Deadline: Ongoing
CCS NIAM Centre for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Skill Development launches “Agripreneurship Orientation Programme” under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR).
Passionate youth/students eager to get integrated incubation support comprising of business mentoring, technical assistance, access to domain experts, marketing and networking support are encouraged to apply. A “two months orientation cum hands on internship with other start-ups” will be imparted to them giving complete exposure of startup ecosystem and requirements for successful start-ups.
Objectives
- To nurture potential agripreneurs by providing training cum internship with other startups to provide them practical, technical and business insights.
- To create and nurture a pipeline of agripreneurs for incubators.
- To make pursuing entrepreneurship related to innovative ideas an attractive career option among other available career choices.
Focus Areas
- Farm Mechanization
- Precision Agriculture
- Supply Chain & Agriculture Logistics
- Post-Harvest, Food Technology & Value addition
- Waste to Wealth & Green Energy
- Agriculture Allied Sectors
- Agri Fintech
- Agricultural Inputs & Biotechnology
- Natural Resource Management
- Agriculture Extension & Education
Benefits
- Upto INR 5,00,000 Grant-in-Aid
- Technology Validation & Backstopping
- Pilot Opportunities
- Business Mentoring from Industry Leaders
- Access to Cutting-Edge Infrastructure
- Market Linkages & Investor’s Connect
How It Works?
- Phase 1
- 2-Month Online Pre-Incubation Program
- What Happens: Once selected, the startups & innovators receive transformational support. The selected individuals & groups participate in mentoring & coaching with the technical experts, business & thought leaders. They also get access to the powerful network of startups & founders. This is one of the strongest networks of change makers who are transforming agriculture & allied sectors.
- The Result: The participants’ prototype is passed through multiple technical validations, business assessments, IP and other checks to create a feasible, viable, and scalable product ready for the market. Finally, the participants get to pitch their product to the panel of experts and the selected startups have the opportunity to get incubation with a Grant-in-Aid of up to INR 5,00,000.
- 2-Month Online Pre-Incubation Program
- Phase 2
- 1-Year Incubation Program
- What Happens: The selected startups receive mentoring and grant-in-aid of up to INR 5,00,000 (in milestone based 3-tranches) to commercially launch their product. They are mentored to run & sustain their business, grow their market linkages & connections, and develop a plan for scaling up. The start-ups also get field trials and pilot opportunities along side.
- The Result: In the program, the startups develop a better product & business acumen, their professional network grows in quantity as well as quality, and they have more options of raising money.
- 1-Year Incubation Program
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant should propose one innovative idea based on technology, service, business platforms etc. for increasing efficiency in agriculture and allied sector.
- The applicants are expected to pursue their entrepreneurial aspirations full time.
- The applicant should have an initial business plan/ proposal for the idea they intend to pursue.
For more information, visit NIAM Agri-Business Incubator (NABI).