Lok Sabha Question No. 4520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Data regarding Agri-tech Start-ups
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4520

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## DATA REGARDING AGRI-TECH START-UPS

4520.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data on the number of Agri-tech Start-ups that have come up in the country during the last two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether these new Agri-tech Start-ups are using emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc. and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of Agri-tech incubation centres that have been set up in the country during the last two-years, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the details of the funds that have been allocated State-wise towards the setting up and promotion of these agri-tech incubation centres?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ िष एवं िकसान काण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (e): The Government of India,  is committed to the development of Agri-startups in  the  country.  Due  to  the  tremendous  support  given  by  the  Government  of  India,  the numbers of startups in Agriculture and allied sectors have reached to more than 7000 in 2022-23 from less than 50 before 2014-15.

The  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare  (DA&FW)  is  implementing 'Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development' programme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY) from  2018-19 with an  objective  to  promote  innovation  and agrientrepreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing an incubation ecosystem in the  country.  Five  Knowledge  Partners  (KPs)  and  twenty  four  RKVY-  Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs) have been appointed by this Department for incubation of startups and  implementation  of  this  programme  across  the  country  during  2018-19,  which  is sufficient to cater the current requirements. The list of these 5 KPs and 24 R-ABIs is at Annexure-I.

Under the programme, the funds are released to KPs and R-ABIs and not statewise.  The  total  numbers  of  865  agri  startups  have  been  supported  with  financial assistance of Rs. 54.15 crores released in installments through various KPs and R-ABIs in last two years including the start-ups from State of Bihar.

Agri-start-ups supported under the programme are at various stage of implementation from idea to scaling and growth stage. These agri-startups are working in different areas  of  agriculture &  allied  sectors  such  as  precision  agriculture,  farm mechanization,  agri  logistics  &  supply  chain,  waste  to  wealth,  organic  farming,  animal husbandry, dairy & fisheries, etc. The emerging technologies developed by agri- startups are providing various affordable and innovative solutions in agriculture and allied sectors.

## 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, Rajasthan.
- 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 & Kashmir
- 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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