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Sustainable agriculture is an important issue in India. A balance between People, Planet and Profit is necessary to create sustainable agriculture. Entrepreneurial qualities are important for farmers to maintain this balance in particular situation. Therefore a new branch of entrepreneurship is ie. Agriprenuership is existing. Agripreneur is defined as, an entrepreneur whose main business is an agriculture or agriculture-related. This paper focuses on promotion of agro business through entrepreneurship development, NABARD assistance & SHG which helps to understand the issues & opportunities. It involve the study of women agripreneur ie. Sitabai Mohite.
Keywords: Agriprenuers, Entrepreneurs, Agribusiness, Agriculture & Economic Development.
Indian Agriculture
The most critical creature in this world is man; this statement today we can use everywhere in our country due to the traditional & only one way of thought, a thought of Indian agriculture. This stereotype thought of a mere farmer must change with the Agri-prenuership. Our country is, undoubtedly, rich in natural resources. Despite these God-bestowed gifts, however, we've remained underdeveloped. Agriculture is the backbone of Indian Economy. About 65% of Indian population depends directly on agriculture and it accounts for around 22% of GDP. Agriculture derives its importance from the fact that it has vital supply and demand links with the manufacturing sector. During the past five years agriculture sector has witnessed spectacular advances in the production and productivity of food grains, oilseeds, commercial crops, fruits, vegetables, poultry and dairy. India has emerged as the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world in addition to being the largest overseas exporter of cashews and spices. Further, India is the highest producer of milk in the world.
The growth of Indian agriculture post-independence and the country's attainment of self-sufficiency in food grains has been an impressive achievement, but it has come at a high ecological cost. Moreover, the challenge is far from over. The food demands of the present and future generations have yet to be met, while the limits of expansion of cultivated land have been reached. Finally, given that almost twothirds of the net sown area is rain-fed, Indian agriculture continues to be fundamentally dependent on the weather, and hence, highly vulnerable to climate change.
Agri-prenuership: An Introduction
Agriculture is not a profitable sector and...