{"id":2449,"date":"2025-02-06T11:10:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2025-02-06T11:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:10:23","slug":"call-for-sustainable-agri-tech-and-supply-chain-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/call-for-sustainable-agri-tech-and-supply-chain-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Sustainable Agri-Tech and Supply Chain Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Call for Proposal:<\/strong>&nbsp;In line with national priorities and the urgent need for improvement it is proposed that the TDB issue a \u2018Call for Proposal\u2019 inviting applications from Indian companies focused on agriculture products. This initiative will target companies that have indigenous technologies at the commercialization stage, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Advanced Crop Production &amp; Technologies:<\/strong>\u00a0Implementation of high-yield crops and precision farming techniques using specialized equipment for planting, irrigation, and harvesting to reduce labor costs, improve productivity, and lower losses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrated Pest &amp; Crop Protection:<\/strong>\u00a0A combination of chemical treatments, biopesticides, plant growth regulators, and eco-friendly methods to manage pests effectively and boost yields.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainable Fertilization &amp; Waste Utilization:<\/strong>\u00a0Implementing biofertilizers and composting agricultural waste to improve soil health and minimize environmental impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cold Storage Innovations:<\/strong>\u00a0Energy-efficient, IoT-enabled cold storage systems using eco-friendly refrigerants for cost-effective, long-term preservation of agricultural products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Value Addition through Processing:<\/strong>\u00a0Converting raw agricultural produce into highvalue products such as animal feed, sweeteners, and specialty chemicals and medicines through processing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Efficient Post-Harvest Handling:<\/strong>\u00a0Advanced technologies to reduce waste and enhance the quality of harvested crops through better storage, packaging, processing, and management.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Agri-Business &amp; Market Solutions:<\/strong>\u00a0Technologies for streamlining operations, optimizing transport, and enhancing the marketing of agricultural goods, increase market access to rural farmer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Precision Agriculture Tools:<\/strong>\u00a0Sensor-based technologies to monitor crops, manage pests, and optimize irrigation for better resource efficiency and farm productivity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Eligibility Criteria:<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956\/the Companies Act, 2013.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enterprises, with or without any other partners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start-up companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tdb.gov.in\/project-fundingguidelinesfaqs.\">https:\/\/tdb.gov.in\/project-fundingguidelinesfaqs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>Modes of Funding:<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Loan @ 5% Simple Annual Interest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>How to Apply:<\/u><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The detailed information and the format for submission of the proposal may be downloaded from the official website:<a>&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tdb.gov.in\/\">https:\/\/tdb.gov.in\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"655\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-655x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-655x1024.png 655w, https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-768x1201.png 768w, https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-982x1536.png 982w, https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image-256x400.png 256w, https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/image.png 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Proposal:&nbsp;In line with national priorities and the urgent need for improvement it is proposed that the TDB issue a \u2018Call for Proposal\u2019 inviting applications from Indian companies focused on agriculture products. This initiative will target companies that have indigenous technologies at the commercialization stage, including but not limited to: Eligibility Criteria: For more&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/call-for-sustainable-agri-tech-and-supply-chain-technology\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Call for Sustainable Agri-Tech and Supply Chain Technology<\/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-2449","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\/2449","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=2449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449\/revisions\/2451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}