MDIM Agribytes: Agribusiness and Agripreneurship Fundamentals

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.

Registration Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bs_w3U9wSCWyaR397j9sow