Highlights of the scheme
- The programme will help convert innovative ideas from India’s rural youth into viable businesses start-ups and help them connect with potential investors. It aims to attract the youth from rural India and elsewhere, and train them so they can add value to the farmers’ produce.
- The main idea is to attract rural youth and train them to add value to agriculture and farmer’s produce.
- Under the programme, start-ups will get incubation space to run their businesses and have access to research laboratories and libraries. It will also help the selected start-ups with regulatory services like company registration and environmental compliances.
Implemented by_
- It is managed by ICAR-NAARM’s (Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management) technology incubator, a-IDEA along with IIM Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation.
- AGRI UDAAN also received support from National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Agrinnovate as tech transfer partners, and FICCI as outreach partner.
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