Dr. Nagaraj is Professor at Sampurna Group of institutions, Bangalore. He has 37 years of experience in teaching, research, administration, and education activities. He is also involved in teaching undergraduate and post-graduate students in the areas of Agribusiness Management, Economics, and Marketing. He has published over 84 research papers in National and International Journals. He has also served as a principal investigator for five externally funded research projects and co-principal investigator for 12 research projects in the areas of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management.

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What are the new programs introduced in your institute for students?

“B.Sc Agricultural degree programs in various fields for candidates”

There are several courses in B. Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture degree programs are available for students. It is under the Department of Agricultural Economics. The programs are Fundamentals of Agricultural Economics, Farm Management, Resource and Production Economics, Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Finance, and Co-operation. 

What factors make the program best for the students in Sampurna Group of institutions?

“Advanced practices and methods of Agriculture classes for students”

The candidates will learn advanced, latest, modern Agricultural technologies. Moreover, practices and methods of agriculture help to solve the problems of farmers. The classroom and practical exercises are conducted in the concerned area. 

What are the best practices offered in the course in Sampurna Group of institutions? 

“Provide a market platform and formation of groups of farmers”

The primary practice is the formation of farmer groups or commodity associations. It is necessary to link farmers to futures markets. Direct marketing, unified market platform, and online marketing are other practices offered for students. Moreover, farmers and terminal markets are necessary. 

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What program insights do you offer at Sampurna Group of institutions? 

“Skills for personality development offered to students”

Students have to acquire various skills to survive in the companies. The classroom presentations and assignments are ways for it. Skills such as administrative skills, analytical skills, business skills, communication skills, critical thinking skills, decision-making skills, interpersonal skills, and knowledge skills are essential. Moreover, problem-solving skills, professional skills, risk management skills, time management skills, technical skills, and writing skills are necessary for a pupil. All these skills will be acquired through personality development programs conducted in the institute during the study.

How does the program ensure that students prepare for the future?

“Create the need for farm value and develop the determination of students”

The course is planned to develop a workforce to cater to the needs of the agricultural industry. It serves as a good option for the students to perform in the corporate sector. Agriculture education is practical. It is driven by the need to create more farm value. Students have to work hard with dedication, devotion, and determination during their studies. 

How did you train faculty in Sampurna Group of institutions?

“Training programs, seminars, and conferences for faculties”

The participation of faculty up-gradation programs, refresher courses, and training are vital parts. Moreover, seminars and conferences provide for staff to deliver courses to pupils. It is up-date of our knowledge and skills in the subject area.

How do you build an industry connection with the programs? 

“Provide growth opportunities to students in several sectors”

The students will be placed in various companies after completing the degree programs. These are seed, fertilizer, pesticide and weedicide companies, and food processing industries. Moreover, modern retail formats like Reliance Fresh, and Star India provide recruitment processes. The other sectors that contain growth opportunities are organic farming, the bio-fertilizer industry, the retail sector, Agri-banking, the Biofuel sector, and FMCGs.

What are the challenges that you faced inculcating the program in the curriculum?

“Establish sustainable marketing models to promote education”

There is a greater need for efforts to facilitate agricultural education for sustainable development. The students are exposed to real farm situations. Production and Marketing are the two faces of a coin. Farmers are well-versed with the latest agricultural technologies, methods, and practices. It helps to increase production. Moreover, farmers are facing problems concerning marketing. Therefore, there is an urgent need for evolving sustainable marketing models. It provides remunerative prices for production. 

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What project types are working through the program in Sampurna Group of institutions?

“Integrated farming system to raise the profit”

Agriculture is considered as the science and practice of activities related to production, processing, marketing, trade distribution, and processed food. It helps in the feed and fiber supply of inputs and services. The farming System is an economically viable and sustainable approach. Several researchers recommend the farming systems approach for research and development. It aids to meet poverty reduction, food, and nutrition security. An integrated farming system is the result of inter-dependent enterprises where an individual farmer allocates certain quantities. The four factors of production are land, labor, capital, and management. It is a multidisciplinary whole-farm approach and solves the problems of small and marginal farmers. The approach aims to increase employment and income from small-holdings by farm enterprises. The integrated Farming system represents a combination of farm enterprises. It is available to the farmer to raise profitability.

What are the career options offered to students after completing the course?

“Employment opportunities in financial, public and private sectors”

The course has wide scope in developing manpower in several areas of operations. It assists to cater co-operatives, agro-based processing industries, financial institutions, public and private companies. The research area in agriculture career varies from farming to commodity broker, buyer, supply planner, and manager. Moreover, purchase officer, procurement officer, relationship manager, agribusiness manager, management trainee, credit manager, recovery officer, and agricultural marketing specialist are other professions available in this field.