08/05/2026
🌱 Visit to “Different Agri-Enterprises” in Sambalpur district Successfully Conducted 🌱 as a part of Education Policy:2020.
educational exposure visit for the undergraduate students of Botany, Zoology & Chemistry of AIMS College of +3 Science, Pardhiapali, Sambalpur was successfully organized by Abhinavakrishi Research Organization Sambalpur Odisha in association with college, Pardhiapali, Sambalpur on 08 May 2026. exposure visit was a part of Education Policy 2020.
The students visited several innovative agri-enterprises and gained practical exposure on:
✅ Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) activities
✅ Odisha’s first Solar Cold Storage
✅ Eustoma cultivation under Polyhouse
✅ Mushroom cultivation units
✅ Marigold farming
✅ Integrated farming systems
✅ Vermicomposting, Modern Dairy & Pisciculture
✅ Tissue Culture techniques
✅ Biofloc fish farming
✅ Indoor Saffron cultivation
✅ Cordyceps mushroom farming
participant students interacted with successful -entrepreneurs and learned about agriculture, protected cultivation, agri-biotechnology, and rural agri- entrepreneurship opportunities.
sincerely thank Ms. Prachi Patel (CEO, SSFPCL), Shri Manbodh Barik(Managing Director) of Sabuja Santanpali Farmer Producer Company Ltd. for coordinating the visit.
are also thankful to Shri Lingraj Sahu (Progressive Mushroom cm flower grower), Shri Itesh Pradhan (Progressive Eustoma flower grower) from Santanpali village, Jujumura Sambalpur.
are highly greatful to Shri Sitikantha Behera (Founder of Utkarsh Nature Village) , and Shri Dibyaraj Beriha (Founder of DR Biotech for sharing their valuable experiences and insights with the students.
The programme was coordinated by Shri Abhishek Swain Jata Sahu , Trustee Members of ARO, Sambalpur.
We are also thankful to the staff members Srinibas Patra Tinku Patra of AIMS college Sambalpur for their mind cooperation.
exposure visits help bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world agricultural innovations while motivating youth towards agri-entrepreneurship and sustainable rural development.
Abhinavakrishi Research Organisation Sambalpur,Odisha, India. Dharmendra Pradhan Indian Council of Agricultural Research Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals