Innovation & Agri-Entrepreneurship Program (RKVY)
Pre-seed and seed grants for agripreneurs — ₹5 lakh and ₹25 lakh respectively — delivered through agri-business incubators.
What you get
Up to ₹5 lakh pre-seed · up to ₹25 lakh seed stage
Nodal ministry
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Support type
Grant
Best suited for
Ideation · Seed / Early Stage
Typical timeline
Cohort-based through R-ABIs; applications through agristartup.gov.in
What this scheme actually is
The RKVY agri-startup programme is the most accessible entry point in Indian agritech. Grants are modest but the bar is proportionate, and the money comes with two months of structured incubation at an R-ABI — usually an agricultural university or ICAR institute. For a first-time agripreneur, the incubation and network are worth as much as the cheque.
Implementing agency: RKVY-supported Agri-Business Incubators (R-ABIs)
What the scheme sets out to do
Who can apply
What you get
How to apply, step by step
- 1
Get DPIIT recognition
It is the stated eligibility condition for the programme.
- 2
Choose your R-ABI
R-ABIs are hosted at agricultural universities and ICAR institutes across states. Pick on crop, commodity or technology fit — and on proximity, because the incubation is partly residential.
- 3
Apply through agristartup.gov.in
Applications and cohort announcements run through the central agri-startup portal.
- 4
Complete the incubation programme
Selected startups go through a structured programme at the R-ABI before and alongside grant disbursal. Attendance and milestone completion are conditions of release.
- 5
Draw the grant against milestones and report
Grant-in-aid releases in tranches against the agreed plan, with utilisation reporting to the R-ABI.
What we actually do on a RKVY mandate
Services this usually needs
No consultant can guarantee a sanction — that decision sits with the evaluating committee, bank or incubator. We commit to an honest eligibility view, an application built to the evaluator’s format, filing inside the window and a documented follow-up cadence. That is stated in every engagement letter we sign.