ICAR-CCARI ABI (AGNI) in collaboration with Institution of Engineers of India, Goa State Centre organised “Ideation Contest -2024” for Engineering Students

 

 Agri-business Incubation Centre (AGNI)of ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute (CCARI) Goa in collaboration with Institution of Engineers of India, Goa State centre organized Ideation Contest for Engineering Students on “Engineering Solutions to Agricultural Problems” on 22^nd October 2024.

The contest was organised for Engineering students of Goa State on “Engineering Solutions to Agricultural problems” to identify the business ideas from the ignited young minds to further nurture them through incubation, support for fabrication & prototype development through AGNI. A total of 08 teams of students from 4 Engineering colleges viz. NIT, Goa, Government Engineering College, Ponda, Don Bosco Engineering College, Fatorda& Shri Rayeshwar Institute of Engineering & Information Technology, Shiroda registered for this program. Out of which 7 teams (30 students) presented their ideas.

   Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa congratulated the winners & assured that ICAR- CCARI AGNI will make all the best efforts to transform these ideas into working model and nurture the team to become entrepreneurs with the larger goal of retaining youth in agriculture .

During the  Ideation Contest the business were critically evaluated by esteemed  panelists  Dr. Joish Murthy, Senior Manager, BiTS BiocyTiH Incubation, Goa, Mr. Hansel Vaz, Founder Cazulo Wines, Goa and Dr. T. Senthilkumar, Principal Scientist (Farm Machinery & Power) ICAR-Central Institute of Agriculture Engineering, Regional Centre Coimbatore. The best three plans were awarded trophies with incubation support & waiver of the incubation fee at AGNI. The prize winners were First- Mr. Nisarg Shah & team NIT, Goa, second - Mr. Ahan Suresh, NIT, Goa and third- Mr. Druv Prabhugaonkar, GEC.

       Er. Anwar Khan, Chairman, Er. Siddhant Dubhashi, Hon. Secretary Institution of Engineers Of India, Goa State Centre were present for Ideation Contest and guided students about the opportunities for engineering students through Institution of Engineers of India, and appreciated all the innovative ideas presented & encouraged them to become students Institution of Engineers of India, members.

     The contest was coordinated by Dr. Mathala Juliet Gupta, Principal Scientist & PI ICAR- CCARI AGNI and Dr. R. Solomon Rajkumar, Senior Scientist& Co-PI ICAR-CCARI AGNI, Dr. Shripad Bhat, Senior Scientist & Co- PI ICAR-CCARI  AGNI, Mr. Rahul Kulkarni, ACTO, ICAR- CCARI, Goa conducted the ceremony