Spices Incubation Centre
A programme by ABIS-TBI, TNAU Coimbatore
A Spices Board-funded centre at the incubator that supports a small number of spice processing and value-addition startups each round.
At a glance
| Best for | Spice processing and value-addition startups |
|---|---|
| Stage | Prototype – Early revenue |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | No equity |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | Spices Board of India |
About Spices Incubation Centre
ABIS-TBI has been recognised as a Spices Incubation Centre funded by the Spices Board of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, since 2024-25. It promotes innovation, value addition and commercialisation in the spices sector.
What you get
- Grant support for three high-potential spice startups per round
- Mentoring and technical guidance, with milestone monitoring
- Use of the centre's UV-visible spectrophotometer for analysing spice extracts and evaluating product quality
Who can apply
- Startups working on spice-based products or technologies
- Ventures focused on value addition or processing
- Legally registered in India
- Able to show innovation and commercial potential
How selection works: the incubator screens applications technically, shortlisted founders pitch to the Incubation Appraisal Committee, and selection comes with agreed milestones.
How to apply: submit an application to ABIS-TBI, or write to tbi-abis@tnau.ac.in.
Where to apply
Other ABIS-TBI, TNAU Coimbatore programmes
- RKVY-RAFTAAR Agribusiness Incubator (R-ABI)Cohort-based agribusiness incubation sanctioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, with orientation tracks for beginners and a seed track for startups with a product.
- NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR)A one-year DST fellowship for people who want to leave a job or course and work full time on a technology-based agri venture.
- NIDHI-PRAYASPrototype support for innovators who have an idea but no working product yet, with a fab lab to build it in.
- Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)ABIS-TBI is an approved seed fund incubator, so DPIIT-recognised agri startups can name it as their incubator on the national portal.
- TBI membership (Categories A-D)The way in to everything else: paid membership in one of four categories, open to agri ventures from students to companies.
- TBI Incubatee Product Promotional Centre (TIPPC)A retail-style space at the incubator, opened in May 2024, where incubatees keep their products on permanent display for visitors and buyers.
- Government scheme partner supportHelp applying to central and state schemes the incubator partners on, from micro food processing to Tamil Nadu seed grants.