It is assumed that agricultural students should be job providers then job seekers.....
Yes you are correct Mr. Andres, our course mostly focuses on production aspects. But now trend is changing. Government of India has recently started program on start ups and few of the universities have started teaching on entereprenuer skills and these days most of the universities have college of agribusiness where entrepreneur skills are also imparted.
I agree with you " It is assumed that agricultural students should be job providers" then job
@ Chandan, there are many reasons for that
1. Monitory support, as they are mostly from poor background
2. Mindset problem, fear
3. Lack of workplace access
4. Lack of motivation, self-direction
5. Comparatively easy to get job in agricultural sector
6. Not special breed of people, mostly village background
7. Embrace risk-taking, design thinking
8. Lacking of proper marketing facilities
@ J C Tarafdar
Very nicely presented, sir.
Most important : easy to get job..
Experiential Learning, RAWE programmes, Incubation Centre all are going on... It becomes very difficult to convince Agriculture students for Agri Entrepreneurship
Because they are being trained to become entrepreneurs instead of finding jobs here and there ...they know different aspects related to entrepreneurship
Comparatively, few have become entrepreneurs and become successful and viable in terms of economic aspects/earnings but majority have a tendency to join other governmental and non governmental organizations for the jobs due to other better opportunities and charming expectations.
Because most of its training is focused on production processes and not on the agricultural enterprise as a whole ..?
Yes you are correct Mr. Andres, our course mostly focuses on production aspects. But now trend is changing. Government of India has recently started program on start ups and few of the universities have started teaching on entereprenuer skills and these days most of the universities have college of agribusiness where entrepreneur skills are also imparted.
In a country like India, most of the students enrolled for being graduate in Agricultural science as well as allied sectors belong to middle class or lower middle class family group. Even though someone is personally interested to be an entrepreneur, their family back ground and social strata may not be favorable. The common mentality of lower middle class income group is more intended towards a financially secured profession. Hence, Government job are treated to be the best options. Many of the meritorious students are being fascinated towards getting higher education, which indicates a greater scope for the R&D Sector of Agriculture.
The over all development in Agriculture is only possible when a greater section of agriculture graduates will voluntarily be intended towards entrepreneurship. Moral motivation and wide practical exposures during the graduation time can be a boon for this.
The major reason for not showing in entrepreneurship by agriculture graduates and post graduates are as follows:
1. Agricultural business is not like other business it requires huge skills not only production aspect but knowledge on breeding aspects with wider understanding on sector wise and regional wise demand for selling of a particular variety .
2. Long gestation period in developing a variety. It requires huge money as well skilled people, bearing these cost is not easy for new comers in the market.
3. Development of product is not easy as well as their poplarization need extensive extension work which needs money as well as expert manpower of their field.
4. Developing an entrepreneurship in Agricultural field to provide substantial employment to other will be effective only when people of different field of agriculture agronomist, breeder, product development personnel, marketing personnel etc join together with common goal and objective because it is an team spirit .
4. If you have money, good infrastructure, best and dedicated manpower even though you have to be ready to face tough competition with national and multinational organizations.
5. Product developed has very short life mostly 2 - 3 years maximum 4 in case of seed business. You have to continually launch new products in the market meeting out the agrarian requirements.
6. Lack of necessary financial support from government to pass out graduates and post graduates even if he has vision discourages him to undertake Agricultural entrepreneurship.
7. Market volatility in field of agriculture is also very high it also discourages.
Some Universities have more theoritical protion in courses than carrer oriented courses. So, studnents have less practical knowledge. Couses like Mushroom Cultivation, Apiculture, Food Processing and Value addition etc. should be added in final year so that students can gain intrest to become entrepreneur
I believe its not only the case in Agriculture but every sector where students lacks hands on practice and find plethora of difficulties even having a thought of opting to be entrepreneur.
Educational institutions should encourage research abilities of the students right from the very beginning as allowing them to era of true world where they can develop problem solving abilities to be future leaders in any sector.
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