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Blend traditional knowledge with scientific know-how for improving farm productivity.%u2014 Dr. Suri SehgalGrading tomatoes for market, Kolar, Karnataka The agriculture development Program encourages entrepreneurship among small-holder farmers, and landless women in particular, by supplementing the existing sources of income, mitigating the risk of farmers, and in some cases protecting biodiversity, and promoting food security. The team educates farmers about the nuances of various enterprises and business models and facilitates backward and forward linkages. Some of the entrepreneurship activities promoted include high-value crop cultivation, horticulture development, goatery management, and farm machinery, among others.