{"id":1875,"date":"2022-06-18T06:12:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T06:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2022-06-18T06:12:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T06:12:41","slug":"technology-innovations-for-boosting-farmers-income-from-start-ups-and-smes-under-agri-grand-challengee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/technology-innovations-for-boosting-farmers-income-from-start-ups-and-smes-under-agri-grand-challengee\/","title":{"rendered":"TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS FOR BOOSTING FARMERS\u2019 INCOME FROM START-UPS AND SME\u2019S UNDER AGRI-GRAND CHALLENGEE"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS FOR BOOSTING FARMERS\u2019 INCOME FROM START-UPS AND SME\u2019S UNDER AGRI-GRAND CHALLENGE<\/u><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

INTRODUCTION<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

The Agri<\/span>–<\/span>Grand Challenge (AgGC<\/span>), an initiative of BIRAC in partnership with IKP Knowledge<\/span> <\/span>Park (IKP), aims to identify and fast<\/span>–<\/span>track technology driven solutions that are<\/span> <\/span><\/span>almost<\/span> <\/span><\/span>ready to<\/span> <\/span>deploy and are scalable to help boost farmers\u2019 income especially marginal and small<\/span>
\nlandholding far<\/span>mers.<\/span>
\nAgriculture plays a vital role in the Indian economy with over 70 per cent of the rural<\/span>households depending on agriculture for their livelihoods. Agriculture contributes to around<\/span> <\/span>17<\/span>–<\/span>18% of the country\u2019s GDP and provides employment to around 60% of<\/span> <\/span><\/span>the population. The<\/span>
\ngovernment is keen to focus on increase in farmers\u2019 income and farmers\u2019 welfare on the whole.<\/span>A series of innovative technologies, practices, products, services, business model and\/or<\/span> <\/span>integrated solutions, that have been piloted at a sm<\/span>all scale in India will be identified, funded,<\/span> <\/span>monitored for field testing over a period of 30 months through a two<\/span>–<\/span>stage process in this<\/span>
\nprogram.<\/span>
\nThe focus of th<\/span>is<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Challenge will be to demonstrate increased incomes through deployment of<\/span> <\/span>selected technolo<\/span>gies. To ensure impact<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>the selected innovations<\/span>\/start<\/span>–<\/span>ups<\/span> <\/span><\/span>in Stage<\/span> <\/span><\/span>2 of the<\/span> <\/span>program,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>will test multiple crops in two agro<\/span>–<\/span>climatic zones and will include small and middle<\/span>
\nlandholding farmers.<\/span>
\nThe AgGC<\/span> <\/span><\/span>will enable the selected entrepreneurs to test, refine and validate their solutions for<\/span> <\/span>rapid deployment in the market through expert mentorship and connecting with relevant<\/span> <\/span>commercial partners to aid the accelerated development, scale<\/span>–<\/span>up and distribution<\/span> <\/span><\/span>of their<\/span>
\nsolutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

KEY FEATURES OF THE CALL<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

P<\/span>roposals are invited<\/span> <\/span><\/span>in<\/span> <\/span><\/span>the following fields:<\/span><\/strong>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Quality Inputs (seeds<\/span>, planting material and crop<\/span>–<\/span>nutrition products)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>–<\/span> <\/span><\/span>product and<\/span> <\/span>distribution innovations<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Genome edited plants under SDN1 and SDN2 catego<\/span>ry<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Pest and Disease Management<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Resource Management (soil and water sensors, water conservation, soil health,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>soil<\/span> <\/span>microbes and crops interaction for healthy and sustainable farming,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>etc<\/span>.<\/span>)<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Bio<\/span>–<\/span>stimulants, bio<\/span>–<\/span>fertilizers and bio<\/span>–<\/span>pesticides<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Quality<\/span> <\/span><\/span>assessment of agricultural output<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Weed control technologies<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Efficient Biologicals production technologies<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Farm Mechanization and Pervasive automation<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Digital Farming\/Smart Agriculture (Precision and Digital agriculture, AI\/ML<\/span>–<\/span>based, UAV<\/span> <\/span>(Unmanned Aerial V<\/span>ehicle), sensors, robots, weather prediction, vertical farming,<\/span> <\/span>organic farming, etc)<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Genomics knowledge driven precision breeding for climate resilient agriculture<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Harvesting and Post<\/span>–<\/span>harvest Loss Management<\/span>3<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Farm level storage, processing and value<\/span> <\/span><\/span>addition<\/span>, warehousing<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Livestock technology in areas i<\/span>ncluding dairy, fisheries\/aqua, goatry and<\/span> <\/span><\/span>piggery<\/span>, feed<\/span> <\/span>and feed supplements, quality assessment tools for dairy and other products, etc.<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Agri<\/span>–<\/span>fintech solutions to enable financing to small holder farme<\/span>rs<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Emerging<\/span> <\/span><\/span>a<\/span>g<\/span>rcultural<\/span> <\/span><\/span>technologies<\/span> <\/span><\/span>(Blockchain,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>SaaS<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Technologie<\/span>s,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>traceability<\/span> <\/span>solutions, etc.)<\/span>
\n\u2022<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Other allied areas<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

WHO CAN APPLY?<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
\n
\n

 <\/p>\n

Eligibility Criteria:<\/span><\/strong>
\n1.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>The proposals can be submitted<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>
\na)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Solely by a<\/span> <\/span><\/span>start<\/span>–<\/span>up, SME or<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Company* incorporated under the Companies<\/span> <\/span>Act, 2013 or<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)** incorporated under the<\/span> <\/span>Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 or Joint Ventures either in the form of<\/span> <\/span>Company\/ LLP<\/span> <\/span><\/span>or<\/span>
\nb)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>B<\/span>y any of the above entiti<\/span>es<\/span> <\/span><\/span>in collaboration<\/span> <\/span><\/span>with other private or public<\/span> <\/span>partner<\/span>s<\/span> <\/span><\/span>(Universities or Institutes).<\/span>
\n*Minimum 51% of the shares of the Company should be held by Indian Citizens holding<\/span> <\/span>Indian passport (Indian Citizens do not include Person of Indian Origin (PIO) and<\/span> <\/span>Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) holders)<\/span>
\n**Minimum half of the persons who subscribed their names to the LLP document as<\/span> <\/span>its Partners should be Indian citizens.<\/span>4<\/span>
\n2.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>The Applicant Company\/LLP\/Startup should either:<\/span>–<\/span><\/strong>
\na)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Have adequate in<\/span>–<\/span>house facility to address the<\/span> <\/span><\/span>project implementation (which<\/span> <\/span>shall be evaluated during the site visit) or<\/span>
\nb)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Incubated with any of the recognized Incubation Facility<\/span>
\n3.<\/span> <\/span><\/span>For Academic collaborator:<\/span><\/strong>
\nEligible Academia shall mean an entity which is having proper establishment<\/span> <\/span>documents<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

For<\/span> <\/span><\/span>Public or Private Institute, University, NGO, or Research Foundation,<\/span> <\/span>proper registration\/ accreditation from a government body is mandatory like<\/span> <\/span>UGC affiliation certification, AICTE, CSIR \/DSIR\/SIRO certificate etc<\/span><\/p>\n

HOW TO APPLY?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n

Eligible applicants (start<\/span>–<\/span>ups<\/span>,<\/span> <\/span><\/span>SME\u2019s<\/span>, companies<\/span>)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>along with their collaborators (if any)<\/span> <\/span><\/span>are<\/span> <\/span>required to submit<\/span> <\/span><\/span>the<\/span> <\/span><\/span>application form<\/span> <\/span><\/span>online<\/span> <\/span>available<\/span> <\/span><\/span>on<\/span> <\/span><\/span>BI<\/span>R<\/span>AC website in<\/span> <\/span><\/span>the<\/span> <\/span><\/span>prescribed<\/span> <\/span>format before<\/span> <\/span><\/span>July 15<\/span>, 2022<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

ANNOUNCEMENT DATE | LAST SUBMISSION DATE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n

Announcement Date:<\/b> <\/span>30-05-2022
\nLast Submission Date:<\/b> <\/span>15-07-2022 05:00 PM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS FOR BOOSTING FARMERS\u2019 INCOME FROM START-UPS AND SME\u2019S UNDER AGRI-GRAND CHALLENGE INTRODUCTION   The Agri–Grand Challenge (AgGC), an initiative of BIRAC in partnership with IKP Knowledge Park (IKP), aims to identify and fast–track technology driven solutions that are almost ready to deploy and are scalable to help boost farmers\u2019 income especially marginal and small landholding farmers. Agriculture… Continue reading TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS FOR BOOSTING FARMERS\u2019 INCOME FROM START-UPS AND SME\u2019S UNDER AGRI-GRAND CHALLENGEE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1877,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1875\/revisions\/1877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}