ICAR-Indian Soybean Research Institute, Indore, organised a programme on “Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Soybean Sector” for the school children of Sunshine School, Khandwa Road, Indore under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav commemorating 75 glorious years of Independent India. In this program, school students and teachers were briefed about the Agri Business Incubation Center recently established at the ICAR-IISR  primarily for conducting skill oriented training programmes for the youth interested to initiate start up programme on soybean food derivatives. 

At the beginning of the program, B. U. Dupare, Head, Crop Production Department, recited the Preamble of the Constitution. In his brief speech, Dr Dupare informed about the prospects of entrepreneurial opportunities in soybean along with the health benefits associated with the soybean based food products. He also said that despite successful commercial cultivation of soybean crop for the last 40 years in the state of Madhya Pradesh, the food uses of soybean till now are negligible despite its usefulness and neutraceutical composition ie. richness in protein, vitamins, iron, calcium and other medicinal properties.

During the programme, the winners of the poster competition Kumari Khushi, Dipesh Chauhan and Nitin Chauhan were honored by giving first, second and third prizes. The programme was conducted in the presence of School Director Anjana Kuishwaha and Vice Principal Abhishek Mandloi who appreciated the activities conducted by the ICAR-IISR in promoting secondary agriculture in soybean sector. The program was conducted by Shyam Kishore Verma, Assistant Chief Technical Officer and vote of thanks by Ramendra Nath Srivastava, Chief Technical Officer.