Entrepreneurship Development and Communication Skills (Paper Code: 17010605)

Entrepreneurship development: concept of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial and managerial characteristics, managing an enterprise,

Motivation and entrepreneurship development; importance of planning, monitoring, evaluation and follow up; managing competition.

Entrepreneurship development programmes; government schemes and incentives for promotion of entrepreneurship; government policy on small and medium enterprises (SMEs)/SSIs.

Contract farming, public-private partnership; overview of agri-inputs industry; characteristics of Indian agricultural processing and export industry; export policies relevant to agriculture sector

Communication skills: meaning and process of communication: verbal and non-verbal communication; listening, note taking, writing skills, oral presentation skills and fidelity of communication

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Oral presentation skills;

reading and comprehension of general and technical articles;

preparation of business plan,

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