Bio Agri Input Producers Association (BIPA), a Hyderabad based not for profit industry body working towards the use of biological technology for sustainable Agri in India and across the globe signed two separate MoUs (Memorandum of Understandings). One is with National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) and the other one is with The Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU). These were signed in a special function held on Saturday late evening in Hotel Park Hyatt, Hyderabad.
MANAGE is an autonomous Institute by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. PJTSAU is a state agriculture university. The MoU with MANAGE was signed and exchanged between Dr KRK Reddy, President of Bio Agri Input Producers Association and Dr. P. Chandra Shekara Director General MANAGE.
The second MoU with PJTSAU was signed by Dr KRK Reddy, President, on behalf of BIPA and Dr. S. Sudheer Kumar, Registrar on behalf of PJTSAU and exchanged by Dr KRK Reddy and Dr. V. Praveen Rao, Vice Chancellor of PJTSAU.
The two MoUs are to carry out bio-efficacy trials and other studies required for regulatory purposes as well as collaborate research, extension. These will be mutually beneficial for students, faculty for exchange, collaboration, and utilisation of in-house R&D for mutual benefit.
Speaking on the occasion Dr KRK Reddy said the objective of BIPA is to integrate Indian Industry and give it, it’s due recognition. The action points after these MoUs will be extension, collaboration, research and trials.
Speaking on the occasion Dr. P. Chandra Shekara said MANAGE is appointed by the Ministry as the nodal agency to promote Natural Farming. Though there are no package practices readily available, we will look at community validated practices, screen and validate them. And mobilize scientific evidence and prepare the ground for natural farming to grow.
He highlighted various opportunities which BIPA can encash from MANAGE such as talent pool of Agri Business Management Alumni, Agri Trained Youth, Micro enterprises, trained input dealers and Agri Start-ups. All these platforms and talent pool is open to BIPA, he said.
PJTSAU envisions itself as a Centre of Excellence, a one-stop destination for agricultural innovation encompassing Education, Research and Extension through all its faculties, to empower farmers and rural communities ensuring evergreen prosperity, to create, foster and present to the world a crop of altruistic agricultural leaders and entrepreneurs who will strive to work for an ecologically and nutritionally balanced future for the State, country and the world at large.
BIPA is a not-for-profit organization working towards the use of biological technology that includes but is not restricted to bio-pesticides, bio-stimulants, biofertilizers, semi chemicals, environmental management for sustainable Agri in India and across the globe.