Arunachal: College of Horticulture and Forestry organises webinar to create agribusiness startup awareness

Pasighat: The College of Horticulture and Forestry under RKVY -RAFTAAR scheme on Saturday organised a webinar to create awareness about the opportunity for innovators and agribusiness startups.

The Webinar was hosted through ZOOM platform with a total of 41 Participants from various parts of Arunachal Pradesh and North East Region out of 85 registered respondents.

Chief Guest of the event, Dr. B.N. Hazarika, Dean of College of Horticulture and Forestry, Pasighat expressed his happiness to be running such wonderful project that will be of great benefit for the region.

 He encouraged all young entrepreneur aspirants to grab most out of the webinar and the project.

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The first Speaker, PI CEO of the Project, Dr. A.S. Mailappa gave a lecture on details about Innovation and Agri-entrepreneurship programme under RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme.

He highlighted the scope and the vast opportunity in agri-horti and allied sectors in the region.

While second speaker, Ms. Evie Koyu, Assistant Manager of CHF RABI Project exclusively highlighted on the step by step procedure to apply for the programme.

She further emphasized about having a strong business plan with compulsory innovative factor in order to get through from various levels of screening to finally be eligible to get the grant in aid upto Rs. 5 lakhs  for AOP and Up to Rs. 25 lakhs for SSF.

Registered Participants will be given continuous guidance from the incubator till the 31^st of Oct and even beyond for all kinds of queries. The last date for applying for the two programmes is 31.10.2020.

To apply visit website: www.chfcau.org.in

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