| Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centres Scheme (AC & ABC Scheme) was launched in April 2002 by Government of India with the objective to supplement the public extension system through committed private extension services at free or nominal cost by educated and trained candidates in a self employment mode. The present research was conducted to study the problem faced by entrepreneurs during establishment of under the AC & ABC scheme in Gujarat. Total 100 established agripreneurs under the scheme were selected for the study. The primary data were collected during the year 2018 to 2020 from established agripreneurs using a structured questionnaire. Garrets ranking method and percentage analysis techniques were used for analysing the problems faced by entrepreneurs during the establishment of the agriventures. From the present study, it can be concluded that major problems perceived by agriprenerus during the establishment of agriventure were high rate of interest on loan and not getting correct picture about the rate of interest, subsidy and collateral security by banks and NABARD. Majority of agripreneurs suggested that the rate of interest and margin money should be low, facilitate frequent interactions, better co-ordination and networking opportunity for agripreneurs and better linkage between the training institutes with financial institutions for loan sanction can help in establishment of agriventures.
Keywords: Agriclinics, agribusiness centers, agripreneurs, agriventures
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