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Greater Malabar Initiative (GMI)
GMI focuses on bringing malabar region into tourism map with home stay, etc. We visited Rubber plantations near Kozhikode in the backdrop of beautiful Wayanad foothills. Rubber plantations also provides plenty of opportunities for automating the cutting, collection processes. It is always good moving up in the value chain, as it protects the farmers from price volatility. There are entrepreneurial opportunists in value addition of rubber. It’s important to create a local investor community that would support these entrepreneurs as they can connect with the problems better. Good discussions with few HNIs in Kozhikode around this.
At Kisanmitr (https://kisanmitr.gov.in/) reverse pitch NSRCEL IIMB alum/incubatee L Elijah Raiveio from Manipur asked for a drone to lift his wild apples from hard to reach places. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati came forward then, and happy to see the students and Prof. Chivukula V. Sastri explaining the reaper drone that could help him.
Amazing energy at North East Research Conclave at Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati !
Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India Dr Sapna Poti Mohanish Borana Guwahati Biotech Park
