Agripreneurship development trainings
A programme by Pusa Krishi, ICAR-IARI
Short, paid, hands-on courses at the Pusa campus run with ICAR-IARI's subject divisions — the one thing usually open to register for between intakes.
At a glance
| Best for | Founders, students and farmers wanting hands-on agri skills training |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 to 6 days per course |
| Format | In person |
| Cost | Paid |
About Agripreneurship development trainings
Pusa Krishi runs multi-day in-person skill courses at ICAR-IARI, Pusa, jointly with the institute's subject divisions. Recent editions have covered next-generation food processing, mushroom cultivation, bioinformatics for agri-tech, millet-based snacks, biofertilizers and microbial solutions, protected horticulture and microgreens. The next listed edition is Next-Generation Food Processing: Opportunities for Agripreneurs, from 5 to 10 October 2026, covering emerging food processing technologies, hands-on technical skills, value-added products, FSSAI quality and standards, and licensing and certification guidance.
What you get
- Hands-on technical training at the Pusa campus with ICAR-IARI scientists and divisions
- Subject-specific skills you can take back into a product
Who can apply
- Startups, students, farmers and other stakeholders — no stage or incorporation gate
How to apply: Register through the Trainings page. These courses carry a participation fee, unlike the incubation programmes.
Where to apply
Other Pusa Krishi, ICAR-IARI programmes
- ARISEPusa Krishi's entry-level incubation programme for idea and prototype-stage agri innovations, which opens into a year of incubation with grant support.
- UPJAIncubation programme for agri startups with a product already at minimum viable product stage, carrying Pusa Krishi's largest grant support.
- SHITIJA year-long incubation programme that opens with fifteen days of in-person training and mentoring at Pusa Krishi.
- ICAR SHITIJ 2.0An ICAR-wide incubation programme delivered hub-and-spoke across the ICAR Agribusiness Incubation Centre network, with a two-month online phase.
- BEEJA fourteen-day online pre-incubation masterclass series for students and first-time founders in agri-tech, ending in a certificate.
- Her HarvestA five-day online workshop series with women entrepreneurs and changemakers, charged as a one-time fee.
- MAITRIPusa Krishi's international collaboration programme, whose India-Brazil editions brought startups and incubators together in 2019, 2021 and 2025.
- SAMARTHA capacity-building programme for agri-incubators and incubation managers in the RKVY-RAFTAAR network — not a startup intake.