Awantipora,22-Nov;The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (CIED), IUST organized a workshop on Agricultural Entrepreneurship today. The main speakers were Dr. Rahul Mirchandani, Chairman/Managing Director, Aires Agro Limited and Khursheed Dar, Deputy Director, Confederation of Indian Industry.The aim of the workshop was to expose the students of Business and Management Studies to entrepreneurship opportunities in the agricultural sector.The Director spoke at length about the innovative measures that the agricultural companies are undertaking to offer sustainable solutions to the problems faced by farmers across the country. He emphasized that sincerity and loyalty are critical for branding of any institution and said that women possess master marketing brains, with a huge potential to excel in agricultural entrepreneurship.Dar discussed various employment opportunities available in the agricultural business and encouraged students to select their education options wisely so that they acquire the relevant skills.
