Lok Sabha Question No. 3073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Agro-Entrepreneurship Development Programme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3073

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH, 2022

## AGRO-ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

3073.     SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA

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

- (a)  the  main  features  of  the  Innovation  and  Agro  Entrepreneurship  Development Programme;
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this programme in Rajasthan;

(c) the details of the target set and achievements made there under so far;

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  percentage  for  women  under  this programme; and

- (e)  if  so,  the  details  of  number  of  women  supported  through  this  programme  in Rajasthan so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) This Ministry  has  launched a  component  called 'Innovation and  AgriEntrepreneurship  Development' under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVYRAFTAAR)  in 2018-19 with an objective to promote innovation and agrientrepreneurship by providing financial support and nurturing an incubation ecosystem. In this connection, this Ministry has appointed five  Knowledge Partners (KPs)  as  Center  of  Excellence  and  twenty  four  RKVY-RAFTAAR  Agribusiness

Incubators (R-ABIs) from across the country for implementation of this programme. List of KPs and R-ABIs is enclosed at Annexure.

Besides,  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).

- (b) Under  the  Innovation  and  Agri-Entrepreneurship  Development  programme, the funds are sanctioned, allocated and utilized KP and R-ABI wise and not statewise. However, the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized in respect of National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM), Jaipur and Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture  University  (SKNAU),  Jobner  functioning  under  'Innovation  and  AgriEntrepreneurship programme in Rajasthan are given below.

Amount in Rs. in lakh

|   Allocation |   Release |   Utilization |
|--------------|-----------|---------------|
|       2121.1 |    1389.3 |        959.47 |

- (c) A target of maximum of 20 startups per KP and RABI for each category of seed and pre-seed is to be supported in a financial year.

So far, 799 startups on an all India basis have been provided financial and technical support  in  the  area  of  agriculture  and  allied  sectors  by  various  KPs  and  R-ABIs under  Innovation  and  Agri-entrepreneurship  programme.  Rs.  4299.21  lakhs  in installments has been released for funding to these 799 startups through respective KPs & R-ABIs.

- (d)  &  (e)  Women  entrepreneurs  are  encouraged  under  this  programme.  So  far,  7 startups led by women have been supported through this programme in Rajasthan.

## Annexure

## 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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