FARMER ENTREPRENEURS IN INDIA- THE SKILL SETS REQUIRED AND CHALLENGES FACED

In recent years, entrepreneurship has achieved significance as a driver of economic growth and poverty
alleviation. The term agri-entrepreneurship is similar with entrepreneurship in agriculture and describes
agribusiness establishment in agriculture and allied sector. Farmer-entrepreneurs operate in a complex and
dynamic environment. They are part of a larger collection of people including other farmers, suppliers, traders,
transporters, processors and many others. Each of these has a role to play in producing products and moving
them through to the market – through the value chain. This paper focuses on various initiatives and entities that
promote capacity building and entrepreneurship development among the poor in India and pays special attention
to examining the ways in which these entities can better coordinate efforts of farmers.