Shillong, Sep 14: A total of 15 participants across the NE states were trained on various sectors of agribusiness during the 10-day entrepreneurship development programme held at ICAR RC NEH in Umiam.
The training, which concluded on Thursday, aims to promote potential entrepreneurs/educated youths among the tribal communities of North East states towards agripreneurship.
Organised by the Agribusiness Incubation Centre at ICAR, the programme “Transforming Agriculture to Agribusiness through EDPs among the Tribal Communities of NER” under NE Agri Udaan 2.0 saw participants getting hands-on training on various sectors of agribusiness such as mushroom and spawn production, honey production, piggery, poultry, dairy enterprise, meat and milk processing, fishery and horticulture.
The 10-day programme covered both theoretical as well as hands on demonstration including management as well as information on mandatory regulatory bodies to initiate agribusiness ventures.
