National Bank Staff College’s Training Programme on Start-ups – Incubation, Acceleration, Funding & Partnership with Rural Financial Institutions. This program was organized for senior officers from NABARD and included insightful discussions led by startup ecosystem experts on fostering innovation and supporting rural financial institutions. Held from 16th to 18th October 2024, at Madurai.
Topics Covered:
– Overview of the Startup Ecosystem and the Role of NABARD
– Startup Ecosystem – A Growth Enabler
– Agritech Startups – Challenges and Opportunities in the Indian Farming Ecosystem
– Transforming Rural Innovations through Prudent Funding – Modalities, Issues and Constraints
– Startup Financing – Experience Sharing
– Importance of Intellectual Property in Enabling Startups
– Valuation of Startups
– Initiatives of SIDBI in the Startup Ecosystem
– Nabventures – Role in the Startup Ecosystem
During the visit to NABARD MABIF, MABIF explained the incubation services provided to startups, FPOs, Farmers and students. Participants also had the opportunity to visit the Food Processing Centre, which includes a Milk Processing Unit, Retort Processing Unit, Chikki Processing Unit, Animal Feed Production Unit and Food Testing Laboratory, etc.,
Field visits to Arola Bamboo Products and Shadvik Nutri Best Pvt Ltd and the valuable experience sharing by startups associated with MABIF, including Nutrigenetics, Cup Time and Durmeric Nutraceuticals, who shared their journey and experiences.
