{"id":29755,"date":"2026-09-07T17:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/?p=29755"},"modified":"2026-09-07T17:18:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T17:18:23","slug":"skuast-k-bio-enzyme-academy-join-hands-to-turn-waste-into-wealth-in-jk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/2026\/09\/07\/skuast-k-bio-enzyme-academy-join-hands-to-turn-waste-into-wealth-in-jk\/","title":{"rendered":"SKUAST-K, Bio-Enzyme Academy join hands to turn Waste into Wealth in J&K"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week-long training will cover bio-enzyme preparation, quality control, packaging, branding, business planning, marketing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 07: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir) has joined hands with the Bio-Enzyme Entrepreneurs Academy of India, Bengaluru, to promote bio-enzyme entrepreneurship as a waste-to-wealth opportunity and create avenues for self-employment among students, farmers and rural entrepreneurs in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n

A one-week Certificate Course, as per an official statement, on \u201cBio-Enzyme Entrepreneurship\u201d was inaugurated Monday at the Vice Chancellor\u2019s Secretariat, Shalimar Main Campus. Organised by the SKUAST-K Innovation and Incubation Entrepreneurship Centre (SKIIE) in collaboration with the Academy, the programme focuses on hands-on training in bio-enzyme production, value addition and marketing, with an emphasis on developing sustainable micro-enterprises.<\/p>\n

The inaugural function was attended by senior officers and faculty members of the University, along with academicians, scientists, entrepreneurs and trainee participants. Guests of Honour included Priti Rao, President, Bio-Enzyme Entrepreneurs Academy of India; Prof. Raihana Habib Kanth, Director Extension; Prof. M. Altaf Bhat, Director Education; Prof. Azmat Alam Khan, Registrar; Er. Ab Rashid Bhat;\u00a0 Mahendra Pyati, and B.C. Kiran.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the occasion, the Vice Chancellor appreciated SKIIE for introducing the innovative programme and stressed the potential of converting agricultural and kitchen waste into value-added, eco-friendly products. He said such initiatives align with the University\u2019s mandate of translating research and knowledge into entrepreneurship and self-reliance, and encouraged participants to use the training to establish enterprises and contribute to the green economy.<\/p>\n

Priti Rao highlighted the national scope of bio-enzyme-based enterprises and apprised participants of the technical and market support available through the Academy.<\/p>\n

During the event, the University and the Bio-Enzyme Entrepreneurs Academy of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in the field. A booklet titled \u201cA Genuine Startup Dosage: Hazrat Sheikh ul Alam (RA) Entrepreneurship Model,\u201d authored by Naveed Hamid, CEO, SKIIE Centre, was also launched.<\/p>\n

The event further witnessed the launch of startup products of M\/s XYVA Naturals Pvt. Ltd. and the SKUAST-K SAFART Passport, conceptualised by Naveed Hamid and developed by Muaolim, B.Tech Biotechnology student.<\/p>\n

The week-long training will cover bio-enzyme preparation, quality control, packaging, branding, business planning and marketing, besides on-site visits to landfills, waste areas and fruit mandis. The programme combines classroom sessions, hands-on demonstrations and interactions with resource persons and industry experts.<\/p>\n

The inaugural session concluded with a pledge ceremony led by the CEO, SKIIE Centre, with participants committing to responsible and sustainable entrepreneurial practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Week-long training will cover bio-enzyme preparation, quality control, packaging, branding, business planning, marketing SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 07: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir) has joined hands with the Bio-Enzyme Entrepreneurs Academy of India, Bengaluru, to promote bio-enzyme entrepreneurship as a waste-to-wealth opportunity and create avenues for self-employment among students, farmers and rural […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29755"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29757,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29755\/revisions\/29757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kashmirthunder.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}