Climate Resilient Agriculture has been identified as one of the thematic sectors under the BioE3 Policy for ‘fostering high-performance biomanufacturing’. India’s agriculture sector is pivotal in ensuring the nation’s food security and economic growth. However, environmental perturbations are altering optimal crop-growing regions, creating uncertainty in agricultural outcomes. As global population growth increases demand for food, feed, fiber, and feedstock under challenging climate conditions, agriculture exerts an outsized impact on land-use change, biodiversity loss, agrochemical overuse, water depletion, and greenhouse gas emissions. Addressing these challenges requires advanced biotechnology and concerted action in minimizing environmental footprint of Agriculture, developing bio-based alternatives to chemical agri-inputs, securing high yield with minimal inputs & transforming agricultural fields into carbon sinks.
Hence, DBT and BIRAC, intend to foster an innovative ecosystem for enabling development and deployment of sustainable & scalable, industry ready technologies to revamp the agricultural value chain from farm to fork to landfill.
In view of this, DBT and BIRAC invite proposals on “High Performance Biomanufacturing for Climate Resilient Agriculture” with the objective to develop technologies and bio-based solutions for climate resilient circular Agri-economy. The focus is on leveraging precision genomics/genome editing, synthetic biology, advanced engineering of free living/symbiotic microbiota, in-field imaging, artificial intelligence and bio-based agri-solutions.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- Companies established under the Companies Act 2013 and Startups.
- The Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) incorporated under the Limited Liability Partnership Act,2008.
- Academic from various Institutions/ Universities/ Societies/ Trusts/ NGOs/ Foundations/ Voluntary Organizations, recognized as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (SIRO).
HOW TO APPLY?
Proposals for the Scheme is required to be submitted online only. To submit a proposal online, please log on to the BIRAC website (www.birac.nic.in).
No Hard Copy to be submitted. Proposals submitted online only would be considered.
Last date for Submission of Proposals: 30th April 2025 ( midnight)
Details of the scheme including eligibility requirements, categories for proposal submission; guidelines for support as grant and loan; agreement templates etc. are available at www.birac.nic.in
ANNOUNCEMENT DATE | LAST SUBMISSION DATE
Announcement Date: 28-03-2025
Last Submission Date: 30-04-2025
For more info:https://birac.nic.in/cfp_view.php?id=101&scheme_type=46