Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers (AC&ABC) Scheme
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Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers (AC&ABC) Scheme
Problem
- No instant Safety and security application for women to reach out to the Police Department
- The difficulty for the police in locating and contacting victims
- The inability of women and girls to find or locate the unsafe areas
- Most women of various ages, to this day, are being subjected to violence, domestic abuse, and rape.
- 65% of Indian men believe women should tolerate violence to keep the family together, and women sometimes deserve to be beaten.
Solution
- Created a pool of 84,783 trained Agripreneurs, out of which 37,658 candidates established Agri-Ventures in rural areas
- Created self-employment opportunities for unemployed agricultural graduates and transformed them into Agripreneurs.
- Strengthened Public Extension by providing extension and other services to farmers through Agripreneurs.
- Ensured expert advisory services to farmers by trained Agripreneurs on various agricultural aspects to enhance their yield by 17.4% and increase their income by 28.8%
- Created employment for 2.24 Lakh persons (@ 6 per Agripreneur), thus addressing the unemployment problem in villages.
Outcomes
- A large pool of 84,783 trained Agripreneurs whose services can be utilised for Agricultural Development in the country.
- Establishment of 37,658 Agri-Ventures in 32 categories to provide Extension Advisory to farmers to enhance the productivity of crops/animals
- Made Agripreneurship an important self-employment opportunity for unemployed agri graduates, ensuring reverse migration
- Increase in yield by 17.4% and increase in income by 28.8%. as each Agripreneur is serving 570 farmers covering 30 villages.
- Agripreneurs created a total of 2.24 Lakh jobs for sons and daughters of farmers and invested Rs.1.49 Lakh Crores in agriculture.
SKOCH Award Nominee
Category: Central Goverment
Sub-Category: Agriculture Department
Project: Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centers (AC&ABC) Scheme
Start Date: 2003-04-01
Organisation: National Institue of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
Respondent: Dr Chandra Shekara P, Director General
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Level: Club
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