Horticulture Commissioner Urges More Agri Startups

Dr. Prabhat Kumar, Horticulture Commissioner for the Indian Government’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, urged the Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, administration to emphasize student entrepreneurial skills.

On the main campus, he was the guest of the university’s 38th foundation day event. He suggested that the university offer classes to help students learn how to be entrepreneurs. There are very few agri startups in the country.

Giving an example of the successful Amul Milk model he stated that it could also be applied to the horticulture and agriculture industries. For improved outcomes, he advocated for a coordinated strategy in the two sectors.
Dr KT Parthiban, Dean, Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam, talked about the initiatives taken to develop natural farming.