Micro-Enterprises in Agriculture

Identification of commercially viable technology is very
important for the success of any enterprise. To catalyze the
process of technology transfer, author of this book conducted more than 200 seminars, conferences, training and demonstration programs apart from regular counselling services. In this book effort has been made to select sustainable technologies developed by various Labs/
Institutions of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research,
reputed private Institutions and NGOs in the micro/small
scale level which would be useful for the entrepreneur. The
areas covered include promising agro based industries such as medicinal plants, sweeteners, food processing industries like gravy-mix, fruits and vegetables, Spirulina, Sugarcane beverage, energy devices like solar appliances, bio-diesel from jatropha, biomass gasifier, waste utilization like flyash, pollution control device like activated carbon mask, polymers, general technologies like Aloe-Vera, herbal
phenyl, MCR tiles among others. The book is useful for the entrepreneurs, technology consultants and policy makers working in the field of Technology Development.