In Meghalaya, there is a scope for incubating Agri-entrepreneurs to create breakthrough innovations, develop stronger business models and entrepreneurial strategies. Traditionally, farming is practiced without any scientific know-how and often farmers must tackle unforeseen situations of delayed monsoons, drought, crop debts, fake seeds, and shortage of fertilizers. Hence there is a need to inculcate entrepreneurship in agriculture for more productivity and profitability. Agribusiness can offer a large number of prospects for value addition, packaging, retailing, and exports of agricultural products with advance technology and management.
Agri-entrepreneurial Opportunities lie in:
MFEC is encouraging rural and young educated people to get into Agri-Enterprises like Biofloc Fish Farming.