NBPGR Complex, February 6 - 8, 2012New Delhi

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nd2 Global Agri-Business Incubation Conference

To develop a roadmap to revitalize agriculture and

allied sectors through agribusiness and achieve

better productivity.

To promote agriculture and its allied sectors as a

potential, remunerative livelihood option for the

rural youth while addressing the challenges in

agribusiness and business incubation.

To be the platform that identifies and nurtures

innovations in agriculture that has the potential to

transform the livelihood opportunities in the sector.

To act as a platform to popularize new and better

livelihood opportunities, especially for women and

deprived class, through agri entrepreneurship.

To strengthen the global agribusiness incubator

network that will enable for wider commercialization

of agro technologies and promoting agribusiness

startups.

NIABI 2012 is scheduled to be held from February 6 - 8, 2012 at the NBPGRComplex in Pusa Campus, New Delhi.

ndNIABI 2012, the 2 global conference on agribusiness incubation, aims to promote the concept of 'agricultural development through agribusiness'. Organised by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), NIABI 2012 looks at how entrepreneurship can be the focal point in developing strategies to address the many challenges faced by agricultural sector, which ranges from climate changes, and depleting natural resources to low returns and migration of rural youth from agriculture to other sectors.

Globally, it has been seen that entrepreneurship plays a critical role to the development and well-being of society as it create jobs, drives and shapes innovation and brings in competition which in turn improves productivity. Entrepreneurship thus acts as a catalyst for economic growth and national competitiveness. Agriculture needs to move away from traditional subsistence mode and should be promoted as a business activity; agri-startups and entrepreneurship needs to be nurtured since it has the potential to improve livelihood of the people, enhance food and nutritional security, and speed up economic growth of the country.

Agribusiness incubators play a vital role in supporting such agri start-ups by taking care of risks in the initial years, providing much needed scientific, financial and infrastructural assistance, and equipping the start-ups to stand on their own in the market. Agribusiness incubators also help in fostering an ecosystem for innovation-led agricultural sector and benefits agri R&D institutes in their technology commercialisation activities.

The inaugural global conference on agribusiness and business incubation, NIABI 2011 was the first step towards developing a roadmap for this. Held at ICRISAT in March 2011, 120 participants comprising of

agricultural research scientists, agripreneurs, industry representatives, funding agencies, and policy makers from across 10 countries used this platform to deliberate on the means for agribusiness ventures and business incubators to help transform the sector.

The second edition of the global conference, NIABI 2012 is another step in understanding the finer details of agribusiness and its incubation. Over the three days, the conference will on the one hand, deal with intricacies of incubating agri start-ups, nurturing innovations and promoting agro-technologies while on the other hand, shed light on the enabling conditions required for boosting the agribusiness sector, thereby providing for a focussed, inclusive approach to revamp agricultural systems across the world.

Farmers

Agricultural research institutions

Agribusiness incubators

Agripreneurs and startups

Focused discussions in Forum will help in

connecting trade chambers, policy makers with

research institutes and agripreneurs in finding out

new horizons for agribusiness; and promoting

agribusiness and agribusiness incubators in the

agricultural policy of the country.

Vendor Meet: will provide for conducting B2B, B2C

meetings on the sidelines of the conference. This will

give an opportunity for agri startups to get some

serious business deals!

NIABI 2012 Awards for the Best Agribusiness

Incubator, Best Agribusiness Incubator Manager

and Best Incubatee.

Theme based discussion forums for entrepreneurs,

research institutes and industries which will pave the

way for fruitful and vibrant discussions, ultimately

leading to developing an action plan for promoting

agribusiness and innovations in the sector.

An Investor-Startup forum featuring angel investors,

venture capitalists and other funding agencies for

agribusiness startups looking for financial

assistance and guidance.

An agri-technology exhibition for highlighting

various technologies and innovations that have been

found to have market readiness and potential.

Startup agri ventures will also be featured in the

exhibition.

Dr. A. P. J. Kalam

(Former President of India)

Chief Guest for Opening

Session of NIABI 2012

Gold Sponsor at NIABI 2012

Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium

SFAC

Agri-companies

Funding agencies and venture capitalists

Trade chambers and Entrepreneurship development organizations

Government and allied agencies

NBPGR Complex, February 6 - 8, 2012

10:00Registration for NIABI

2012 throughoutthe day

11:00 - 16:30Investor-Startup forum

16:30 - 18:30Ice breaking &

Networking reception

09:30 - 10:45Opening Session of

NIABI 2012

10:45 - 11:15Exhibition inauguration

11:15 - 12:45Innovations for

competitive agribusiness sector

12:45 - 14:00Networking lunch

Expo Visit

14:00 - 15:300Agribusiness 360

15:30 - 16:00Break

16:00 - 17:30Jumpstarting start-ups

and innovations through incubators

Business incubator models

Policymaker roundtable

17:30 - 20:00Cultural evening & Networking dinner

ForumNARS/Institutional trackAgribusiness startups/Industries track

Visit to Agra

Day 4(09-02-2012)

Pre-conference day

(05-02-2012)

09:00 - 10:00Opportunities for youth in

agriculture

10:00 - 10:30Break

10:30 - 12:00Funding innovations and

start-ups

12:00 - 13:00

13:00 - 15:00

15:00 - 15:30Closing session of NIABI 2012

15:30 - 16:30IARI Incubator visit/Departure to Agra

New horizons for agribusiness through softlanding & NEWS

partnership

Expo Visit

Mainstreaming agribusiness incubation

for inclusivedevelopment

Networking lunch

09:30 - 10:30Stimulating agribusiness

innovations and entrepreneurship

10:30 - 11:00Break

11:00 - 13:00Hi-tech agribusiness

opportunities

Technology business incubation

Donor roundtable

13:00 - 14:30

Expo Visit

14:30 - 16:30New market

opportunities for agri startups

Funding and sustainability of business

incubator

B2B meeting

16:30 - 17:00Break

17:00 - 18:30Grassroots business

incubation

18:30 - 19:00Break

19:00 - 20:00NIABI 2012 Awards Networking dinner

Networking lunch

Stall charge: Rs. 50,000

Size of stall : 9 sqm area

Standard Prefabricated stall

Display panel on all three sides

One table and two chairs

Name board on fascia

3 spotlights

Round-the-clock security

One complimentary pass for opening/closing session

Early bird offer: Register now and get Rs. 500 off per sqm.

Hurry!! Limited Space only. Use the enclosed Exhibition Registration form to reserve your space.

Entry to Conference with prior registration only.

Use the enclosed conference Registration Form or visit www.niabi.in to register for the conference.

Registration for the conference will be complete only if accompanied with your payment.

Registration fee Rs. 5000 / $150 per delegate includes cost of Session materials Conference meals and Conference kit, Opening and Closing sessions and Entry to Forums and Field Visits.

Reg is t ra t ion fee exc ludes t rave l and accommodation.

For accommodation details, please visit www.niabi.in for list of hotels/service apartments.

Registration for Agra tour to be done separately by the participants. Visit www.niabi.in for further details.

* Register before January 20, 2012 to claim the Early Bird offer!!

Hurry!! Register before January 20, 2012 and register for just Rs. 4000/$125 through our Early Bird Offer.

Use our exhibition arena to showcase your startup venture. Use the opportunity to network, build connections and go global!!

Promote your Organization through our Souvenir*

*Content to be providedby Organization

Full page colour ad : Rs. 50,000Half page colour ad : Rs. 25,000Quarter page colour ad : Rs. 10,000

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First of its kind global platform that brought together entrepreneurs, innovators, researchers, industries and incubators for promoting agribusiness and business incubation and a step towards setting up a global agribusiness incubation network.

Featured 10 sessions focusing on themes like Addressing the challenges in agriculture through agribusiness incubation, NextGen agribusiness opportunities, Keys to success in agribusiness, Seeding Incubators for impacts and Women entrepreneurship in agriculture.

Global participation consisting 120 participants from 10 countries.

45 members from Academia and Industries; four CGIAR centres also participated.

Eleven agriculture and agribusiness forums and assoc ia t ions were represented in the conference.

Na t iona l awards fo r the Bes t Agribusiness Incubator to TNAU, Coimbatore while Mr Rajkumar of M/s Emral Tune Line Systems won the Best Incubatee Award.

In another first for agribusiness in India, an Investor-Startup forum was held; 10 agri-start-up ventures pitched their case to get funding from 4 Venture Capital firms.

Exhibition arena for business incubators and incubatees to promote their technologies and products.

PAYMENT OPTIONS

For International Participants

Use your Credit Card at our secure online payment gateway while registering for the conference. We accept MasterCard and Visa.

For Domestic Participants

Pay Online: Use your Credit/Debit Card or avail Net-banking facility at our secure online payment gateway.

Cheque/Demand Draft: To be drawn in favour of ICRISAT and payable at Hyderabad. Send the instrument to the address given in the registration form/flap.

Network of Indian Agri-Business Incubators (NIABI) aims at creating

a synergy among the 10 Business Planning and Development

(BPDs) units spread across the country, facilitating the

commercialization of innovative agro-technologies through agri-

business development and thereby benefiting the farmers. The BPDs

were setup by the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) of

the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and coordinated

by the Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) program of ICRISAT.

ICRISAT