SKUAST-K introduces entrepreneurship development courses in Agri and allied sectors

Srinagar, Nov 10 (KNN) The Directorate of Planning and Monitoring and SKIIE Centre of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology in collaboration with the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launched a series of 66 skill training programmes on Wednesday.

As per reports, the SKUAST-K has launched the entrepreneurship development programmes in various emerging vocations of agriculture, horticulture, livestock, and allied sectors.

The primary aim of the training programmes is to build entrepreneurial mindset among the youth and develop their skills so they can launch their own innovation-led startups and business ventures.

To formally launch the skill training programmes, SKUAST-K held two functions at the Faculty of Horticulture, Shalimar Campus and the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Shuhama.

Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai, who attended both functions as the chief guest, while thanking the MSME Ministry for the support, said this is an opportunity to build, train and skill the workforce for agriculture 4.0.

He said the university has the responsibility to make the students, industry ready and entrepreneurial so that they can lead the conversion of subsistence-based farming towards sustainable commercial agriculture to benefit the economy in general and the farming community in particular.

“SKUAST-K has already taken many steps to make the university an innovation and startup hub in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said.

Assistant Director, MSME Development and Facilitation Office Srinagar Branch, Ministry of MSME, Saheel Yaqoob Allaqband, talked in detail about the procedure and requirements of the skill development courses.

He said that the focus of the training should be to encourage and identify youth who are motivated towards startup creation and entrepreneurship so that they can turn around the economy.

Director, Planning and Monitoring, SKUAST-K, Haroon Rashid Naik, gave a detailed overview of the skill development programmes, their purpose and the procedure for the training.  (KNN Bureau)