About ICAR - NRC for Grapes ABI Draksha (ABI Centre)
ICAR – National Research Centre for Grapes (NRC for Grapes) was established on 18th January, 1997 at Manjari, Pune. It is a well accomplished institute which targets basic, strategic and applied research on genetic resource management, crop improvement, production and post- harvest technologies for profitable and sustainable production of grapes. ICAR – NRC for Grapes developed different technologies which are widely popular among the stakeholders.
ABI Draksha (ABI Centre) at ICAR - National Research Centre for Grapes (NRC for Grapes) was sanctioned in the year 2019 by ICAR Incubation Fund (Component II) under XII Plan scheme of IP&TM unit, ICAR i.e. National Agricultural Innovation Fund (NAIF).
Through this ABI Centre, ICAR – NRC for Grapes would extend support to prospective entrepreneurs by providing technical assistance, consultancy, infrastructure facility, guidance and training for sustainable business establishment.
OBJECTIVES:
- To provide incubation facility and technical assistance for Agri-business development
- To scale up the technologies in collaboration with stakeholders
- To impart training and capacity building to prospective entrepreneurs in agribusiness ecosystem
- To promote innovation, entrepreneurship and business creation in agriculture and allied sector by skill development, capacity building and technology scale up;
- To promote an integrated approach for technology acquisition, R&D, commercial technology transfer and knowledge dissemination
- To facilitate evolution of an Agri-Start-Up ecosystem by support for cost effective, value added services including technical, legal, financial, intellectual property and regulatory compliance related services to agripreneurs
Following services will be offered by ICAR – NRC for Grapes to the on-site incubatee clients upon registration:
- Office space & Lab space
- Capacity building and training
- Scientific Services
- Business facilitation
- Industrial connects for business development support
Technologies at our Institute
We call for applications from person with innovation in the following areas with ideation and prototype.
- Grapes Processing
- Wine making
- Juice making
- Raisins
- Cookies
- Agri-Food Processing
- Nursery Management
- Farm Mechanization
- Decision Support Services for Grapes
- Supply chain Management
- Internet of Things (IoT) & Information and Communication
- Technology (ICT) in Agriculture
- Laboratory establishment
- Supply chain
- Others
Management Team of ICAR-NRCG (ABI Centre), Pune
| PI | Dr. Ajay Kumar Sharma, Principal Scientist (Horti Sci) |
|---|---|
| CO - PIs | Dr. Ahammed Shabeer T.P., Scientist (Agri Chem) Dr. Ajay Kumar Upadhyay, Principal Scientist (Soil Sci) Dr. Sujoy Saha, Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) Dr. Deependra Singh Yadav, Sr. Scientist (Ento) Dr. N. A. Deshmukh, Senior Scientist (Fruit Sci) Dr. P.H. Nikumbhe, Scientist (Fruit Sci) |
Advisory Committee for ABI Draksha (ABI Centre) at ICAR – NRC for Grapes, Manjari, Pune
| Sr. No | Name | Post | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Kaushik Banerjee | Chairman | Director, ICAR-NRCG, Pune |
| 2 | Dr Sujoy Saha | Member | Principal Scientist, ICAR-NRCG, Pune |
| 3 | Mr Shantanu Jagtap | Member | Associate Director, MCCIA, Pune |
| 4 | Dr Rajiv Kale | Member | Senior Scientist, ICAR-DOGR, Pune |
| 5 | Dr Ahammed Shabeer TP | Member | Senior Scientist, ICAR-NRCG, Pune |
| 6 | Mr Sunil Pawar | Member | Progressive FarmerOfficial of MRDBS |
| 7 | Mr Munish Ganti | Member | FAO, ICAR-NRCG, Pune |
| 8 | Dr Ajay Kumar Sharma | Member Secretary | Principal Scientist, and PI, ICAR-NRCG, Pune |
Technology mentors on board at ABI Draksha (ABI Centre), ICAR-NRCG, Pune
| Sr. No | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. K. Banerjee | Director |
| 2 | Dr. A. K. Upadhyay | Principal Scientist (Soil Science) |
| 3 | Dr. R. G. Somkuwar | Principal Scientist (Horticulture) |
| 4 | Dr. Sujoy Saha | Principal Scientist (Plant Pathology) |
| 5 | Mrs. K. Mundankar | Scientist (Computer Applications in Agriculture) and Nodal office I/c ITMU |
| 6 | Dr. D. S. Yadav | Senior Scientist (Entomology) |
| 7 | Dr. Ahammed Shabeer TP | Senior Scientist (Agricultural Chemistry) |
| 8 | Dr. N.A. Deshmukh | Senior Scientist (Horticulture) |
| 9 | Dr. P.H. Nikumbhe | Scientist (Horticulture) |
| 10 | Dr Ajay Kumar Sharma | Principal Scientist (Horticulture) and Nodal Officer ABI Centre Project |
Business mentors on board at ABI Draksha (ABI Centre) ICAR-NRCG, Pune
| Sr. No | Name | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Amit Buddhiraja | CEO, Exim Edge, New Delhi |
| 2 | Dr. Neeraj Agrawal | Director, Resvera Wines Pvt. Ltd Nashik (MS |
| 3 | Mr. Vijay Gophane | Managing Director, Maha Agri FPC Federation, Pune (MS) |
| 4 | Mr. Umesh Kamble | CEO, Farm to Fork solutions |
Contact us for further details:
ABI Draksha (ABI Centre),
ICAR – NRC for Grapes, Manjari, Pune 412307
Email address: abi.nrcg@icar.gov.in
Phone Number: 020-26956065
