ABSTRACT
The idea of inventing this machine came when he saw women in his village peeling herbals with their hands few years back. Inspite of agriculture being a major source of livelihood, the productivity as well as profitability in agriculture have been significantly low in the country. In the absence of local entrepreneurship, the opportunities in agriculture are high jacked by outsiders, particularly the urban businessmen and traders, leading to exploitation and deprivation of employment for the farmers. Considering the growing unemployment in rural areas and slow growth of the agricultural sector, it is necessary to tap the opportunities for promoting entrepreneurship in agriculture, which in turn can address the present problems related to agricultural production and profitability. While promoting entrepreneurship, we may consider different types of enterprises in agri-business. Inventor of the portable multipurpose processing unit, he is now providing employment to three dozen women of his village at his aloe vera and amla processing plant.
