1. Presented by Dayanidhi Huidrom President, SAFI
Project proposal
INNOVATIVE
MANIPUR
A web-platform where anyone can immerse themselves and contribute in galloping state innovativeness
Presented by
Dayanidhi Huidrom
President, SAFI

2. Society for Agriculture, Food and Innovation
SAFI is a not for profit voluntary organisation registered under Societies Registration Act. The domains with which SAFI works are; agriculture, food and innovation. SAFI envisions to work closely with the people and uplifts their occupation through knowledge and technology intervention, networking and imbibing sense of dignity. Building on the faith of our people, SAFI aspires to play a leading role in achieving the following objectives.  

3. Objectives of SAFI
To augment the overall development of agricultural practices, post-harvesting and food processing and contribute in raising the productivity and living standards of farming community and all stakeholders in the food chain in sustainable and nature friendly manner.
To diffuse the requisite skills and knowledge to farmers in managing the farms in better fashion through training, demonstration and interaction with experts and fellow farmers.
To demonstrate, deploy and diffuse new technologies to the farmers and food processors in the area of cultivation, irrigation system, soil management, weather forecasting, pest management, food processing, etc.
To professionalize farmers in their occupation by providing round the year extension services and advices. This may include interactive telephonic services, radio, internet etc.
To undertake surveys and analyse the agricultural bottlenecks and suggest means for troubleshooting and assisting agricultural and food policies of state and nation.
 To take up nutritional intervention measures in mitigating nutrition related health issues
To publish journals, newsletters and reports and exchange information between the ground and tables and to maintain a dynamic web portal to funnel all the information related to agriculture and food processing and delivering them to stakeholders in an easy, friendly and systematic manner thereby to act as an information hub.
To recognise the grassroots’ inventiveness of the state and promote innovators in scaling up their ideas into a concrete model so as to solve social and technological problems of the society besides commercialisation.

4. Vision
 To become a repository of agri, food and nutrition and innovation related knowledge resources and enabler in fulfilling state dream of self sufficiency and growth through knowledge/ technology dissemination and sharing.
 To be a thought leader in national/ regional issues related to agri, food, nutrition and innovation and play pro-active role providing intellectual and scientific input.
To be a leader in recognising innovative potential and assist them in scaling up into business enterprises.

5. Few facts about grassroot’s innovation
Manipur has one of the largest pools of unaided innovation in the informal sector according to NIF* database.
Many local problems are solved by grassroots’ innovation.
Many of them are not properly documented.
They work in ‘closed’ chamber. So, narrow outlook.
*National Innovation Foundation

6. But, unfortunately THEY ARE STUCKED SOMEWHERE
No/ little commercial successes
Impact on their life and society is marginal

7. Why need to push up Personal Societal Higher income
Opening up their minds
Networking with experts/ investors
Culture of innovative/ creative thinking
Driving state economy
Spin out development in many other sectors

8. Scenario of innovation ecosystem
Innovation promotion agencies
Plus points
Negative points
Motivated staff under able leadership
Generous support to innovators
Under staff, No office
NIF
No staff
No point for interaction with innovators
DST (Central)
Large pool of money
Innovator
DST (Manipur)
No dedicated staff for innovation
No money
No dedicated fund for innovation
Lack of motivation
MASTEC
Well established office

9. Where are the common pitfalls?
Poor scouting and documentation
Poor integration of innovations into the established ecosystem.
No mechanism to get people involved.
No system to scale up or leverage innovations (entrepreneurship).

10. One but an important step.........
INNOVATIVE
MANIPUR
A web-platform where anyone can immerse themselves and contribute in galloping state innovativeness
A dream project

11. Deliverables Database for innovation/ innovators
Write-up
Audio-visual/ graphics
Tools for crowd funding
Interactive mentoring
Platform for business tie-up
On-ground support by SAFI
Networking

12. Why so important?
Could be one of the best models to support innovation and entrepreneurship.
Anyone can team up with the innovators and do business together.
Enlarging the scope for funding opportunities - crowdfunding
Integrating innovation with business – launchpad for entrepreneurship

13. How it works Scouting Documentation Scrutiny/ assessment
Structuring and analytics (type of support, fund requirement,
Intelligent Web-portal
Crowd sourcing

14. Web is the heart of the project
INNOVATIVE
MANIPUR
SAMPLE
Egg Incubator
Eeri reeling machine
Product video
How to contact
How you can help
Innovator profile
Product video
How to contact
How you can help
Innovator profile

15. What we are looking from NAMA?+
IT consultancy +
Technical advices

16. Budgeting for project start-up
Items
INR
Web designing
appx
50000
Videography
10 INR
20000
Graphics
30000
Assistant
per month
3000
Conveyance
5000
Overhead
@25%
27000
Total
(2700 $)

17. Thank you

18. For further information:
Dayanidhi Huidrom