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The Government of India has established the Agricultural Centers and Agribusiness Centers Programme, a credit-linkage program to help agriculture graduates set up agribusinesses to improve knowledge transfer, public outreach, and rural employment. The research report outlines the history, mission and development of the Indian Agricultural Clinics and Agribusiness Centers over a decade. This is an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of agricultural clinics and agribusiness centers, training centers, and training programs in the states. Secondary data used in this study was collected from various websites, research publications and newspapers. Survey data shows that compared to the poor performance of southern states (Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra) and northeastern states in areas such as agribusiness, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are doing better in ACABCs, supporting the advancement of the system. To achieve the goals of agricultural clinics and agribusiness centers, the government needs to pay special attention to the northeastern states of the country.
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