State specific crop/animal species for higher productivity in NE
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Angad Prasad, Indira Sarangthem and Daya Ram
Contd from previous issue
For making Atma Nirbhar Bharat, utmost care has to be taken for selecting rural youth and providing them appropriate training. Usually, names and lists of candidates are asked by training institutions and without assessing their background and interest, formality of training is completed, which leads to wastage of money and time. If selection of rural youth is done in participatory mode involving state departments, local bodies, training institutions and candidates, real and right youth are selected. Selection of candidates should be free from any bias.
Ø Regular technological back-up: This is a very important point to see critically the self-employed candidates who have been trained and started their own business. If such young persons are visited regularly by a team of experts, service providing agencies and training institutions, they are encouraged and sustained in their enterprise. During the visit, technical advice is given to improve the on-going business or enterprise.
Ø Networking of trained youth and follow-up action: Gull address, contact details, qualification, name of occupation etc about a candidate being trained at any training institution should be recorded properly. Such a type of follow-up activity should be done periodically. This information should be shared with the concerned state department so that he/she can be supervised to avoid the business drop out. Unfortunately, most of the training institutions are overloaded and due to lack of intra and inter-organizational cooperation, this follow up is not properly done which needs to be improved for the welfare of the rural youth.
Ø Promotion of SHGs and Cooperative marketing: It is the urgent need of the rural area. Self Help Groups eradicate the barrier of finance and resource poor rural youth can avail loan to establish any agri business of their choice. Production of agri-based items is important but the regular supply on high rate is more important. If a proper market is made available to the entrepreneur, he gets assurance for the disposal of his produce and thus, his income can be sustained. Since, the north eastern region is a comparatively backward area, provision of cooperative marketing may boost the pace of rural economy.
Ø Organization of progressive farms/entrepreneur/institution visit: Some of the progressive farmers in this region are doing excellent work and through agri-business and by adopting farm activities, they are gaining lakhs of rupees. In Manipur, Mr. Devkanta Singh, a national awardee and black scented rice grower is the best example. Exposure visits of rural youth willing to adopt black scented rice can be trained and they can be shown the farm of progressive farmers. It will infuse a sense of confidence among the youth and adoption of economic activity will be increased.
Ø Introduction of awards and incentives: Giving away prizes and awards to successful entrepreneurs acts as the most effective means to encourage the youth who are self-employed. This also becomes a source of interest creation among the fellow young persons to initiate such a source of livelihood. For this purpose, ICAR and the State Department of Agriculture usually provide awards to selected agri-entrepreneurs/farmers at national and state level every year.
The writers are with College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal-795004 For further details contact: -
Public Relations& Media Management Cell, CAU, Imphal. Email: [email protected]
Contd from previous issue
For making Atma Nirbhar Bharat, utmost care has to be taken for selecting rural youth and providing them appropriate training. Usually, names and lists of candidates are asked by training institutions and without assessing their background and interest, formality of training is completed, which leads to wastage of money and time. If selection of rural youth is done in participatory mode involving state departments, local bodies, training institutions and candidates, real and right youth are selected. Selection of candidates should be free from any bias.
Ø Regular technological back-up: This is a very important point to see critically the self-employed candidates who have been trained and started their own business. If such young persons are visited regularly by a team of experts, service providing agencies and training institutions, they are encouraged and sustained in their enterprise. During the visit, technical advice is given to improve the on-going business or enterprise.
Ø Networking of trained youth and follow-up action: Gull address, contact details, qualification, name of occupation etc about a candidate being trained at any training institution should be recorded properly. Such a type of follow-up activity should be done periodically. This information should be shared with the concerned state department so that he/she can be supervised to avoid the business drop out. Unfortunately, most of the training institutions are overloaded and due to lack of intra and inter-organizational cooperation, this follow up is not properly done which needs to be improved for the welfare of the rural youth.
Ø Promotion of SHGs and Cooperative marketing: It is the urgent need of the rural area. Self Help Groups eradicate the barrier of finance and resource poor rural youth can avail loan to establish any agri business of their choice. Production of agri-based items is important but the regular supply on high rate is more important. If a proper market is made available to the entrepreneur, he gets assurance for the disposal of his produce and thus, his income can be sustained. Since, the north eastern region is a comparatively backward area, provision of cooperative marketing may boost the pace of rural economy.
Ø Organization of progressive farms/entrepreneur/institution visit: Some of the progressive farmers in this region are doing excellent work and through agri-business and by adopting farm activities, they are gaining lakhs of rupees. In Manipur, Mr. Devkanta Singh, a national awardee and black scented rice grower is the best example. Exposure visits of rural youth willing to adopt black scented rice can be trained and they can be shown the farm of progressive farmers. It will infuse a sense of confidence among the youth and adoption of economic activity will be increased.
Ø Introduction of awards and incentives: Giving away prizes and awards to successful entrepreneurs acts as the most effective means to encourage the youth who are self-employed. This also becomes a source of interest creation among the fellow young persons to initiate such a source of livelihood. For this purpose, ICAR and the State Department of Agriculture usually provide awards to selected agri-entrepreneurs/farmers at national and state level every year.
The writers are with College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal-795004 For further details contact: -
Public Relations& Media Management Cell, CAU, Imphal. Email: [email protected]