February 2023

01.02.2023 - Guest Lecture offered on entitled "Scope and Opportunities for Beekeeping" to the Beekeepers participated in the "State level Training on Scientific Beekeeping" organized by the Department of Agricultural Entomology, TNAU, Coimbatore.

02.02.2023-Participated in the online screening programme of Startup TN SC/ST Fund.

03.02.2023-Lecture Offered to the Dr.Baskaran, Alumnus of TNAU visited ABIS, TBI, TNAU, Coimbatore.

06.02.2023 -Lecture offered for the students from Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore.

07.02.2023 - Lecture offered to the 10 trainees of "Skill Training of Rural Youth Program" conducted by the O/o. JDA, Department of Agriculture, Coimbatore.

09.02.2023 - Lecture offered on entitled "Handling of Grants and Loans" during the Training "Transfer of Technology to Farmer Producer Organizations" organized by DABD, TNAU, Coimbatore on 9th February 2023.

10.02.2023 -Lecture offered for the 118 students from Amrita School of Agricultural Sciences, Coimbatore.

10.02.2023 - Conducted online webinar on the topic " Organic Farming " mentored by Dr.E.Somasundaram, Director, ABD & Secretary (ABIS), TNAU, Coimbatore.

13.02.2023 - Conducted the 5th Online Screening of applications submitted under Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)

14.02.2023 - Guest Lecture offered on "Entrepreneurship and Initiation to startups" to the UG, PG and Ph.D students in celebration of “International Year of Millets (IYM)”, PG and Research Department of Botany, Government Arts College, Coimbatore organized a one Day Physical National Seminar on “Popularizing Millets” on 14th February 2023.

14.02.2023 - Guest Lecture offered in the programme "Entrepreneurship Development Programme" to Coconut Farmers and manufacturers of Coconut value added products organised by the Directorate of Agribusiness Development, TNAU, Coimbatore on 14th February 2023.

15.02.2023 - Lecture offered to the students from Kalasingalam Institute of Technology and VLB Janakiammal college of Engineering and Technology.

20.02.2023 - Conducted the 6th Online Screening of applications submitted under Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS) on 20th February 2023. A total of 25 startups presented their ventures for SISFS funding.

21.02.2023 - Conducted the final RC meeting for 18 AOP IV trainees and they pitched their venture to the RC members online from ABIS-TBI- R ABI Centre.

22.02.2023 - Lecture offered in the programme "Technology Transfer Training" Farmer Producer Companies organised by the Directorate of Agribusiness Development, TNAU, Coimbatore.

23.02.2023 - Conducted the RIC meeting for SAIP Cohort IV for 18 Startups at TBI,TNAU in the presence of RIC Committee Members through online

24.02.2023 - Conducted the RIC Meeting - First installment of RKVY Grant disbursed to AOP Cohort III Grantees & Third Installment of RKVY Grant for SAIP Cohort I Grantees - RIC meeting for reviewing the fund utilization for 13 Startups under the RKVY AOP Cohort III and 8 Startups under the RKVY SAIP Cohort I at TBI,TNAU in the presence of RIC Committee Members.

24.02.2023 - Participated in the online programme of “SAMARTH” organised by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare, India

27.02.2023 - Served as a Jury member for the NGI TBI Physical Review meeting Conducted the 4th Online Screening of applicants submitted under Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS). A total of 25 startups presented their ventures for SISFS funding.

27.02.2023 and 28.02.2023 - Conducted the First Batch Training on "Promoting Agri Enterprises - Support to Agri Entrepreneurs" to the Farmers from Erode District. The Program was funded by TNIAMP & DAM&AB, GoTN held at DABD training hall, TNAU, Coimbatore.

28.02.2023 - Conducted the Valediction Programme for the NIDHI EIR Round 4 Programme at ABIS-TBI-NIDHI-EIR Centre, TNAU. The Programme was presided by Dr.E.Somasundaram, Director (ABD) & Secretary (ABIS) and Mr.A. V. Gnanasambandam, CEO, ABIS, TBI, TNAU, Coimbatore.