Lok Sabha Question No. 3653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Agri Entrepreneurial Cell
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3653

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## AGRI ENTREPRENEURIAL CELL

3653.  SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up an Agri Entrepreneurial Cell to encourage agri start-ups and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has identified the key areas for innovative work related to agri start-ups to be taken up and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has also decided to reserve 20 per cent of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana Fund to set up incubator facilities and to promote entrepreneurs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  monitoring  mechanism  to  ensure  proper utilization of the said funds and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes a policy to nurture agri-startups in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  connect  Farmers  Producers Organization through technology?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  to  (e):  This  Ministry  has  launched  a  new  programme  called  'Innovation  and  agrientrepreneur development'  under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY-RAFTAAR) in 201819 with objective to  promote innovation and agripreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing the incubation ecosystem with 8% of annual outlay of the scheme.

These innovations may  include technological solutions/ processes / products/ services/  business  platforms  etc.  that  could  enhance  productivity  or  increase  efficiency  in agriculture and allied activities.

In this regard, five Knowledge Partners (KPs) and twenty four Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs)  to    encourage  and  strengthen  agri  start-ups  through  this  programme.  List  of designated KPs and R-ABIs is enclosed (Annexure).

To monitor this programme, KPs and RABIs will submit consolidated annual progress report along with audited accounts to  the nodal division of this Ministry.  They will upload physical and financial progress status on their website on a regular basis.

(f): Government  is  implementing  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  scheme  wherein online  trading  of  agriculture  and  horticulture  commodities  is  done  for  transparent  price discovery  for  farmers   for  their  produce  through  competitive  online  bidding  system. So  far, 838 Farmers Producers Organization (FPOs) have been onboarded on e-NAM Platform.

## List  of  Knowledge Partners (KPs) and RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs)

## Knowledge Partners (KPs):

- 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.
- 5)  Assam Agriculture University, Jorhat, Assam.

## RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs)

- 1)  Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Hisar, Haryana
- 2)  CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh
- 3)  IIT-BHU, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- 4)  Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
- 5)  ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
- 6)  Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab
- 7)  Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh
- 8)  Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu
- 9)  IIM, Kashipur, Uttarakhand
- 10)  Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, Kerala
- 11)  ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad, Telangana
- 12)  Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- 13)  Agri innovation and entrepreneurship cell, ANGRAU, Andhra Pradesh
- 14)  National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha
- 15)  S K N Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan
- 16)  Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal
- 17)  Bihar Agricultural University, Bhagalpur, Bihar
- 18)  Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat
- 19)  ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, Maharashtra
- 20)  Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra
- 21)  National Institute of  Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Bengaluru, Karnataka
- 22)  College of Fisheries, Lembucherra, Tripura
- 23)  Department  of  Veterinary  Medicine  College  of  Veterinary  Sciences  &Animal Husbandry, Aizawl, Mizoram
- 24)  College of Horticulture & Forestry, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh

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