400 crores supply chain project for fruits, vegetables on the cards

                                                 Dr.B.Sudhakar, Director, SIMS

Shinunchonngam Jatak Chiru, Principal Secretary, Directorate of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, Tamilnadu, said.

Creating a robust value chain system at a cost of Rs.400 crores for the fruits, vegetables is on the anvil by the Government. Making organic links in agri supply chain management has become imperative. People have to be made part of the supply chain, ie, the farmers and they should enjoy the income and benefits of this initiative. This initiative by the government will help farmers to add value to their produce by grading and sorting. NABARD, State Government and NGO’s are working towards bringing in e-marketing to the agricultural products making conditions conducive for creating agri entrepreneurs. The outcome of the initiative is to make farmers become farm managers. Specialist in Supply Chain Management has become a sort after person in the industry, especially an MBA with Logistics and Supply Chain. Aspiring young graduates who are planning to do an MBA programme can look at career opportunities in this area and specialize in it. Sankara Institute of Management Science is an MBA college in Coimbatore offering MBA with Logistics and Supply chain Management Specialisation.