KrishiBoot – Pitch for Incubation

Incubation program for early-stage agri-startups and individuals with ideas/prototypes in India.

KrishiBoot is an incubation program operated by a-IDEA (Association for Innovation Development of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture), a Technology Business Incubator. a-IDEA is hosted by ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (ICAR-NAARM) in Hyderabad. The program invites individuals with promising ideas or developed prototypes, and early-stage startups, to pitch for incubation. These ventures must be focused on agriculture and various allied sectors.

Since 2014, a-IDEA has successfully nurtured over 300 startups across diverse agricultural domains, including horticulture, animal husbandry, fisheries, food processing, and forestry. Participants gain unique access to a vast network of over 6000 eminent agricultural scientists, more than 100 specialized research laboratories, and over 700 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), enhancing technical and market capabilities. An enrollment fee of Rs. 50,000 applies to successful applicants, payable in two installments.