Smart Agriculture to support the demands of agritech sector - Times of India

To be eligible for MSc Agriculture (Agronomy), students must have a BSc or BSc (hons) Agriculture degree. Industry focus The Institute is planning to set up an industry advisory board consisting of technology firms and traditional agro companies to help leverage the expertise of both the sectors. It is also in talks with Israel, known for its technologically advanced agro industry, to formalise possible collaborations. Job prospects "Since smart agriculture is still at its infancy in India, the onus is on us to convince potential recruiters about the technology-enabled programmes and students' job-readiness. However, food processing, which will be one of the focus areas of the BTech Food Technology programme, is emerging as a sunrise industry and is one of the 25 focus sectors of the government's'Make in India' initiative," Jha says. Agri-based government jobs and food officers looking into food safety, are some of the possible job profiles for this sector. "With agritech having received 300% more funding in 2019 as compared to 2018 according to data released by NASSCOM survey, technology in agriculture is emerging as an area with abundance of opportunities for young entrepreneurs," Jha adds.