The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare organized a webinar on 22 October 2021 on “Women in Agri-startups: Creating Value with Supply Chain Management”. The webinar was organized under whose guidance?

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare organized a webinar on 22 October 2021 on “Women in Agri-startups: Creating Value with Supply Chain Management”. The webinar was organized under whose guidance? Correct Answer Narendra Singh Tomar

The correct answer is Narendra Singh Tomar.

Key Points

  • The Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare organized a webinar on 22 October 2021 on “Women in Agri-startups: Creating Value with Supply Chain Management”.
  • It was a part of the series of events for celebrating Mahila Kisan Diwas 2021.
  • The webinar was organized under the guidance of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
  • An e-book was also released during the event.

Important Points

  • ​The Webinar on Women in Agri-Startups focused on:
    • Enabling Women Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness.
    • Strategy and Schemes to support Agri-Startups in India.
    • Technology transfer to Startups for Commercialization.
    • Value Chain Management.
    • Challenges faced by Agri-StartupsAgripreneures.
  • Agriculture sector employs 80% of all economically active women; they comprise 33% of the agricultural labour force and 48% of self-employed farmers.
  • The focus is on the formation of women Self Help Groups (SHGs), Women Federations and Women Farmer Producer Organisations; capacity building interventions; linking them to microcredit; enhancing their access to information and ensuring their representation in decision making bodies at various levels.

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