Entrepreneurship Development in The Area of Food Processing in Manipur

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Entrepreneurship Development in the Area of Food Processing in Manipur

Dr. Ng. Iboyaima Singh


Chief Scientist & Professor (AcSIR)
Head, Dept. of Traditional Food & Sensory Science
CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru 570020
Email: [email protected]

Economic growth is largely the outcome of entrepreneurial initiative. Entrepreneurs


exploit opportunities, convert ideas into viable business plan, provide new products
and services to the society by bringing together and combining various factors of
production, and help alter life style of the people. Entrepreneurs are seen as creators
of businesses, which in turn, produce income and output and generate
employments.
Manipur among the eight North Eastern States of India is rich in natural resources
including Agri-horticultural products – naturally organic produce. However, the
technology of processing and preservation for value addition of these agro resources
still remains in low level of operations. Empowering the local population to produce
the value added products – production by the masses will have positive impact in
these regions in terms of economic benefit by the growers, health benefits by the
population and employment generation.
However, the major constraints that need to be addressed for sustainable food
processing industries are improved secondary and tertiary food processing; adopting
appropriate technologies, advanced equipment and innovative product development
at the industry level; planning of logistics; networking between industries and R&D
Institutes and employing qualified and highly skilled manpower, etc. Entrepreneurs
and start-ups can play responsible roles to address these problems. The
presentation will provide the entrepreneurial opportunities in food processing sectors
for the benefit of new-entrepreneurs or start-ups in the state.

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