New Delhi: Indian Institute of Management (IIM) has provided training to over 300 orange growers from the Nagpur and Amravati regions on boosting productivity, coping with biotic stress, and other concerns. This opportunity was offered in collaboration with Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET).
On November 5, the Maharashtra Agribusiness Network (MAGNET) hosted a day-long workshop on best practices in agriculture in collaboration with IIM Nagpur and Grant Thornton Bharat. The session was hosted on the campus, and more than 300 orange farmers from the Amravati and Nagpur regions were present.
Grant Thornton Bharat serves as the project's project implementation support consultant for MAGNET, an Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded initiative to boost the state's horticultural value chain. The programme aims to train 30,000 horticulturists in the entire state.
The farmer who participated in the workshop received advice from experienced horticultural experts and forward-thinking orange growers on creative methods to boost productivity, climate change, controlling biotic stress, and technological adaptation and implementation.
Executive Director of the ADB Sameer Khare stated that the motivation behind holding the training session at IIM-N was that "MAGNET decided to partner up with institutes of national repute for capacity building and exchange of knowledge in a more effective manner."
Under numerous government programmes, knowledge sharing is made simpler with the participation of many institutes. Khare shared his gratitude that the IIM-N was chosen by the state government to work on the project.
Anoop Kuma, the state of Maharashtra's Additional Chief Secretary for cooperation and marketing, declared: "The ADB will give loans to promote the agricultural network and enhance incomes throughout the state. 200,000 farmers are anticipated to profit from the project".
In his speech, Executive Director of ADB Chantale Wong shared his interest in soil problems and climate change when speaking to farmers. She emphasised that the abuse of fertilisers, pesticides, and climate change have begun to have an increasingly negative influence on the planet, according to the statement.
"Today, the largest problem in India is the migration from rural to urban areas. Smart agriculture will be crucial to the prosperity of our nation, according to Dr Bhimraya Metri, Country Director for ADB.
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