MANAGE launched MDP for Shriram Farm Solutions

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) commenced a five-day Management Development  Program (MDP) titled "LEAD NXT: Leadership Beyond Today" for senior  leaders/professionals from Shriram Farm Solutions (SFS), a company having  strategic business units in agri-inputs, sugar, cement, and PVC Resins. 

The program aims at equipping participants with advanced leadership and strategic management skills tailored for the evolving agri-business landscape. Dr.M. Srikanth, Director (ABM) and Course Director, delivered inaugural address and opined that the trainees today from SFS will lead the company from ten years down the line. 

Essentially, Dr. M. Srikanth advised the participants to make best use of the MDP by engaging in intellectual discussions apart from latest books on agri-business management. While addressing the participants,  Sanjay Chhabra, Executive Director &  Business Head of Shriram Farm Solutions reinforced that the "scientific rationale" was used to handpick these 20 high-potential employees for the MDP (20 out of 125  Managers). 

He described the program as a form of "intellectual nudging" and  challenged the participants to move  towards initiative-driven thinking and active engagement in every  classroom discussion of the MDP . Mahadev Suvarna, Senior VP – Specialty Plant  Nutrition at Shriram Farm Solutions, emphasized that as the industry navigates through digital transformation, the insights  gained must be translated into field level implementation to prepare the next  generation of future leaders. 

Delivering his keynote address, Dr. Sagar Hanuman Singh, IPoS, Director General of MANAGE noted that the rigorous screening of these specific participants reflects a conscious corporate investment in human capital, urging the cohort to utilize the MDP effectively for both their individual betterment and the long-term advancement of the company.