New Delhi: The Government of India accords very high priority to the agriculture sector. In order to contribute directly and indirectly to enhancing the income of farmers by providing opportunites to them and to provide employment to youth, start-ups are being encouraged.
Ministry of Agriculture is funding startups under the innovation and agripreneurship component of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana in 2020-21. Besides, 112 startups have already funded for a sum of Rs. 1185.90 lakhs, 234 startups in the agriculture and allied sectors will be funded for a sum of Rs. 2485.85 lakhs. 24 RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs) from across the country have also been appointed.
A component, Innovation and Agri-entrepreneurship Development programme has been launched under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana in order to promote innovation and agripreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem.These start-ups are in various categories such as agro-processing, artificial intelligence, digital agriculture, farm mechanisation, waste to wealth, dairy, fisheries etc.
DAC&FW has selected 5 Knowledge Partners (KPs) as Centres of Excellence. These are –
(1) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad,
(2) National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) Jaipur,
(3) Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) Pusa, New Delhi,
(4) University of Agriculture Science , Dharwad, Karnataka and
(5) Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat, Assam
To know more details on Agri-entrepreneurship, RKVY website: https://rkvy.nic.in may be visited.
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