ANGRAU Agri Innovation Foundation

पहले भौगोलिक स्थिति जाँचें

• तीनों कार्यक्रमों के नवीनतम ब्रोशर कहते हैं कि केवल आंध्र प्रदेश से आवेदन करें। वेबसाइट के पुराने पेज इसका उल्लेख नहीं करते। यदि आप राज्य के बाहर हैं, तो आवेदन तैयार करने से पहले इन्क्यूबेटर से पूछें कि क्या आप आवेदन कर सकते हैं।
• अंतिम इनटेक 17 जनवरी 2026 को बंद हुआ। अगली खिड़की के लिए वेबसाइट पर नज़र रखें।

सही कार्यक्रम चुनें

• कृषि विचार और प्रारंभिक योजना वाला व्यक्ति: Agri YOCH। कोई न्यूनतम योग्यता या स्टार्टअप पंजीकरण आवश्यक नहीं है, लेकिन आपको पूरे समय प्रतिबद्ध रहना होगा।
• कार्यशील MVP वाला पंजीकृत स्टार्टअप: Agri INVO। आपको DPIIT की स्टार्टअप परिभाषा पूरी करनी होगी और पहले सरकारी अनुदान-सहायता नहीं ली होनी चाहिए।
• विचार या प्रूफ़ ऑफ़ कॉन्सेप्ट वाला छात्र: MERISTEMS। स्टार्टअप पंजीकरण आवश्यक नहीं है।

आवेदन कैसे काम करते हैं

• हर कार्यक्रम का अपना ऑनलाइन फ़ॉर्म है, जो इन्क्यूबेटर की वेबसाइट पर उसके पेज से जुड़ा है।
• ब्रोशर एक तारीख वाली आवेदन खिड़की सूचीबद्ध करते हैं। उस खिड़की के बाहर फ़ॉर्म प्रतिक्रियाएँ स्वीकार नहीं कर सकते, और हम उनकी स्थिति की पुष्टि नहीं कर सके।
• पूछताछ के लिए इन्क्यूबेटर की वेबसाइट पर दिए संपर्क विवरण का उपयोग करें। कार्यालय सोमवार से शनिवार, सुबह 9 बजे से शाम 4 बजे तक खुला रहता है।

चयन कैसे होता है

• पहले प्रशिक्षण होता है, और अनुदान-सहायता पर केवल एक महीने के कार्यक्रम के बाद विचार किया जाता है।
• Agri INVO के लिए आवेदनों की समीक्षा पहले इन्क्यूबेटर की अपनी समिति करती है, फिर Knowledge Partner वाली समिति, और अंत में केंद्रीय कृषि विभाग की चयन समिति।
• MERISTEMS के लिए प्रशिक्षण के दौरान लगातार प्रदर्शन की समीक्षा Knowledge Partner की समिति करती है।
• अनुदान-सहायता परियोजना लागत के लिए किस्तों में दी जाती है, और Agri INVO के स्टार्टअप्स परियोजना लागत में अपना हिस्सा स्वयं डालते हैं।

समीक्षक क्या देखते हैं

• कृषि या संबद्ध क्षेत्र का स्पष्ट विचार। विचार को कृषि को अधिक कुशल बनाने के लिए तकनीक, सेवा या व्यवसाय प्लेटफ़ॉर्म का उपयोग करना चाहिए।
• कार्यक्रम के अनुरूप प्रमाण। YOCH के लिए प्रारंभिक व्यवसाय योजना, INVO के लिए कार्यशील MVP, MERISTEMS के लिए प्रोटोटाइप या प्रूफ़ ऑफ़ कॉन्सेप्ट।
• पूरे समय की प्रतिबद्धता। ब्रोशर कहते हैं कि केवल पूरे समय के कृषि-उद्यमी स्वीकार किए जाते हैं।
• उसी परियोजना पर कोई ओवरलैपिंग सरकारी अनुदान नहीं।

The ANGRAU Poshan Incubator is an agri-business incubator hosted by Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) at its Regional Agricultural Research Station in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Its own website calls the unit the Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Cell, and its guideline documents are headed ANGRAU Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Foundation. It is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare under the RKVY-RAFTAAR agribusiness incubation scheme, which is why it is also described as an R-ABI.

The incubator works only with agriculture and allied sectors. Its latest brochures invite applications only from Andhra Pradesh, and the last intake window ran from 15 December 2025 to 17 January 2026. No later window had been announced when this page was last checked.

How the programmes work

The incubator runs three programmes, each for a different kind of founder. Agri YOCH, also called the Agripreneurship Orientation Programme, is for individuals with an agri idea and an initial business plan. Agri INVO, the Startup Agri-Business Incubation Programme, is for registered startups that already have a minimum viable product. MERISTEMS is for students who want to turn an idea or a proof of concept into a prototype.

All three begin with a period of training. The current guidelines and brochures give this as one month. Older pages on the same website describe an eight-week or two-month programme, so the exact length may differ from one cohort to the next. After the training, selected participants are evaluated for grant-in-aid towards their project. The grant-in-aid is provided through the scheme, and it is routed through a Knowledge Partner, MANAGE Hyderabad, with final approval from the central agriculture department. Its pages do not state a fee for any of the three programmes, and they do not say the incubator takes equity.

Applications are made through an online form for each programme. The brochures number the latest intake as the ninth cohort for YOCH and INVO and the second cohort for MERISTEMS.

Who can apply

Agri YOCH is open to youth, farmers, women and any other interested individuals. There is no minimum qualification, but the applicant must not be a minor, must plan to work on the idea full time, and must have an initial business plan. Someone already receiving a government grant for the same project is not eligible.

Agri INVO is for startups registered as a legal entity in India that meet the DPIIT definition of a startup and have a working MVP. It is not meant for Indian subsidiaries of multinational or foreign companies. A startup that has already received grant-in-aid from a state or central government body, in part or in full, is not eligible, and a startup supported once cannot apply for a second round of seed support. Startups where a woman founder from a rural area holds a majority of the equity are eligible for additional assistance. Older pages on the website said an unregistered but operating startup could take part and register later. The current guidelines ask for registration up front.

MERISTEMS is for students, and the students do not need to be registered as startups. Applicants must be from Andhra Pradesh. Anyone already incubated at the ANGRAU Poshan Incubator can also receive this funding after the one-month training, based on performance review. A startup that has been supported by another R-ABI is not eligible for the student category or seed support here.

The geography rule is stated differently in different places. The current brochures and the MERISTEMS guidelines restrict applications to Andhra Pradesh. The older question-and-answer page and the programme pages mention no state restriction. Founders from other states should treat the Andhra Pradesh rule as the current one and confirm with the incubator before applying.

Facilities and support

The incubator lists shared office space, laboratory access, tele and video conferencing, a reference library and a cafeteria. MERISTEMS participants are also offered co-working facilities for building a prototype into a product that fits the market.

Support services listed on the website include mentoring, intellectual property services, technology commercialisation assistance, customer relations development, legal and regulatory help, technical assistance, linkages to strategic partners, marketing and network help, and fund raising with access to investors. Agri INVO grantees also attend a 15-day incubation workshop after the orientation training.

Areas of focus

The sectors listed for Agri INVO include agricultural biotechnology, post-harvest technology, food processing, precision farming, micro irrigation, seed production, and the use of IoT, AI and machine learning in agriculture. The incubator states that the programme is only for agriculture and allied sectors.

Scale and track record

The website publishes lists of selected incubatees for six cohorts. The numbering on those lists does not match the brochures, which call the latest YOCH and INVO intake the ninth cohort. One list is also headed with a different cohort number from the one on its link. Because of this, and because the lists name individual applicants rather than give totals, we have not stated how many startups the incubator has supported.

Who runs it

The unit is led by its Principal Investigator and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Kadiri Mohan. The Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development Cell was established at ANGRAU in June 2019 as a project funded under RKVY-RAFTAAR. Its website does not give details of a separate registered entity.

Location, contact and careers

The incubator is on the S.V. Agricultural College campus, Regional Agricultural Research Station, Chandragiri Road, Tirupati, Chittoor District. Its office hours are Monday to Saturday, 9 am to 4 pm. Its recruitment page listed no openings when it was last checked.