The book “Agri-Entrepreneurship: Transforming Farmers into Agripreneur” is an insightful and practical resource designed to empower potential entrepreneurs, budding startups, researchers, students, faculty members and extension personnels by equipping them with the knowledge and tools necessary to transition from traditional farming practices to innovative and profitable agricultural ventures. It provides a step-by-step guide on how to adopt entrepreneurial skills and integrate them into farming to achieve financial independence and sustainability. The book emphasizes the significance of embracing modern agricultural technologies, such as precision agriculture, digital marketing, backward and forward linkages and sustainable practices, to increase productivity and market outreach. It covers a broad scope, including techniques for value addition to agricultural products, developing strong supply chain vis-a-vis understanding consumer behaviour to create demand-driven production. The book also explores opportunities in agribusiness sectors, such as organic farming, agro tourism, food processing and export markets. Additionally, it provides practical advice on accessing financial resources, including government subsidies, grants and private investments and risk management with market fluctuations and climate change mitigation. The usage of this book extends beyond farmers to include agricultural students, educators, policy-makers, extension personnels and NGOs/FPOs working in development of farming community. It serves as a roadmap for creating an entrepreneurial mindset among the different stakeholders and encourages startups and scientists to view agriculture as a viable and rewarding career option. By fostering innovation, collaboration, and sustainability, the book aims to transform the agricultural sector into a dynamic and agriculture oriented industry, contributing significantly to growth of agricultural development.
1. Agri-Entrepreneurship: An Overview .....................................................1 Poonam Abrol, Punit Choudhary, Ravneet Kour, Sheetal Badyal, Raju Gupta, Prem Kumar and Satbir Singh
2. Understanding the Agricultural Landscape in India ..............................21 Anil Bhat, Jyoti Kachroo, Punit Choudhary, Pawan K Sharma, Sudhakar Dwivedi, Ankit Magotra, S.P. Singh, Rohit Kumar and Akshay Deep
3. Agri-Processing and Value Addition .....................................................33 Poonam Abrol, Sheetal Badyal, Shailja Durgapal, Harpreet Kaur and Muskan Bharti
4. Agri-Business Management ..................................................................53 Muskan Bharti, Poonam Abrol, Neha Joshi and Harpreet Kaur
5. Recent Innovations in Agricultural Engineering Technologies:A Pathway to Entrepreneurship .............................................................73 Sushil Sharma and Vinay Kumar
6. Centrally Sponsored Government Schemes and Support to Farmers for Agripreneurship Development ........................................101 Vishal Mahajan, Punit Choudhary, Anamika Jamwal and Berjesh Ajrawat
7. Crop Production Entrepreneurship ......................................................137 Jai Kumar, A. P. Singh and Puneet Choudhary
8. Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Horticulture ....................................157 Amit Jasrotia, Deep Ji Bhat and Sumit Bura
9. Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Floriculture to Bloom the Flower of Life ................................................................................185 Neerja Sharma, Punit Choudhary, Ravneet Kour, Sheetal Badyal, Poonam Abrol, Shalini Sharma and Amitesh Sharma
10. Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Sericulture ......................................193 Jyoti Thakur and Kamlesh Bali
11. Farm Forestry as a Viable Means for Livelihood Through Entrepreneurship Development ...........................................................205 Anam Gowher, Baria Ashraf, Aasif Ali Gatoo, Akhlaq Amin Wani, Shah Murtaza Mushtaq and M A Islam
12. Entrepreneurship in Beekeeping .........................................................221 Devinder Sharma, R S. Bandral, Magdeshwar Sharma A. K. Singh and Punit Choudhary
13. Sustainable and Organic Farming .......................................................249 Parshant Bakshi, Ashima Choudhary and Reetika Sharma
14. Mushrooms Cultivation As An Enterprise ..........................................263 Sachin Gupta, Moni Gupta, Upma Dutta and Mahital Jamwal
15. Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Fisheries and Aquaculture Sector ..............................................................................277 Prem Kumar, Punit Choudhary, Vinodita Sharma, Ravneet Kaur, Sheetal Badyal, Muneeshwar Sharma, Amitesh Sharma, Raju Gupta, Poonam Abrol and Satbir Singh
16. Livestock Production: An Enterprise ..................................................289 Vikas Mahajan and Nazam Khan
17. Mitigating Production Diseases in Milch Animals for Sustainable Dairy Enterprise: An Extension Perspective ....................305 Pranav Kumar and Veerta Bhagat
18. Future Trends in Agri-Entrepreneurship .............................................321 Raju Gupta, Poonam Abrol, Vinod Gupta, Rakesh Sharma, Muneeshwer Sharma, Amitesh Sharma, Neerja Sharma, and Satbir Singh
