#AssamAgricultureUniversity

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The Union Government accords very high priority to the agriculture sector. In order to contribute directly and indirectly to enhance the income of farmers by providing opportunities to them and to provide employment to youth, start-ups are being encouraged. A component, Innovation and Agri-entrepreneurship Development programme has been launched under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana in order to promote innovation and agripreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem. These start-ups are in various categories such as agro-processing, artificial intelligence, digital agriculture, farm mechanisation, waste to wealth, dairy, fisheries etc. Five Knowledge Partners (KPs) have been selected as Centres of Excellence. These are – (1) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, (2) National Institute of Agricultural Marketing(NIAM) Jaipur, (3) Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Pusa, New Delhi, (4) University of Agriculture Science, Dharwad, Karnataka and (5) Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat, Assam