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NETWORK OF
AGRI -CLINICS & AGRI- BUSINESS CENTRES
AGRICULTURE GRADUATES
IN THE SERVICE OF FARMERS
SCHEME FRAMEWORK
(A Presentation )
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DEMAND DIMENSION
To accelerate diffusion of agricultural technologythere is need for:
Supplementing the efforts of Govt. extensionsystem to accelerate the process of technologytransfer in agriculture.
Supplementary sources of input supply andservices, for which, by and large, farmerpresently depends upon public sector agencies.
This Scheme would lead to: Multi-sourced extension services. Input supply and support services on
competitive basis.
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Specialized Agri services (e.g. soil & input testing,maintenance & repairs, Seed / Agro-processing, Agricultural
Insurance, Technology Information, post harvest management etc.) also need supplementing as the present infrastructure for
providing these services, both from the State Govts. side, & the private sector, is grossly inadequate.
These gaps can be filled by qualified private
entrepreneurs.
EXTENSION & TECHNICAL SUPPORTSYSTEMS TO BE SUPPLMENTED (Contd.)
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SUPPLY DIMENSION (Contd.)
Thus a reservoir of around 9,900 graduates every year isavailable for supporting agricultural production process ifviable business opportunities are afforded to them.
Therefore, there is a need for giving incentives to suchgraduates to undertake, on viable basis, agri-businessventures to meet the felt needs of technical and extensionservices support to the farming community.
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ACCEPTABILITY SURVEY
Survey organized by ICAR.
Opinion survey of farmers and agricultural graduatesconducted by :
* SAUs, Pantnagar, Akola and Pusa (Bihar)
* National Academy of Agricultural ResearchManagement, Hyderabad.
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SURVEY FEED BACK FROM FROM FARMERS
(As Clients)
Proposed net-work welcomed especially by* Progressive Farmers
* Large/Medium Farmers
Willing to pay on the basis of quality of service
Most desired services:
* Water and soil quality testing
* Custom hiring
* Livestock health cover
* Extension consultancy services.
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FRAMEWORK OF THE SCHEME (Contd.)
The NABARD through its system will facilitate bank creditfor this purpose on priority sector lending terms.
Govt. of India has envisaged extending credit linked backended subsidies for identified ventures to make the activityviable and self sustaining. The subsidy of 25% which was
built in with the scheme is presently under consideration.
Funding of the scheme will be according to clearly outlined procedures.
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PROGRAMME DIMENSION
To begin with, a programme of supporting 5,000 ventures per year with investment in the range of Rs. 2 to 10 lakhs per venture (average investment around Rs.5 lakhs).
Group venture ceiling Rs.50 lakhs for a group of five, inwhich one could be a non-agriculture graduate, withqualifications or experience in business development &management.
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ACTIVITY AREAS
Agri Clinics and Agri business ventures could providespecialised agri services in the following areas:-
Soil and water quality cum inputs testing laboratories (with advanced analytical equipments, some including
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometers etc.);
Crop Protection Services, including Pest surveillance,diagnostic and control services (with culture rooms,autoclaves, microscopes, ELISA Kits etc. for detection of
Plant Pathogens including viruses, fungi, bacteria,nematodes, and insect pests)
Micro-propagation including through Plant Tissue Culture Labs and Hardening Units
ACTIVITY AREAS
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ACTIVITY AREAS (contd.)
Maintenance, repairs and custom hiring ofagricultural implements and machinery including micro
irrigation systems (sprinkler and drip); Seed Processing Units ;
Setting up of Vermiculture units, production of bio-
fertilizers, bio-pesticides, & other bio-control agents ; Setting up of Apiaries (bee-keeping) and honey & bee
products processing units;
Provision of Extension Consultancy Services ; Facilitation and agency of agricultural insurance
services;
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ACTIVITY AREAS (contd.)
Hatcheries and production of fish fingerlings foraquaculture;
Provision of livestock health cover , setting up ofveterinary dispensaries & services including frozen semen
banks and liquid nitrogen supply;
Setting up of Information Technology Kiosks in ruralareas for access to various agriculture related portals;
Feed Processing and testing units;
Value Addition Centres;
Setting up of Cool Chain from the farm level onwardsincluding small Rural Cold Storage Units.
ACTIVITY AREAS
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ACTIVITY AREAS (contd.)
Post Harvest Management Centres for sorting, grading,standardization, storage and packaging;
Setting up of Metallic/Non-Metallic Storage Structures (Group Activity).
Retail marketing outlets for processed agri-products;
Rural marketing dealerships of farm inputs & outputs;
Other activities like Mushroom production, DairyFarming, etc. too may be undertaken.
Any combination of two or more of the above viableactivities alongwith any other economically viableactivity selected by the Graduates, which is acceptable tothe Bank.
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PROJECT PROFILES
The prospective candidates will have access to modelproject profiles (schemes) in his area of interest at theheadquarters of his district (with DAO/PAO/DD/JD andDDOs of NABARD, LBO etc).
Model Project Profiles (schemes) in each of the identifiedareas will enable the entrepreneurs to prepare their ownTechno-Economic Feasibility Reports of the schemes for
being projected to the banks for financing.
SFAC would undertake the publicity of the scheme, andwould also publish the model project reports.
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TRAINING
Selected candidates will be put through training andorientation course of upto 3 months duration,comprising of :
Skill improvement.
Entrepreneurship and business management.
Agricultural development problems of his area.
For such training, centres all over the country in
agricultural universities and other educationalinstitutions have been identified by SFAC. MANAGE,and NIAM have already drawn up the modelcurriculum.
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TECHNO ECONOMIC FEASIBILITYREPORTS
On completion of training, each candidate will submit adetailed TEF report to the bank concerned for getting theneeded credit support sanctioned.
After appraisal and acceptance of their report the venturewill be considered by the bank for funding.
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FUNDING SCHEME (GENERAL CATEGORY )(Contd.)
Minimum 10 percent would be participants owncontribution. In case he cannot meet this from his ownsources, soft loan assistance upto 5% of project cost(margin money) would be made by NABARD throughfinancing banks.
Balance ( 65 percent ) to be funded by Institutional Financeorganisations in the district on priority sector lending terms,on the strength of group/personal guarantees and
hypothecation of assets created The financing bank to lend upto 85% of project / scheme
cost initially to put the venture on ground
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FUNDING SCHEME(SPECIAL CATEGORY )
In backwards, hilly and tribal areas (including NE States) andin case of Women, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribeagriculture graduates :
Capital subsidy 3 3 percent (Ceiling Rs.3.33 lakhs )
Margin Money from NABARD 5%
Own contribution Not less than 5 percent
Capital Subsidy to be back ended and maintained as SubsidyReserve Fund Account beneficiary-wise.
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FUNDING SCHEME (SPECIAL CATEGORY )(Contd.)
Balance 62 percent to be funded by Bank/InstitutionalFinance organisations in the district on priority sectorlending terms, on the strength of group/personalguarantee and hypothecation of assets. Bank to lend
upto 90% of scheme cost initially and adjust thesubsidy SRF Account.
Repayment upto seven years in equated annualinstalments, with an initial moratorium of 1 to 2years .
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ROLE OF DAC
To implement the Programme as a Central SectorScheme.
Monitor its progress on a quarterly basis ;
Getting Concurrent Evaluation conducted throughConsultants to be appointed by SFAC.
ROLE OF SFAC
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ROLE OF SFAC
Will be scheme implementation agency.
To insert advertisements, press notes for wide spreadawareness of the scheme and to invite applications
Collaborate with the identified Consultants in activityidentification and preparation of model project
profiles.
Guide the identified Consultants in preparation ofdetailed scheme.
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ROLE OF SFAC (contd.)
Preparing curricula/modules, for training courses,
identifying training centres in consultation with ICAR, &other concerned institutions
Preparing model project profiles;
Concurrent monitoring & evaluation (discernible impact);. Guide the identified Consultants in preparing training programmes/modules and identification of training faculty& training centres.
Concurrent performance monitoring of the financial healthof the Individual ventures
ROLE OF NABARD
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ROLE OF NABARD
Coordinate the preparation of Model ProjectProfiles.
Extending line of credit
Extend margin money assistance to selectedventures
Preparing detailed guidelines for loaninginstitutions.
Arranging quick disbursal of credit through itsdistrict offices.
Monitoring out-go from the line of credit anddisbursal of subsidy.
Submission of status report every quarter .
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ROLE OF LOANING INSTITUTIONS
Screening applications
Appraisal of Proposals and Extension of credit andmargin money along with subsidy , as per Programme
guidelines Monitoring the progress of ventures
Submission of periodic reports to NABARD for availing
line of credit
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CURRENT STATUS
Certain reservations have been expressed byPlanning Commission regarding the subsidycomponent.
The training and publicity components of theScheme have already been approved for 2001-2002.
Leaving aside the subsidy component for the time being, NABARD has announced theBanking/Refinance Scheme.
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Agri-Clinic & Agri- Business Scheme ofNABARD
Name of the Scheme : Refinance Scheme forFinancing Setting up of Agriclinics and Agri-BusinessCentres By Agriculture Graduates
Date of nnouncement : 23.7.2001
* The Scheme has been formulated by NABARD
after consul ting GOI , M ini stry of Agricul ture andselect banks .
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THANKS
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