Lok Sabha Question No. 5342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: High-tech Services in Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5342 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH  APRIL, 2022

## High-TECH SERVICES IN AGRICULTURE

5342.    SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU:

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

- (a) Whether  any  steps  have  been/are  being  taken  for  delivery  of  digital  and  hi-tech services to farmers with involvement of public sector research and extension institutions along with private agri-tech players and stakeholders of agri-value chain, a scheme in PPP mode; and
- (b) If  so,  the  progress  made  thereunder,  State-wise  and  if  not,  the  reasons  for  not taking such steps till now?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b):    Government has taken following steps to provide digital and hi-tech services which will open up opportunities for Private Entrepreneurs:
- i. The Department has constituted a high level Task Force, which is in the process of finalizing a report on India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) which would lay down the architecture of Digital AgriStack with unique ID for farmers, and standards for interoperability between various data streams in the Agristack. This would open up possibilities for developing services and solutions by Private Entrepreneurs.
- ii. Provisions  are  being  made  under  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund  (AIF)  to  fund private agritech players.
- iii. Government  of  India  has  made  an  announcement  in  the  Union  Budget  2022 regarding the setting up of a fund routed through NABARD under a co-investment model to finance startups in the agritech space.
- iv. Government is providing financial assistance through Sub Mission on Agricultural (SMAM)  to  Farm  Machinery  Training  and  Testing  Institutes  (FMTTIs),  Indian Council  for  agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  Institutes,  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendra  (KVK), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) for  drone  demonstrations  and  for  establishment/upgrading  the  Custom  Hiring Centres  (CHCs)/  Hi-Tech  Hub  for  providing  agricultural  services  by  using  drone technology. Drone service providers can also avail benefits of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund.
- v. Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojna  (RKVY)  is  a  central  Sponsored  scheme.  State  can implement projects under RKVY in PPP mode by approving such projects by the State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) of the state. List of projects approved by some states in PPP mode under RKVY is given at Annexure -I.
- vi.  A component called 'Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development' has been launched under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY-RAFTAAR) in 2018-19 with the  objective  of  promoting  innovation  and  agri-entrepreneurship  by  providing financial  support  and  nurturing  the  incubation  ecosystem.  Under  this  programme, start-ups  are  encouraged  to  use  innovative  technologies  to  resolve  challenges faced in agriculture and allied sectors. A total of 799 start-ups have been selected in various areas of agriculture and allied sectors under this programme for providing financial  support  through  Knowledge  Partners  and  Agri  Business  Incubators appointed by government for implementation of this programme. List of KPs and RABIs is given at annexure-II.
- vii. The Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has been supporting Agri-based startups  under  the  project  called  National  Agriculture  Innovation  Fund  (NAIF) initiated  in  year  2016-2017.  It  has  two  components  viz.  I.  Innovation  Fund;  II. Incubation Fund and National Coordinating Unit (NCU):

a.  Component I: 10 Zonal Technology Management Units and 89 Institute Technology Management Units (ITMUs) established in 99 ICAR institutes provide a single-window mechanism to manage innovations, showcase intellectual assets, and pursue matters related  to  intellectual  property  (IP)  management  and  transfer/commercialization  of technologies in these institutes.

- b.  Component II: Agri-business Incubator Centres (ABICs) are set up to speed up the delivery  of  the  new  technologies  to  stake  holders.  The  ABICs  are  the nodal  point  to provide the desired link for Agriculture Research & Development (R&D) Institutions for incubation/ commercialization of the validated technologies. So far, 50 Agri-Business Incubation  Centers  have  been  established  and  are  operational  in  the  ICAR  network under the NAIF scheme. List of ABICs under ICAR is given at Annexure-III.

## Annexure -I

| List of PPPIAD Projects approved under RKVY during 2015-16 to 2021-22 as on 07.03.2022   | List of PPPIAD Projects approved under RKVY during 2015-16 to 2021-22 as on 07.03.2022   | List of PPPIAD Projects approved under RKVY during 2015-16 to 2021-22 as on 07.03.2022   | List of PPPIAD Projects approved under RKVY during 2015-16 to 2021-22 as on 07.03.2022                     | List of PPPIAD Projects approved under RKVY during 2015-16 to 2021-22 as on 07.03.2022   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr No                                                                                    | Name of the State                                                                        | ProjectID                                                                                | Commencement Project Name                                                                                  | Total Cost (in crore)                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                  | GJ/RKVY- HORT/2018/700                                                                   | 2018-19 A project on creating wealth from waste under PPP mode                                             | 1.75                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                  | GJ/RKVY- CROP/2020/857                                                                   | 2020-21 PPPIAD- for Groundnut farmers of Saurashtra region of                                              | 31.15                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                        |                                                                                          | KA/RKVY- 2019-20                                                                         | Implementation of PPP-IHD                                                                                  | 7.00                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                        |                                                                                          | HORT2019/1003 KA/RKVY- HORT/2019/1007                                                    | 2018-19 Integrated Development of Horticulture under PPP-IHD                                               | 3.00                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                        |                                                                                          | KA/RKVY- OTHR/2019/1023                                                                  | 2019-20 Public Private Partnership for Integrated Agriculture Development (PPPIAD)                         | 15.00                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                        |                                                                                          | KA/RKVY- HORT/2020/1153                                                                  | 2020-21 Implementation of PPP IHD                                                                          | 2.00                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                        |                                                                                          | KA/RKVY- OTHR2020/1185                                                                   | 2020-21 Public Private Partnership for                                                                     | 9.50                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                        |                                                                                          | KA/RKVY- HORT/2016/750                                                                   | 2016-17 Implementation of PPP-IHD (Public Private Partnership-                                             | 16.36                                                                                    |
| 9                                                                                        |                                                                                          | KA/RKVY- OTHR/2017/838                                                                   | 2017-18 PPP model for production of Bio-                                                                   | 2.00                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                       |                                                                                          | KA/RKVY- MRKT/2017/934                                                                   | 2017-18 PPPIAD & formation of FPO                                                                          | 6.00                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                       |                                                                                          | KA/RKVY- OTHR/2018/993                                                                   | 2018-19 Public Private Partnership for                                                                     | 5.37                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                       | Maharahstra                                                                              | MH/RKVY- HORT/2015/395 2015-16                                                           | Financial Assistance for hiring of machinery for viticulture management (MRDBS) - Grapes (PPP-IAD) 2015-16 | 14.41                                                                                    |

| 13                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- CROP/2015/409                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                   | Rice (Saguna Bagh - Karjat) PPP-IAD 2015-16                                                                                                                            | 2.02                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 14                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- HORT/2015/419                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                   | Vegetable (Kay bee Exports) PPP-IAD 2015-16                                                                                                                            | 1.96                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- HORT/2015/420                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                   | White Onion Project (Jain Irrigation) PPP- IAD 2015-16                                                                                                                 | 0.16                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- HORT/2015/423                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                   | Vegetable (Akash Agri Solutions) PPP- IAD 2015-16                                                                                                                      | 6.14                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- HORT/2015/427                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                   | Onion Seed Production (East West Seed India) PPP-IAD 2015-16                                                                                                           | 0.45                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- CROP/2015/433                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                   | Improving lives of Cotton Growing farmers in Vidarbha, (AFPRO, BCI) PPP- IAD 2015-16                                                                                   | 0.42                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- CROP/2015/434                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                   | Collaborative Project for Cotton Mechanization for state of Maharashtra (John Deere) PPP- IAD 2015-16                                                                  | 0.01                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- DDEV/2020/645                                                                    | 2020-21                                                                                   | Financial assistance under the scheme of PPP-AID-RKVY- RAFTAAR scheme Expansion of dairy unit and other allied items (Marathwada Agro Process Farmer Producer Company) | 7.26                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                        | MH/RKVY- DDEV/2020/646                                                                    | 2020-21                                                                                   | Financial assistance under the scheme of RKVY (PPP-IAD)for expansion & Modernization of existing dairy unit and other allied items                                     | 11.83                                                                                     |                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                        | MN/RKVY- FISH/2021/300                                                                    | 2020-21                                                                                   | Cage Culture in open waters of Khuga Dam reservoirs @Rs. 1.60 lakhs/cage for 34 nos. of cages under PPP model.                                                         | 0.54                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| 23                                                                                        | OR/RKVY- HORT/2018/819                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                                   | Establishment of Centre of Excellence in Horticulture on Organic Farming in PPP mode                                                                                   | 7.03                                                                                      |                                                                                           |
| Note: Based on the information uploaded on RDMIS of RKVY Portal by the State Governments. | Note: Based on the information uploaded on RDMIS of RKVY Portal by the State Governments. | Note: Based on the information uploaded on RDMIS of RKVY Portal by the State Governments. | Note: Based on the information uploaded on RDMIS of RKVY Portal by the State Governments.                                                                              | Note: Based on the information uploaded on RDMIS of RKVY Portal by the State Governments. | Note: Based on the information uploaded on RDMIS of RKVY Portal by the State Governments. |

## 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

## Annexure-III

## List of 50 Agri-Business Incubators Network under National Agriculture Innovation Fund (NAIF) scheme of ICAR

| S No   | Institute Name                                                                                        |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.     | ICAR-Central Avian Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly                                            |
| 2.     | ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal                                            |
| 3.     | ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai                                          |
| 4.     | ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar                                         |
| 5.     | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai                                                 |
| 6.     | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin                                                |
| 7.     | ICAR-Central Institute of Post-harvest Engineering & Technology, Ludhiana                             |
| 8.     | ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai                                      |
| 9.     | ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod                                           |
| 10.    | ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla                                                        |
| 11.    | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi                                                |
| 12.    | ICAR -Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam                                                          |
| 13.    | ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack                                                        |
| 14.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru                                            |
| 15.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research, Hyderabad                                                  |
| 16.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad                                                 |
| 17.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode                                                   |
| 18.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research, Varanasi                                                 |
| 19.    | ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly                                        |
| 20.    | ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad                                  |
| 21.    | ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal                                                        |
| 22.    | ICAR-National Institute of Natural Fiber Engineering and Technology, Kolkata                          |
| 23.    | ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad                                                      |
| 24.    | ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Guwahati                                                        |
| 25.    | ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram                                       |
| 26.    | ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore                                                         |
| 27.    | ICAR-Central Citrus Research Institute, Nagpur                                                        |
| 28.    | ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow                                          |
| 29.    | ICAR-Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute, Avikanagar                                              |
| 31.    | ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics, Bengaluru                 |
| 32.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums, Ranchi                                              |
| 33.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Ranchi                                           |
| 34.    | ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi                               |
| 35.    | ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli                                              |
| 36.    | ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa                                             |
| 37.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur                                                      |
| 38.    | ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur                                                    |
| 39.    | ICAR-Directorate of Rapeseed Mustard Research, Bharatpur                                              |
| 40.    | ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research, Junagadh                                                      |
| 41.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research, Ludhiana ICAR-Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research, Pune |
| 42.    |                                                                                                       |
| 43.    | ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur                                                           |
| 44.    | ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Anand                                     |
| 45.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram                                          |
|        | ICAR-Research Complex for Eastern Region, Patna                                                       |
| 47.    |                                                                                                       |
| 48.    | ICAR-Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Lucknow                                                  |
| 50.    | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT),Hyderabad                  |

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