About ICAR - NRC for Grapes ABI Draksha (ABI Centre)
ICAR –
National Research Centre for Grapes (NRC for Grapes) was established on 18th
January, 1997 at Manjari, Pune. It
is a well accomplished institute which targets basic, strategic and
applied research on genetic resource management, crop improvement,
production and post- harvest technologies for profitable and sustainable
production of grapes. ICAR – NRC for Grapes developed different technologies which are widely popular
among the stakeholders.
ABI Draksha (ABI
Centre)
at ICAR - National Research Centre for Grapes
(NRC for Grapes) was sanctioned in the year 2019 by ICAR Incubation Fund
(Component II) under XII Plan scheme of IP&TM unit, ICAR i.e. National
Agricultural Innovation Fund
(NAIF).
Through
this ABI Centre, ICAR – NRC for Grapes would extend support to prospective
entrepreneurs by providing technical assistance, consultancy, infrastructure
facility, guidance and training for sustainable business establishment.
OBJECTIVES:
·
To
provide incubation facility and technical assistance for Agri-business
development
·
To
scale up the technologies in collaboration with
stakeholders
·
To impart training and capacity building to prospective entrepreneurs in
agribusiness ecosystem
·
To promote innovation, entrepreneurship and business creation in agriculture
and allied sector by skill
development, capacity building and technology scale
up;
·
To promote an integrated approach for technology acquisition, R&D,
commercial technology transfer and knowledge
dissemination
·
To facilitate evolution of an Agri-Start-Up ecosystem by support for cost
effective, value added services including technical, legal, financial,
intellectual property and regulatory compliance related services to
agripreneurs
Following services will be offered by ICAR – NRC for Grapes to the on-site
incubatee clients upon registration:
1.
Office space & Lab space
2.
Capacity building and training
3.
Scientific
Services
4.
Business
facilitation
5.
Industrial connects for business development
support
Technologies at our Institute
We call
for applications from person with innovation in the following areas with
ideation and prototype.
·
Grapes
Processing
Wine
making
Juice
making
Raisins
Cookies
·
Agri-Food Processing
·
Nursery Management
·
Farm
Mechanization
·
Decision Support Services for
Grapes
·
Supply
chain Management
·
Internet of Things (IoT) & Information and
Communication
·
Technology (ICT) in Agriculture
·
Laboratory establishment
·
Supply
chain
·
Others
Management Team of ICAR-NRCG
(ABI Centre), Pune
|
PI
|
Dr. Ajay Kumar
Sharma, Principal Scientist (Horti Sci)
|
|
CO - PIs
|
Dr. Ahammed
Shabeer T.P., Scientist (Agri Chem)
Dr. Ajay Kumar
Upadhyay,
Principal Scientist (Soil Sci)
Dr. Sujoy Saha,
Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology)
Dr. Deependra
Singh Yadav,
Sr. Scientist (Ento)
Dr. N. A. Deshmukh,
Senior Scientist (Fruit Sci)
Dr. P.H. Nikumbhe,
Scientist (Fruit Sci)
|
Advisory Committee for ABI Draksha (ABI Centre) at ICAR – NRC for Grapes, Manjari, Pune
|
Sr. No
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Name
|
Post
|
Organization
|
|
1
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Dr Kaushik Banerjee
|
Chairman
|
Director, ICAR-NRCG,
Pune
|
|
2
|
Dr Sujoy Saha
|
Member
|
Principal Scientist,
ICAR-NRCG, Pune
|
|
3
|
Mr Shantanu Jagtap
|
Member
|
Associate Director,
MCCIA, Pune
|
|
4
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Dr Rajiv Kale
|
Member
|
Senior Scientist,
ICAR-DOGR, Pune
|
|
5
|
Dr Ahammed Shabeer TP
|
Member
|
Senior Scientist,
ICAR-NRCG, Pune
|
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6
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Mr Sunil Pawar
|
Member
|
Progressive Farmer/Official of
MRDBS
|
|
7
|
Mr Munish Ganti
|
Member
|
FAO, ICAR-NRCG, Pune
|
|
8
|
Dr Ajay Kumar Sharma
|
Member Secretary
|
Principal Scientist, and
PI, ICAR-NRCG, Pune
|
Technology mentors on board at
ABI Draksha (ABI Centre), ICAR-NRCG, Pune
|
Sr. No
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Name
|
Designation
|
|
1
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Dr. K. Banerjee
|
Director
|
|
2
|
Dr. A. K. Upadhyay
|
Principal Scientist (Soil Science)
|
|
3
|
Dr. R. G. Somkuwar
|
Principal Scientist (Horticulture)
|
|
4
|
Dr. Sujoy Saha
|
Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology)
|
|
5
|
Mrs. K. Mundankar
|
Scientist (Computer Applications in Agriculture) and Nodal office I/c ITMU
|
|
6
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Dr. D. S. Yadav
|
Senior Scientist (Entomology)
|
|
7
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Dr. Ahammed Shabeer TP
|
Senior Scientist (Agricultural Chemistry)
|
|
8
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Dr. N.A. Deshmukh
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Senior Scientist (Horticulture)
|
|
9
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Dr. P.H. Nikumbhe
|
Scientist (Horticulture)
|
|
10
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Dr Ajay Kumar Sharma
|
Principal Scientist (Horticulture) and Nodal Officer ABI Centre Project
|
Business mentors on board at
ABI Draksha (ABI Centre) ICAR-NRCG, Pune
|
Sr. No
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Name
|
Designation
|
|
1
|
Mr. Amit Buddhiraja
|
CEO, Exim Edge, New Delhi
|
|
2
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Dr. Neeraj Agrawal
|
Director, Resvera Wines Pvt. Ltd Nashik (MS
|
|
3
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Mr. Vijay Gophane
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Managing Director, Maha Agri FPC Federation, Pune (MS)
|
|
4
|
Mr. Umesh Kamble
|
CEO, Farm to Fork solutions
|
Contact us for further details:
ABI Draksha (ABI Centre),
ICAR – NRC for Grapes, Manjari, Pune 412307
Email address:
abi.nrcg@icar.gov.in
Phone Number:
020-26956065
