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GROUP – V : What kind of linkages with private sectors, R & D institutions and the other stake holders are intended to pursue in the future
1. Free exchange of addresses and information of all innovators.
2. Categorization; region, crops, problem wise
3. Free access to database
4. Encourage local, district, region and state level interactions
5. Non-commercial innovations should be exchanged freely
Innovators Associations
1. Should be at three levels : State, Region and National
2. Formation of AD-HOC state association immediately from participants
of first competition
3. National level federation of state association.
4. Only innovators to head the state association.
5. Democracy, transparency and decentralization in the association at all level.
6. Federation must decide structure, mandate contents and nature of organization.
7. Encourage the association of innovators of organic agricultural technology at sub-state level.
Lessons and Suggestions to New Campaign
1. Region/issue/gender specific campaign should be done. Separate category to encourage innovations by women should be formed
Eg. Kitchen garden and orchids - innovations by women, recipe
2. Problem oriented topical innovations
Eg. Solutions to mite disease in coconut
3. Awardees must demonstrate their innovations before their group, women and students in their locality
4. Targeting the awardees. Innovators should be given prizes if they scout innovations
Eg. Ist prize 100 innovations
II nd/state level 50-”-
III rd 25 -”-
Consolation 10 –”-
5. More students from school and colleges should be involved
6. Entries from small scale industrial and cottage industry technologies should be encouraged (Eg:CII)
7. Remove the apprehension of disclosure.
Every year the problems of each category should be discussed.
Patenting and Commercialization
1. NIF and innovators federation should discuss the policies regarding patenting. IN absence of any discussion these policies hold little meaning for the innovators.
2. Patenting of entries to NIF competition must be undertaken by NIF
3. NIF to have advisory board with representatives from concerned Govt. bodies.
4. State Govt. should establish a separate innovator body under CM’s control
5. Individual innovators have to come to agreement only through NIF/associations
6. NIF/association must negotiate with Pvt. Agencies to commercialize the innovation/invention
7. Patenting and commercialization should be left to the discretion of innovators
IIM students are given case studies of innovators as entrepreneurs etc.
Krishi Darshan programs should be held in each language and the message should be passed in the informal sector about NIF
