ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai celebrated 42nd DARE-ICAR-CIRCOT public awareness campaign under India @75 with celebration of International Yoga Day-2022 on 21.06.2022

The inauguration function of Agriprenership Orientation program (AOP) & Startup Agri Incubation Programme (SAIP) of 5th cohort of ICAR-CIRCOT- R-ABI took place on 24th May 2022 in a hybrid mode. This is the 37th DARE-ICAR-CIRCOT public awareness campaign under India @75.

Dr. Ashok Bharimalla, PI & CEO, shared the successful journey of CIRCOT-R-ABI and how it implemented the scheme through earlier four cohorts.

Dr. Sujata Saxena, Director (Acting); who is also the Chairman of Raftaar Incubation Committee (R-IC) of CIRCOT-R-ABI inaugurated AOP and Incubation Program of 5th cohort of R-ABI and congratulated nine selected candidates. In her presidential address, she briefed the audience about RKVY-Raftaar scheme of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. She hoped that by taking advantage of the expert advisory services and incubation facilities provided by the CIRCOT-R-ABI, the new cohort of agripreneurs will dedicate themselves to nurture their idea/concept and come out with fine-tuned technology / business plan which with funding support from RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme will make our country self-reliant in agriculture realm.

Thereafter all candidates selected for the 5th cohort of CIRCOT-R-ABI introduced themselves and shared their technology idea / business concept with the attendees. Mr. Hemant Ladgaokar, Manager, ICAR-CIRCOT-R-ABI apprised everyone about the activities scheduled in AOP.

Dr C Sundaramoorthy, Principal Scientist and Co-PI of CIRCOT R-ABI proposed the vote of thanks to all the subject experts, R-ABI team for their enduring expertise and support in nurturing the incubatees of R-ABI and the Agri-startups shortlisted for this training program.

About 100 stakeholders participated in this campaign through online and offline.