Sagar Deshmukh

Faculty at IIT Guwahati

[Chief Secretary, Assam @CSAssam_]

It was a pleasure to join the commemoration of 10 Years of Excellence, Impact and Innovation at the School of Agro and Rural Technology (SART), IIT Guwahati.

Over the past decade, SART has demonstrated how research and technology can move beyond the laboratory and address real challenges on the ground. Its field-first approach has taken innovation to farmers and rural communities across the North-East, with work spanning sustainable agriculture, soil health, post-harvest technologies, renewable energy, digital agriculture and rural entrepreneurship.

The outcomes are significant. The HDFC Parivartan initiative has reached around 1,500 farmers and established five community organisations through technology-led value chains. The NEC-supported soil fertility initiative has trained more than 200 farmers and KVK personnel and is expanding across all eight North-Eastern states. Through RuTAG, SART has for more than a decade worked on frugal and appropriate technologies addressing diverse rural needs.

I had the opportunity to launch the soil fertility initiative at SART earlier this year. Its approach of taking scientific tools to the field and making farmers partners in the innovation process is a valuable example of how research can be made more relevant to the communities it seeks to serve.

SART’s expertise can be meaningfully aligned with the development priorities of Assam. I would encourage closer engagement with government departments on real-life field challenges, greater opportunities for students and young researchers to work on these challenges, and regular capacity-building for farmers and other stakeholders. Such an ecosystem can help convert research into solutions that are tested on the ground, refined through experience and taken to scale.

The next decade should build on this strong foundation, with greater convergence between research, public policy and implementation, and with innovations developed in the North-East finding wider application across the region and beyond.

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@IITGuwahati
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[Anuradha @AnuradhaPughat]

Pathways for delivering technology & driving innovation for sustainable livelihoods…
An Expert Committee (EC) Meeting underway for presentation of shortlisted proposals and review of ongoing projects under the SUNIL programme of SEED division, DST, 29–30 March 2026, ASCI, Delhi.

[Anuradha @AnuradhaPughat]

In the two days review meeting of SUNIL programme @IndiaDST (organised by IARI), EC members deliberated on acceleration of S&T-driven livelihood models and forward & backward linkages aiming to enhance sustainability and scalable impact - reaffirming commitment towards EWS.

[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

Happy to share that I've been selected as Assistant Director at MANAGE!

#NewBeginnings #MANAGE #NewOpportunity

[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

Happy New Year 2023! 🎉

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Happy Dussehra!

[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

MANAGE is organizing National Workshop on “Marketing and Network Linkages for Agri Startups” from October 12 -14, 2022.
Registration link - https://t.co/ZVqbzf09U9
Last date – October 10, 2022
#marketing #network #startups #innovation #linkages #workshop #agritech

[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

MANAGE Training Program on "Regulatory Compliances for Agri Startups" is scheduled during July 25 - 27, 2022.

Registration Link -
https://t.co/vi5iyOn7IQ

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#AgriStartups #Regulations #compliance #Training #startups

[MANAGE India @ManageHyd]

#MANAGE organized a Book Talk on FDP on Pedagogy & Research Methods, on 16-02-22 at 4 PM in MANAGE Library. The #BookTalk featured Dr. Sager Deshmukh sharing his experiences during a training program at the #IndianInstituteofManagementAhmedabad
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[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

@Suchiradipta @DORAssessment @Moumita48214112 @DSTCPRIISc Congratulations and Best wishes!

[MANAGE AC&ABC @acabc_manage]

Refresher Training Programme (RTP) on the thematic area "Establishing Credit Support" commenced on 28th Dec, 2021 via online mode at SIAET, MP for trained Agripreneurs under AC&ABC Scheme.
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Collaborative Refresher Training Programme (RTP) on “Applications of Solar Technologies in Agriculture and Allied Sectors” under Agri-Clinics & Agri-Business Centers Scheme,sponsored by MANAGE Rajendra Nagar Hyderabad during 21-23 October 2021

[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

MANAGE Training Program on “Financial Management for Agri-Startups” is scheduled during October 25-29, 2021

Interested may apply

Registration link -
https://t.co/K4ZxCbYdnk

@CiaManage @acabc_manage @ManageHyd

#agristartups #finance #agribusiness #management

[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

National Conference on Challenges of First Generation Agripreneurs and Agri-Startups in India
06-08 October, 2021 - Online Mode.

Registration link: https://t.co/LYTVm9vSke

Conference Link: https://t.co/h30qI9YrpP

@ManageHyd @CiaManage @acabc_manage
#agristartup #agripreneur

[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

Training Program on “Transforming Agribusiness with Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Block Chain Technologies" is scheduled during Sept 22-24, 2021

Interested may apply

Registration Link:
https://t.co/dE17cdiScU

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[Laurens Klerkx @lauklerkx]

This new OA access paper from @RogerSoraa and Jostein Vik engages, in different ways, with concepts of boundaries and boundary objects in digital fencing. Great concept of 'CyborGoat', merging nature, culture and technology, could be from a SciFi novel! https://t.co/nD3SZRHHb5

[Dr.P.Chandra Shekara @chandraagri]

MANAGE for Agripreneurs @AgriGoI @ManageHyd @MediaCellMANAGE

[MANAGE AC&ABC @acabc_manage]

Celebration of 75000 trained candidates under AC&ABC scheme with Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, Govt. of India @AgriGoI @SecyAgriGoI @chandraagri @NABARDOnline @managehyderabad @ManageHyd

[Sagar Deshmukh @sagdeshmukh]

Scaling Agri-Startups and Enterprises
Kurukshetra (August 2021), A Journal on Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development, GoI.

https://t.co/VpUr7MLBQZ

[Dr.P.Chandra Shekara @chandraagri]

Impact Stories in Agriculture- Agri Clinic and Agri Business Centers Sch... https://t.co/Ek3NNgbQ02 via @YouTube @AgriGoI @SecyAgriGoI @ManageHyd @MANAGEPrograms @Manage_iceage