WeSchool set-up an agri-lab on its campus, located in mid-town Matunga, the heart of Mumbai. The lab has been set up as part of the PGDM Agri-Business programme learning process.
Young MBA students will use this as a ‘learning by doing’ space. They will participate in various activities of farming like seed treatment, sowing, crop cultivation practices, harvesting and marketing. Faculty will facilitate the learning by processing the primary experiences of the students into principles of agriculture. The programme now has courses on agri-economics and agri-inputs management.
The lab has various disciplines that make agriculture a multidisciplinary science. The practical learning will happen through orientation to these sciences such as soil science, agri-meteorology, plant pathology, entomology, agri-engineering, agronomy and horticulture. All these are intimately connected with not only crop cultivation but also to industries such as agri-input (seeds, agro-chemicals, fertilizers, agri-equipment) and agri-finance. The agri-lab will give an integrated view to tackle rural projects in future.
It was inaugurated by SK Jain, advocate and Chairman, BV Chitale, Vice Chairman, and the other trustees of Shikshana Prasaraka Mandali.
While inaugurating the lab, SK Jain said, “Indian youth now have a golden chance to lead the emergence of the grassroot economy with their knowledge of the rural sector. Look at rural management as a strong career option that will not only help them add value to the corporates they work but also feel pride and satisfaction by contributing to national growth.”
Uday Salunkhe, Group Director, WeSchool, said, “This type of a lab is meant to ensure effective learning of agriculture-based subjects through immersion-based learning by doing. A well-educated rural manager with a strong knowledge base and skills combined with a social perspective will certainly flourish and create value for themselves, a corporate and society.”