Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) is a Delhi-based development organization, which is actively engaged in agriculture and rural development. It is one of the largest networks of agriculture and allied sector professionals in the world. ISAP to its credit operates in One Million farm households in Livelihood Enhancement Programs (200 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), 2000 Women SHGs); Incubated 2458 Agribusiness Enterprises; trained more than 10,000 BPL youth on vocational skills; 31 Community Water Treatment Plants: 2 Rural Hospitals (100 beds capacity) across 5000 Villages in 250 Blocks of 100 Districts in 18 States with its 25 Field Offices and 300 Employees.
ISAP has promoted 200 Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) under various livelihood promotion programs in the states of Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. All these FPCs are federated as ‘Federation of Indian FPOs & Aggregators’ (FIFA – www.fifaindia.in). Member FPCs of FIFA had cumulative turnover of more than INR 200 Crore in last two years.
ISAP has incubated more than 2450 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) in agri sector. Cumulative average annual turnover these business units is more than INR 150 Crore. As a next logical step, ISAP has promoted a full-fledged business incubation agency in the name of Indigram Labs Foundation (ILF – www.indigramlabs.org). ILF focuses primarily on start-ups operating in agriculture, health wellness and renewable energy sector.
Health projects are now being taken care by its sister concern, Indian Society of Healthcare Professionals (ISHP – http://ishpindia.org/), which is also a not-for-profit organization. Various projects, which are being implemented by ISHP include ICT based Health Care Solutions, Mobile Medical Units, Medical Camps, Skill Development, Public Health Infra and Research etc.
ISAP actively deploys ICT for information exchange and knowledge sharing. Indian Agriculture Professionals (IAP) on Facebook has a membership of nearly 229,000 individuals. ISAP's Facebook page also has an extensive outreach as reflected in the more than half a million likes on its various posts and comments related to a wide range of topics on sustainable agriculture, market access and farming innovations. To cater to localized needs of agri-professionals, ISAP has also promoted vernacular versions of IAP.
