Identifying provisions of entrepreneurship in the policy framework of Govt. of Rajasthan for SMEs

Dear Readers or future entrepreneurs in agri-business,

The following article is being referred & reframed for ease of crucial information in reference of Policy pacakage & Agri-Business Policies of Rajasthan 2009. It is useful for those entrepreneurs who is interested to take initiation in the field of agro-business.

The article highlights the key provisions available in the entrepreneurship promotion policy framework of Government of Rajasthan. The motivation & encouragement of entrepreneurs available with government is focused through general approach, policy package of the state for MSME, and in draft of Agro Industries Policies 2009. The state would strive to encourage handloom units function as cooperative bodies, to utilize services of agencies of national repute and experience in cluster development to develop micro, small enterprises clusters; to provide appropriate support to geographically dispersed unique and individual enterprises; to facilitate micro, small enterprises, handicrafts and handloom units achieve optimum level of operation /productivity through design and technological intervention, financial assistance, marketing support and procedural simplification so as to provide global market competence and competitiveness. Agriculture in the basic sense of produce of the field is hardly remunerative to the farmer. With over 60% population of the State depending upon it for livelihood, it is imperative that it should be made sustainable and remunerative. In other words agricultural operations must strive for value addition created through diversification of use of produce and emphasis on quality production. Bold measures now need to be taken to encourage agri business and industries based on agricultural produce so that producer gains significantly in returns. The major area of the state is characterized by arid and semi-arid climatic conditions with low, erratic and uneven distribution of rainfall. Out of a total of 21.6 mn have cropped area that with assured irrigation is just 6.4 mn hectares, implying a high dependence on the monsoon. Despite this drawback, the State is the leading producer of coarse cereals, pulses, gram, oilseeds and seed spices and also ranks first in the livestock population in the country. A huge untapped opportunity thus lies waiting for prospective investors and collaborators, in conventional and new agricultural initiatives in a host of high-value segments. There is a high degree of correlation between SGDP growth rate and developments in the agriculture sector. But for any significant increase in agricultural incomes new investment from the private / corporate sector is essential along with public investment.

Thanks & all the best.

Raghvendra & Sandeep

Global Warming – A Global Concern still an individual

Dear Readers,

Global issues are actually individual ones such as 'Global Warming'. There is a bit difference in the concept of global warming and climate change in the media. Global Warming is an overall warming of the planet, based on average temperature over the entire surface. Whereas Climate Changes are the changes in regional climate characteristics, including temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind, and severe weather events. Global warming is caused by green house gases, which trap in the sun’s infrared rays in the earth’s atmosphere, which in turn heat up the earth’s atmosphere. These green house effect warming is called as global warming. The effects of green house effect are visible more prominently in the recent years, with number of natural calamities on the rise in the whole world. Threats of global warming along with suggested individual efforts such as buying a fuel efficient car, reducing garbage, switching to a tankless water heater, carpooling, planting a tree, buying organic food, insulating water heater, change the AC filter, taking shorter showers and many more, could shape our attitude of daily living style. Global warming is predicted to lead a variety of negative effects, to reduce this we need to develop steps for the prevention such as organizing self awareness programs, planning exhibitions in different parts of the countries to create awareness on global warming. The paper also concerns India’s strategy against Global Warming. The United States wants developing countries like India and China to agree to control the emissions being produced by their rapidly galloping economies by setting specific targets. India argues that this would hurt its economic growth and wants the industrialized world to curb its pollution as well as fund new technologies in the developing world by underlining that it has one of lowest emissions per capita in the world. Even as both agree on the need for an agreement at Copenhagen, India has made it clear that it cannot accept legally binding limits on carbon emissions. Apart from the plans to slow down the global warming, adaptation schemes must move forward fast. Constructing flood defenses, banning buildings close to sea areas are some of the measures we can adapt. Global warming is a concern of each individual for which we need to become citizens of the planet rather than citizens of each nation.

Thanks for a nice reading.
Raghvendra & Sandeep
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