The Agri Innovation Centre of University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru (UASB), held Agri Innovation Impulse 2023, an exhibition for agricultural startups to showcase their latest developments in agricultural research and technology, on August 9 at the university campus.
Established in 2017 to support agri-entrepreneurship, the Agri Innovation Centre (AIC) now provides grants and assistance to over 30 startups working in areas like crop improvement, crop protection, and crop production. A selected set of these startups showcased their work at UAS to share their innovations with like-minded people. “The aim of the exhibition and the AIC is to help stimulate entrepreneurial mindset,” said Dr. Veena S. Anil, Coordinator of the Agri Innovation Centre (AIC).
In his inaugural address, Dr. S.V. Suresh, the Vice-Chancellor of the UASB, insisted that such agricultural innovation should be encouraged within the policies of the university and have more visibility to create more competition and further progress within the field.
