http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/195 2026-05-15T14:22:49Z 2026-05-15T14:22:49Z Mohmmed, Suleiman Suleiman, A’ishatu Adamu http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/142 2016-07-22T14:26:23Z 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z

Sources of Finanace for Agribusiness Enterprises in Nigeria Mohmmed, Suleiman; Suleiman, A’ishatu Adamu Finance is a universal input-resource required in any venture including agribusiness enterprises. Agrientrepreneurs need funds to carry out farm operations, purchase inputs, expand scale of operations and improve on the levels of technology. One way of sourcing this fund is through personal savings; but since most farmers in Nigeria are resource-poor, they need external fund. Hence, the need for provision of credit facilities for the micro, small, medium and large scale producers, processors and marketers of agricultural products. This paper, therefore, reviewed the various sources currently available for funding agribusiness enterprises in Nigeria and the demerits of each source. The paper found that financing agribusiness enterprises can be either from non-credit or credit sources. The noncredit sources comprise of personal savings of the entrepreneur and grants while the credit sources include noninstitutional and institutional sources. The institutional sources are the bank financial institutions such as commercial, merchant and development banks and non-bank financial institutions; while the non-institutional sources included friends/relatives, professional money lenders and cooperatives.However, as no single source can be effective at all times, a combination of two or more sources is recommended for agrientrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship Unbound Agripreneurship

2015-02-18T00:00:00Z Zahraddeen, D Mohammed, A A Butswat, I S R Mbap, S T http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/141 2017-10-11T06:35:58Z 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z

Small-Holder Livestock Breeding and Fattening: A Package for Entrepreneurial Development in Nigeria Zahraddeen, D; Mohammed, A A; Butswat, I S R; Mbap, S T This study was carried out to package information on small-holder livestock breeding and fattening as an entrepreneurial development in Nigeria. Livestock if properly selected, bred and fattened is a valuable source of emergency income for the resource-poor farmer. It is also a low-cost adjunct to arable and permanent crops.Livestock fattening is the intensive feeding of highly nutritious feeds to promote fast growth and fat deposition to meet desired production goal.It also refers to the preparation of livestock for marketing. Livestock can be reared economically and efficiently using wide-range of readily available feedstuff in the locality. It is also imperative to use the local stock because of their innate resistance to local diseases in addition to high adaptabilityto prevailing climate. Market abounds for fattened livestock; these are consumers, processors and institutional buyers; hotels, restaurants, cafeterias, supermarkets, hospitals etc. Fattened livestock are also in high demand during religious ceremonies and other festive occasions. This study suggests that farmers’ knowledge be harnessed through regular training on livestock improving and fattening programmes, which will maximize their profit generation and production at reduced cost. Entrepreneurship Unbound Agripreneurship

2015-02-18T00:00:00Z Shanthi, S Ambika, S Priya, TKS Lakshmi Maragatham, S http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/140 2016-07-27T11:48:31Z 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z

Scope of Seasonal Entrepreneurship as Alternative Source of Income for Farmers Affected by Climate Change Shanthi, S; Ambika, S; Priya, TKS Lakshmi; Maragatham, S The effect of climate change [1] has had a heavy toll on agriculture in India. While Gandhiji envisioned India’s future in the development of her villages, it appears that Climate change would make this vision a dream. While several initiatives are being taken to help farmers overcome the ill effects, few steps are taken (i) to facilitate them with an alternative income and/or (ii) to prevent them from deserting agriculture. With these two aspects as the core objective, in this paper, we propose a business model -a seasonal entrepreneurship. This model has been drafted based on the data obtained from a group of villages under study. Two sample businesses, in which we have hand son experiences and which fit into this model, specifically for the villages under study, are also described in this paper. Entrepreneurship Unbound Agripreneurship

2015-02-18T00:00:00Z Kumar, Surendra Lohani, Maya B http://dspace.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui//handle/123456789/139 2017-10-11T06:28:51Z 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs): A Landmark towards Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Development in India Kumar, Surendra; Lohani, Maya B In developing countries like India, agribusiness is a generic term that refers to the various businesses involved in food production, including farming and contract farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales. While in real sense agribusiness is emerging as a specialized branch of knowledge in the field of management sciences and can be defined as science and practice of activities, with backward and forward linkages, related to production, processing, marketing, trade, and distribution of raw and processed food, feed and fibre, including supply of inputs and services for these activities. India is on the threshold of an herbal revolution. A shift from ‘agriculture’ to ‘agri-business’ is being viewed as an essential pathway to revitalize Indian agriculture. While, the share of agriculture in total GDP is declining, it is still the single largest contributor to the GDP and plays a vital role in the overall socio-economic development of India. Human beings are dependent on plant secondary metabolites for their medicinal and aromatic purpose since the beginning of civilization. In India, nearly 9,500 registered herbal industries and a multitude of unregistered cottage-level herbal units depend upon the continuous supply of medicinal plants. India’s total export earnings from the crude drugs, herbal extracts and finished products stand at about Rs. 800 crores (US $ 160 million). Being a specialized area of knowledge based production and processing, the MAPs have gained importance in agribusiness and development of entrepreneurship and also in transforming the socio-economic status of the poor farmers. Therefore, MAPs have found place in the mandate of several research institutes, government organizations, financial and promotional agencies (CSIR, ICAR, NMPB, DBT, DST, ICMR, NABARD, NMPB, NHB NHM, AYUSH, CAPART, etc.) Entrepreneurship Unbound Agripreneurship

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