Released on: September 8, 2008, 4:20 am

Press Release Author: finessepr

Industry: Agriculture

Press Release Summary: IIM Lucknow recently concluded a Management Development
Programme on Leadership for Innovations in Agriculture for the Directors of Indian
Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Institute during September 01-05, 2008 at
its Lucknow Campus. The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Panjab Singh, Ex Vice
Chancellor, BHU and renowned Agriculture Specialist

Press Release Body: Press Release

8th September 2008

New Delhi


IIM Lucknow organized a Management Development Programme for Directors of ICAR
Institutes on Leadership for Innovations in Agriculture during September 01-05, 2008




IIM Lucknow recently concluded a Management Development Programme on Leadership for
Innovations in Agriculture for the Directors of Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) Institute during September 01-05, 2008 at its Lucknow Campus. The
programme was inaugurated by Dr. Panjab Singh, Ex Vice Chancellor, BHU and renowned
Agriculture Specialist.

The programme was aimed at developing requisite leadership and managerial skills
among participants so that they can successfully work in an inter-disciplinary team
and foster innovative partnerships for complementary interventions. The programme
was attended by 12 Directors and Senior Scientists of Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) Institutes.

A total of 16 sessions on different aspects of managerial and leadership were
organized by the experts with diverse background and experience. In order to impart
practical based learning, group projects on different issues related to managerial
and leadership skills were also done by the participants.

Agriculture sector in India is witnessing an unprecedented paradigmatic shift.
Increasingly the emphasis is shifting from producer-driven to market-led
agricultural development. The National Agricultural Research System (NARS) in India
needs to respond to the twin challenges of facilitating the transition from
producer-driven to market-led agricultural development, and of ensuring
sustainability of livelihoods, particularly of the rural poor in the disadvantaged
regions.

Accordingly, the ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) is implementing the
National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) with the explicit, objective to give
NARS an innovation perspective by transforming it to a pluralistic National
Agricultural Innovation System (NAIS). In the NAIS, public, private and civil
society organizations are expected to be involved together in well-defined
partnerships to pilot accelerated and sustainable transformations of Indian
agricultural to meet national goals.

Institutional learning and capacity building (L&CB) are central to achieving this
transition. Centre for Food and Agribusiness Management (CFAM) at the Indian
Institute of Management Lucknow is to carry out 21 Management Development Programmes
on Leadership, Public-Private Partnerships, Policy Monitoring and Evaluations etc.,
for next four years. In this series of programmes, Management Development Programme
on Leadership for Innovations in Agriculture was recently organized by IIM Lucknow.


It is an acknowledged fact that Agricultural Research Management, in addition to
technical skills and capabilities, involves various other facets of general
management also. Senior agricultural administrators, in order to effectively manage
various research projects, not only have to be good researchers but they also need
to possess good leadership and managerial skills. Importance of imparting managerial
skills to agricultural scientists and administrators has been duly recognized and
emphasised in the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP).

Most research projects of NAIP are to be carried out in consortia mode which
essentially means working in teams in cross-cultural and complex environment.
Consortia leaders should be able to develop, build and lead the research team. The
members are expected to be having wide ranging and diverse skill sets and interests.
They should know how to effectively manage these interests and bring all team
members to a common platform. They will be required to possess excellent
motivational skills. Each consortia member will also be required to be good at
negotiation and conflict resolution.


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