R-ABI (RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri-Business Incubator)
A programme by Ideation Innovation & Incubation (I-3) Foundation
Agri-business incubator at IIT (BHU) with a two-month pre-seed programme and a two-month seed-stage residency, both with grant-in-aid.
At a glance
| Best for | Agri and allied ideas (pre-seed) and agri start-ups with an MVP (seed) |
|---|---|
| Stage | Idea, MVP |
| Duration | 2 months per programme |
| Format | In person |
| Grant support | For selected startups. A place in the programme does not by itself guarantee a grant. |
| Run with | Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare |
About R-ABI (RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri-Business Incubator)
R-ABI is the RKVY-RAFTAAR Agri-Business Incubator, a Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare scheme. The ministry sanctioned it for IIT (BHU) in January 2019. It aims to build an agri start-up ecosystem in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Its page was last updated in 2021, so confirm that an intake is open.
What you get
- ANKURAN (pre-seed): two months of training for farmers, students and youth with innovative ideas, incubation support for product development, a platform to launch products and grant-in-aid.
- PRASFUTAN (seed): a two-month residency for start-ups with a minimum viable product, incubation support to scale, market and investor linkages and grant-in-aid.
Who can apply
- ANKURAN: farmers, students and youth with agri or allied ideas.
- PRASFUTAN: start-ups that already have a minimum viable product.
- Focus areas: biotech, cleantech, farm mechanisation, AI and IoT, food tech and e-commerce.
How to apply: no application link is published on the page. Write to i3f@iitbhu.ac.in.
Where to apply
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