.
- Focus on preparing plans and policies to help the government.
- Dissemination of business knowledge to agricultural sector.
- To impart education and training to individuals for developing managerial skills in the area of agri-business.
- To offer training courses for policy makers, executives and those in charge of various agribusiness plans.
- To run agribusiness incubation center.
PROPOSED ACTIVITIES OF THE CENTER
The center intends to have membership from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as well as large corporate houses. The center will conduct the following activities, which will be beneficial to its various stakeholders including its members.
- Action oriented Research
- Conducting Conference/Seminar
- Workshop/ Training Program for farmers
- Executive/Management Development Program
- Entrepreneurship Development Program
- Publication of Newsletter
- Project Consulting
EVENTS
MDI Murshidabad is conducting AgriBytes- August 2022 Edition, It is a monthly seminar series by the Centre of Excellence- CABFP that aims to disseminate the best practices of the agriculture sector. Through this platform, leading agriculture experts from Agri universities, Agri departments of govt and non-govt/institutions, Agri managers and agripreneurs will be sharing the fundamental and critical knowledge of the sector. The seminar will take place on 12th August 2022, 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm, discussing the topic “AgriTech: Emerging Trends and Opportunities”.
Three prominent industry experts will be joining us in the seminar to impart knowledge about the same and MDI Murshidabad is excited to host Mr Umesh Kumar, Senior Vice President, Otipy.
Mr Kumar completed Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management from IIM-A in 2011 and In 2015, he founded his first business with the mission of bringing fresh fruits and vegetables to everyone, minimizing transit and storage losses, and boosting farm profitability, Kitvi was founded. Another speaker for the seminar is Mr Ben Mathew, Co-Founder, Produze, Mr Mathew graduated from Kellogg School of Management’s advance global management program in 2017, he started his career with VC-Circle as a vice president of sales and strategy. His company Produze enables agricultural producers to sell directly to distributors and retailers around the world. And the last speaker is Mr Devesh Zha, Founder & Managing Director, DayBest. Mr Zha is an entrepreneur building Drones & UAVs, Robot & IoT, Satellite & Spacecraft, Electric & Amphibious Aircraft, and Launch Vehicle by promoting Research & Innovation in the field of Space, Aviation & Robotics, dedicated to Agriculture, Defense, Space Exploration, Airlines, Healthcare, Smart Village, Education, Logistics & Cargo.
Students at MDI Murshidabad are waiting for this enlightening seminar. We look forward to an enthralling session and take away key learning from the vast experiences of our guest lecturers.
Under the guidance of Professor Atmanand, Ph.D., MDI Murshidabad launched MDIM AgriBytes, a monthly seminar series of CABFP- Centre of Excellence which aims to disseminate the best practices of the Agri sector.
As part of this series, MDI Murshidabad has organized a panel discussion on “From FarmToFork: Emerging Dimensions” with panelists Dr. Ramesh Chandra Biswal, Mr. Lokesh Kakarla, and Dr. Dinesh K Yadav, on March 26th, 2022 from 4 pm to 5:30 pm. The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Sunil Giri, Associate Professor Operations Management, MDI Murshidabad, and Dr. Ravi Shankar Bhakat, Assistant Professor Marketing, MDI Murshidabad.
The concept implies that the food we eat and its ingredients were sourced directly from the farm where they were grown. Farm to fork provides a more detailed picture of where the products come from, as most of our food is procured through vendors and large distributors. It sheds a light on farms and farmers who work hard.
Dr. Ramesh founded Villamart, a startup to empower rural India through a retail chain of farm produce, rural products, and daily consumable items, and intended to create a sustainable livelihood through research & innovation for each small problem of rural life.Mr. Lokesh is the promoter of AgMart. AgMart is a registry of farmer’s crop availability details, to make aggregation easy for procurement agencies. It is incubated @ a-IDEA, NAARM, Hyderabad. He has worked for financial inclusion and Agri loans in rural markets.Dr. Dinesh has completed his doctoral in Agri Chemicals and currently working as a scientist at ICAR. His research focus is pertinent to soil science. He is involved in numerous projects in emerging agricultural technologies.
We at MDI Murshidabad are delighted to have Dr. Ramesh Chandra Biswal, Mr. Lokesh Kakarla, and Dr. Dinesh K Yadav, as our distinguished guests and hope that the students would benefit from this session by gaining valuable insights.
Under the guidance of Professor Atmanand, Ph.D., MDI Murshidabad launched MDIM AgriBytes, a monthly seminar series of CABFP- Centre of Excellence which aims to disseminate the best practices of the Agri sector. Through this platform, leading agriculture experts from Agri Universities, Agri Departments of govt and non-govt /institutions, Agri Managers, and Agripreneurs will be sharing the fundamental and critical knowledge of the sector.
As part of this series, MDI Murshidabad has organized a webinar on “Agri Value Chain and Ecosystem: Disruptions Ahead” by Mr. Nikhil Tripathi, Co-Founder at Bijak, on February 14th, 2022 from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm.
Agriculture value chains have been employed since the turn of the millennium. It usually refers to the entire set of commodities and services required for an agricultural product to go from a farm to its final customer. Recent trends raise an increasingly pressing challenge about the long-term viability of wealth production. Extreme weather unpredictability, rising food demand, a huge difference in agricultural productivity between India and its regional neighbors, and the need to regulate food prices and import pulses to fulfill demand have all emphasized the need for India to reconsider its approach and tackle the disruptions ahead.
Mr. Nikhil Tripathi is a technocrat with an entrepreneurial spirit, evident from his personality and profile. Mr. Tripathi is a B. tech graduate from the National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya, and began his career in management consulting as an associate business analyst at ZS Associates, where he worked on data science projects. Mr. Tripathi was also a core team member with Gabasco Pvt ltd. Then in April 2019, he went ahead with his idea of reimagining the agriculture trade by Bridging the gaps in the Agri-Supply chain existing at a ground level for traders and farmers. With his Determination and Experience in the industry, Mr. Tripathi has founded Bijak. Bijak is a platform that develops a B2B platform for agricultural commodities positioned towards MSME buyers and sellers. Further, it provides many other facilities such as Payment Gateway, building networks across the world, Ratings & reviews, bookkeeping of all the transactions at one-stop these are few. Since its launch, Bijak has expanded across 22 states, 400 regions, with 80+ commodities available.
We at MDI Murshidabad are delighted to have Mr. Nikhil Tripathi as our distinguished guest and hope that the students would benefit from this session by gaining valuable insights.
Date: 14th February, 2022
Time: 4.30 pm to 5:30 pm
Topic: Agri Value Chain and Ecosystem: Disruptions Ahead
Registration Link for the attendees
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jH_KI082QZSJ_x-UKj-spA
Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for about 58% of India’s population. The agricultural sector is crucial for the domestic economy in many emerging market countries. Over the past five years, there has been a significant change in the agricultural industry in many emerging markets. Under the guidance of Prof.Atmanand, PhD MDI Murshidabad launched MDIM AgriBytes, a monthly seminar series of CABFP- Centre of Excellence which aims to disseminate the best practices of the Agri sector. Through this platform, leading agriculture experts from Agri Universities, Agri Departments of govt and non-govt /institutions, Agri Managers, and Agripreneurs will be sharing the fundamental and critical knowledge of the sector.
As a part of this series, #MDIMurshidabad has organized a webinar on the “Agribusiness and Agripreneurship Fundamentals” by Dr. Sudheer K.P, Head of RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubator & ICAR National Fellow on 27th January 2022 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm.
Prof. Sudheer has put in more than two decades of illustrious service as a teacher, researcher, and extension scientist. With a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from IARI New Delhi and Post-doctorate from KU Leuven Belgium, he is presently heading the Department of Agricultural Engineering, RAFTAAR Agri-Business Incubator, and Centre of Excellence in Post-harvest Technology at College of Agriculture, Thrissur, KAU. He has secured research funding from the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, NAHEP- ICAR, Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of MSME, NABARD, RKVY, Food Corporation of India, and Government of Kerala, and has to his credit 300 research publications in the field of Post-Harvest Technology. Prof. Sudheer is also the recipient of several prestigious fellowships for international training, including the Norman E Borlaug Fellowship by United States Dept. of Agriculture (USA), NUFFIC Fellowship from the Netherlands, VLIR- UDC Fellowship from Belgium, CINADCO.
We, at #MDIMurshidabad, are delighted to host Dr. K P Sudheer as our honorable chief guest and hope the students will make the most out of this session by gaining valuable insights.
Date and Time: 27th Jan. 2022, 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Topic: MDIM AgriBytes: Agribusiness and Agripreneurship Fundamentals
Resource Person:
Dr. K P Sudheer
Head, RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubator & ICAR National Fellow
Kerala Agricultural University
Registration link for the attendees:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bs_w3U9wSCWyaR397j9sow
