• Mr. Manjunatha Sharma R.H
• Prof. H. M. Chandrashekar

Agribusiness increases the scenario and opportunities for value addition, packaging, branding, retailing, and exports of agricultural commodities through improved technology and agribusiness management. Indian population directly or indirectly depends on agriculture and now agribusiness is taking the lead and raw material for industries comes from agricultural area only. Innovation and agriculture definitely generates a solution for growing household incomes. The excellent management and entrepreneurial expertise infused with government measures would facilitate success of the growing needs of agribusinesses. Innovation, confidence, risk bearing, honesty and vision are the parameters to be adopted and follow for becoming a successful Agri-entrepreneur. Agri-entrepreneurship provides direct employment especially in rural areas and contributes to the national income. Value addition of products offer entrepreneurs with high profit and return-on-investment which otherwise farmers is not able to receive. The Union Government accords very high priority to the agriculture sector. In order to contribute directly and indirectly to enhancing 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 mechanization, waste to wealth, dairy, fisheries etc.

Agri-entruprenuership, Innovation, Development

"INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN AGRI-ENTRUPRENUERSHIP -A STUDY ON KARNATAKA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.c726-c730, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310282.pdf

"INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN AGRI-ENTRUPRENUERSHIP -A STUDY ON KARNATAKA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. ppc726-c730, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310282.pdf