ICAR and Agricultural University Incubators
38 ICAR and agricultural university incubators and innovation centres, listed with the city, sectors and stage each one works with. Open a profile to see the programme's stage, location and how to apply.
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Pusa Krishi, ICAR-IARI
Agri-business incubator run by ICAR-IARI on the Pusa campus in New Delhi, with incubation programmes for idea, prototype and MVP-stage agri startups plus short pre-incubation courses.
Pusa Krishi (ICAR-IARI)
The agribusiness incubator of ICAR-IARI in New Delhi, running cohort programmes for agriculture and agri-tech founders from idea stage to incubation.
a-IDEA, Technology Business Incubator of NAARM
The agribusiness incubator of ICAR-NAARM in Hyderabad, backing agriculture and allied-sector startups with grants, incubation and student programmes.
a-IDEA, ICAR-NAARM
Agri-business incubator run inside ICAR-NAARM in Hyderabad, with an accelerator, a student ideation contest and several government-backed grant routes.
AIC Anand Foundation
Agri and food business incubator at Anand Agricultural University, and Gujarat's state-level RKVY agribusiness incubation centre.
AgHub
Agri and food-tech incubator at PJTAU, Hyderabad, running incubation, grant calls and rural spokes for founders, students and farmers.
NaaViC, ICAR-NIVEDI
The agri-business incubation centre at ICAR-NIVEDI, Bengaluru, for animal health, veterinary and agri startups.
ANGRAU Agri Innovation Foundation
Agri-business incubator at ANGRAU, Tirupati, funded by the Ministry of Agriculture under RKVY-RAFTAAR. Runs Agri YOCH, Agri INVO and MERISTEMS; recent intakes accept applicants from Andhra Pradesh only.
Agri Innovation Hub, PJTAU
AgHub is the agri and food innovation hub of PJTAU in Hyderabad. It supports food and agritech startups, student entrepreneurs and rural entrepreneurs in Telangana and across India.
ICAR-CIRCOT R-ABI
The RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator at ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai, funding agri startups from student idea through prototype to seed stage.
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute
ICAR-IVRI's R-ABI incubator in Bareilly backs animal science startups through NAVODAYA for ideas and SAMRIDDHI for products ready to commercialise; all calls were closed at last check.
Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI), Punjab Agricultural University
The agri-business incubator at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, set up under the central RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme for idea-stage and commercialisation-ready agri ventures.
Madurai Agribusiness Incubation Forum (MABIF)
NABARD and TNAU's agribusiness incubator in Madurai, running a staged incubation programme, a food processing centre, an NABL-accredited food testing lab, and FPO support.
ICAR Central Rice Research Institute
Rice research institute in Cuttack, Odisha, founded in 1946, whose Agribusiness Incubation Centre trains agripreneurs and incubates agri startups and Farmer Producer Companies.
ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres
ICAR research institute at Nilganj, Barrackpore, working on jute and allied fibre crops through research stations and KVKs.
ICAR Indian Institute of Spices Research
ICAR's spice research institute in Kozhikode, whose Agribusiness Incubation Unit incubates entrepreneurs and enterprises across the spices value chain.
Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute
A constituent college of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Tiruchirappalli, hosting an agri-business incubator on campus.
Madurai Agri Business Incubation Forum
An agribusiness incubator at the TNAU Madurai campus, promoted by NABARD and TNAU, supporting agri startups, FPOs and farmers across Tamil Nadu.
ICAR - National Meat Research Institute
ICAR - National Meat Research Institute in Hyderabad (formerly the National Research Centre on Meat), a government research institute that runs paid training for meat-processing entrepreneurs.
Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
DST NIDHI inclusive Technology Business Incubator (i-TBI)
BESST-HORT, ICAR-IIHR
The technology business incubator of ICAR-IIHR in Bengaluru, offering paid on-site and off-site incubation for horticulture ventures plus public hands-on training courses.
ABIS-TBI, TNAU Coimbatore
Agribusiness incubator inside Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, running RKVY-RAFTAAR, NIDHI and Startup India seed programmes for agri founders.
ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur
ICAR-CAZRI's agri-business incubation centre in Jodhpur: incubation, technology transfer, IP filing and training for agri-startups and farm enterprises.
ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (IIAB), Ranchi
Agri-business incubation centre of ICAR-IIAB in Ranchi, offering mentoring, product validation and business support to agri-entrepreneurs.
Nutrihub TBI
A DST-supported technology business incubator for millet and nutri-cereal startups, hosted by ICAR-Indian Institute of Millets Research in Hyderabad. It runs funding calls, short entrepreneur training and incubation support.
Agri. & Food Business Incubator
Agrifood startup incubator run by AIC Anand Foundation, a not-for-profit company set up by Anand Agricultural University in Gujarat.
TBI
ABIS-TBI is the agri-business technology incubator at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore, supporting agriculture and allied sector startups.
Trichy Agribusiness Incubation Forum
An agri-business incubation forum in Tiruchirappalli, hosted at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, for startups in agriculture and allied sectors.
ABIS-TBI, R ABI Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore
ABIS-TBI is the agribusiness incubator at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, and an RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubator (R-ABI). It runs mentoring, lab and market support for agri and allied startups.
ICAR-CTCRI Agribusiness Incubation (ABI) Centre
Agribusiness incubation centre at ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute in Thiruvananthapuram, set up in 2019, with three satellite centres in Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Tripura.
ICAR-CIFE Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Centre
Incubation centre at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai, backing fisheries and aquaculture entrepreneurs with institute labs, mentoring and market links. No fixed intake: contact the Officer-in-Charge.
ICAR-CIFT Agri-Business Incubation Centre (ZTM-ABI)
Fisheries-focused incubation centre at ICAR-CIFT, Kochi, with a pilot food plant, office space and one-year residency for up to nine entrepreneurs.
Agri-Business Incubation Centre (ABI), ICAR-IIHR
ICAR-IIHR's Agri-Business Incubation Centre in Bengaluru: paid on-site and off-site incubation for ventures that license the institute's horticulture technologies, plus a mushroom spawn route.
RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri-Business Incubator (R-ABI), College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University
Agri-business incubator at the College of Fisheries, Lembucherra (Tripura), under Central Agricultural University, running orientation, pre-seed, seed and student grant stages.
KAU RAFTAAR Agri Business Incubator (KAU RABI)
Kerala Agricultural University's agri-business incubator at Vellanikkara, Thrissur, with the RAISE and PACE programmes for idea-stage and MVP-stage agri startups.
Agri Business Incubation Centre (ABIC), CCS Haryana Agricultural University
Agri business incubator at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, for startups in agriculture and allied sectors.
Sabour Agri Incubators (SABAGRIs)
Agri-business incubator at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, run under the national RKVY-RAFTAAR scheme for agri ideas and early products.
ICAR-NDRI Agribusiness Incubation Programme
Dairy and food processing incubation at ICAR-NDRI Karnal: entrepreneurship trainings, mentor support, testing and pilot processing lines for small entrepreneurs.
ICAR institutes and state agricultural universities run their own incubators, innovation foundations and entrepreneurship cells, and one institute can have several of them under different names. These centres sit next to research farms, laboratories and extension networks, which is the practical advantage for food, farm, dairy and fisheries ventures.
The first thing to settle is who may join. Some ICAR and agricultural university programmes take outside founders, some only students, alumni or faculty of the institute, and some run a separate track for each. Read the eligibility on each profile and on the programme's own site before you plan around one.
Check what the programme gives beyond a desk. Lab and equipment access, faculty mentors, and a scheme-funded seed route are the things that make a campus incubator different from a coworking space, and they vary a great deal between institutes.
The numbers on this page
- 38 of the 2429 incubators, accelerators and programmes we list in India (2%) are on this page.
- By organisation type, the most common are Incubator (35), Government (17) and Academic (12). One organisation can carry more than one type.
- By stage focus, the most listed are Ideation (22), Validation (21) and Early Revenue (9).
- By sector, the most listed are AgriTech (27), Food Processing (8) and Food Technology (4).
- By state, most are in Tamil Nadu (7), Telangana (6) and Kerala (4).
- By city, most are in Hyderabad (6), Bengaluru (3) and Coimbatore (3).
- 6 of 38 offer coworking space on site.
Before you apply to an institute incubator
- Is the programme open to outside founders, or only to students, alumni or faculty?
- Which labs, equipment and faculty mentors can a startup actually use?
- Does it have a pre-incubation track for an idea that is not yet a company?
- Does it take equity, and does it host any government seed or grant scheme?
- Do you have to be in residence, or is there a virtual or non-resident option?
- How often does it take applications?
Frequently asked questions
How many ICAR and agricultural university incubators are listed?
We list 38 organisations linked to ICAR and agricultural university institutes. One institute can run more than one centre, and the same centre may appear under its foundation's name. The count changes as profiles are added and checked.
Can I join a ICAR and agricultural university incubator if I did not study there?
Often yes, but not always. Many take outside founders for a fee, equity or a selection process, and some reserve places for the institute's own community. The profile and the programme's own site state who is eligible.
Why does one ICAR and agricultural university appear with several programmes?
Institutes tend to run a technology business incubator, an innovation hub and an entrepreneurship cell separately, each with its own funding source and eligibility. They are listed individually so you can compare them.
Do campus incubators take equity?
It varies by programme. Some take a small share, some charge a fee, and some take neither when the support is funded by a government scheme. Confirm the terms with the programme before you commit.