1.5-Month Course on Food Entrepreneurship for Food Systems Transformation 

Introduction:
This is a six-week intensive Course designed for entrepreneurs and professionals in the food sector, delivered online in English, to foster innovation and practical business skills within the ecological food space. Through a blend of live online sessions, practical casework, and local fieldwork, participants will learn how to navigate smallholder-focused markets, engage key stakeholders, design ethical business models, and master essential tools for financial planning. 

Participants will gain hands-on knowledge in:

• Sessions run four days a week on Zoom.
• Focuses heavily on developing actionable business competencies—such as systems thinking, strategic communication, and financial viability—specifically for sustainable food entrepreneurship.
• Experiential and cyclical learning pedagogy.
• Facilitators include practitioners and academicians from across the country.
• Opportunity to build collaborative networks with a diverse cohort of participants from all across the country

The Course is open to entrepreneurs working or running retail outlets, restaurants, FPOs, and food processors etc and allied services. and is free of cost.

Duration: The Course runs for 6 weeks online sessions with casework, and fieldwork.

Date: 03.08.2026 – 11.09.2026 

Modules:

• Foundations: Systems thinking, basics of agroecology, understanding markets, and pricing of agricultural commodities.
• Market Stakeholders: Value chain analysis and sustainable business indicators.
• Business Tools: Startup essentials, finances, social media, and food business regulations.

For more details, please refer to the Course Brochure.

Applications for the course are closed.