The state-wise list of agriculture start-ups in the country supported under “Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development” programme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) is given below:
The details of State/UT-wise agriculture start-ups in the country supported under “Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development” RKVY.
| Sl. No. | States and UTs | Total number of startups |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 61 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 13 |
| 3 | Assam | 49 |
| 4 | Bihar | 48 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 79 |
| 6 | Goa | 2 |
| 7 | Gujarat | 47 |
| 8 | Haryana | 84 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 33 |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | 24 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 7 |
| 12 | Karnataka | 211 |
| 13 | Kerala | 97 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 68 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 226 |
| 16 | Manipur | 22 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 2 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 25 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 2 |
| 20 | Odisha | 61 |
| 21 | Punjab | 52 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 66 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 137 |
| 24 | Telangana | 98 |
| 25 | Tripura | 13 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 86 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 32 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 17 |
| 29 | Delhi NCR | 41 |
| 30 | Andman and Nicobar | 1 |
| 31 | Chandigarh | 3 |
| 32 | Pondicherry | 1 |
| Total | 1708 |
The Government of India is committed to promote Agri-startups by providing financial and technical support to agri-startups in agriculture and allied sectors. Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoA& FW) is implementing “Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development” programme under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) from 2018-19 with an objective to promote innovation and agri-entrepreneurship by providing financial and technical support for nurturing startups ecosystem in the country. So far, 5 Knowledge Partners (KPs) and 24 RKVY Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs) have been set up for training & incubation of agri-startups and implementation of this programme.
Under the programme, the financial support upto Rs. 5.00 lakh is provided at the idea/pre seed stage and upto Rs. 25 lakh at the seed stage to entrepreneurs/ startups in the field of agriculture & allied sector to launch their products, services, business platforms, etc into the market and facilitate them to scale up their products and operations. Start-ups are trained and incubated by these Knowledge Partners (KPs) and RKVY Agribusiness Incubators (R-ABIs) set up under the programme. Government of India organizes various national level programmes including agri-startup conclave, agri fair and exhibitions, webinars, workshops to provide a platform for the promotion of agri startups by linking them with various stakeholders.
Besides, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, Government of India has approved to set up an Agri Accelerator Fund of INR 300 crore for 3 years commencing from 2023-24 to nurture the agriculture start-up ecosystem. The Agri Accelerator Fund will help scale up start- ups with innovative technologies having the potential to modernize the agriculture ecosystem of the country.
So far, 1708 agri startups in various field of agriculture & allied sector have been supported with technical and financial assistance of Rs. 122.50 crores released in installments to various KPs and R-ABIs from 2019-20 to 2023-24 for funding these start-ups under the “Innovation and Agri-Entrepreneurship Development” programme under RKVY.
Agri-start-ups supported under the programme are at various stage of implementation from idea to scaling and growth stage. These agri-startups are working in different areas of agriculture & allied sectors such as precision agriculture, farm mechanization, agri logistics & supply chain, waste to wealth, organic farming, animal husbandry, dairy & fisheries, etc. The emerging technologies and products developed by Agri- startups are providing various affordable and innovative solutions by modernizing farming techniques in agriculture and allied sectors in the country. These startups are leveraging cutting-edge technology, data analytics, and sustainable practices to address the various challenges faced by traditional farming methods.