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Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI), Punjab Agricultural University
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Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI), Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)

Ludhiana, Punjab, IndiaEst. 2019

RKVY-RAFTAAR agri-business incubator at Punjab Agricultural University — grants up to ₹25 lakhs for agri startups.

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Programs by Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI), Punjab Agricultural University

3 past programs

Past programs

Programmes they run

Standing programmes at Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI), Punjab Agricultural University, separate from the funding calls above.

Uddam

Grant scheme

Agripreneurship Orientation Programme offering Grant-in-aid opportunity for upto 5 Lakhs for developing prototypes.

Aimed at providing an opportunity to Students, Youth and Smart Farmers, Women or anyone having an innovative idea. The programme offers Grant-in-aid opportunity for upto 5 Lakhs upon selection which will have to be used by entrepreneurs to transform their innovative ideas to a prototype in the form of products / services/ processes/ business platforms or models etc.

Programme page

Udaan

Incubation

Incubation Programme offering 2 month workshop, Mentorship, and Grant-in-aid opportunity for upto Rs. 25 Lakhs.

Aimed at providing support to the Start-ups having innovative minimum viable products / services / business processes or models that are ready for commercialization. The programme offers 2 month workshop, Mentorship, and Grant-in-aid opportunity for upto Rs. 25 Lakhs and facilitation support.

Programme page

Incubation tracks

The routes into Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI), Punjab Agricultural University, and what each one includes.

TrackTypeSpaceIncludes
UddamAgripreneurship Orientation Programme aimed at providing an opportunity to Students, Youth and Smart Farmers, Women or anyone having an innovative idea. The programme offers Grant-in-aid opportunity for upto 5 Lakhs upon selection which will have to be used by entrepreneurs to transform their innovative ideas to a prototype in the form of products / services/ processes/ business platforms or models etc.Pre-incubation—Grant-in-aid opportunity for upto 5 Lakhs
UdaanIncubation Programme aimed at providing support to the Start-ups having innovative minimum viable products / services / business processes or models that are ready for commercialization.Resident incubation—2 month workshop, Mentorship, Grant-in-aid opportunity for upto Rs. 25 Lakhs, facilitation support

Support services

Help offered alongside funding and space.

Business advisoryMarket accessTechnology transfer

Recognitions & empanelments

Official approvals this incubator holds.

RKVY-RAFTAAR Incubator· 2019

RKVY-RAFTAAR is a scheme of the Government of India, under the aegis of Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmer Welfare (DAC&FW), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare (MoA&FW), Govt. of India.

About Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI), Punjab Agricultural University

Punjab Agri Business Incubator (PABI) is an agribusiness incubator established in March 2019 at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY-RAFTAAR) scheme of the Government of India.

Programs

UDDAM Program: An Agripreneurship Orientation Programme for students, youth, farmers, and women with innovative ideas. Offers grant-in-aid of up to ₹5 lakhs upon selection.

UDAAN Program: An Incubation Programme for startups with minimum viable products or services ready for commercialization. Includes a 2-month workshop, mentorship, and grant-in-aid of up to ₹25 lakhs.

Focus

PABI focuses on agricultural innovation, agritech, food processing, horticulture, dairy, and allied agri-sectors. It leverages PAU's deep agricultural research heritage to support founders in developing market-ready solutions for India's farming ecosystem.

Contact

Email: pabi@pau.edu | Phone: +91 161 240 1960

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