ICAR-CIPHET developed technologies showcased by entrepreneurs in Agri Start-Up & Entrepreneurship Conclave at New Delhi

Ludhiana, October 18, 2018: Indian Council of Agricultural Research organized Agri Start-Up & Entrepreneurship Conclave on World Food Day at New Delhi. The event was inaugurated by Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Agriculture Minister & Farmers Welfare in the presence of Minister of States for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Panchyati Raj Sh.Parshottam Rupalla and Secretary DARE and DG, ICAR Dr.Trilochan Mohapatra. More than hundred agricultural based start-ups participated in this conclave and showcased their products and machineries which they have developed and conceptualized with the help of scientists from various ICAR institutes. Honourable union minister appreciated the products and machinery developed by M/s Zoot India Company Gurdaspur and M/s Black nut Agri-food Machinery, Ambala. These entrepreneurs were facilitated by the scientists of ICAR-CIPHET under various training programmes. Dr R K Singh, Director, ICAR-CIPHET said that ‘Although we have sufficiently improved the production of main food commodities but post-harvest management of agricultural produce is still a challenge for us’. Approximately, the post-harvest losses are to the tune of 6% in cereals, 8% in pulse, 10% in oilseeds and 15% in fruits and vegetables. The estimated annual value of total losses is about Rs 1 lakh crore. This loss can be reduced by proper post-harvest management of agricultural and livestock produce to improve the income and livelihood of the farmers. In this scenario, post-harvest processing is one of the major intervention to ensure the doubling farmers income by 2022. ICAR-CIPHET is a lead institute which is serving to develop low-cost processing techniques and machineries for post-harvest management of agricultural and livestock produce