Startup Schemes Playbook
Part A · Startup-specific scheme

Bharat’s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement & Incubation for Export Innovation (BHARATI)

APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Market Access Market Access & IP Agriculture & FoodFood Processing

BHARATI helps agri-food and agritech startups become export-ready by giving them acceleration support, market access, and connections to the ecosystem needed to sell innovative products globally.

Type of support
Market Access
Best suited for
Market Access
How much
Pilot cohort supports 100 startups; no fixed grant disclosed
Source
Playbook p. 60

Objectives

It is a flagship initiative of Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to strengthen India’s agri-food and processed food export ecosystem through innovation and startup acceleration. It aims to empower agri-food and agri-tech startups and create new export opportunities, promote innovation in high-value agri-food products, export technologies, packaging, traceability, logistics, sustainability, and quality assurance.

Who can apply?

  • Agri-food startups developing innovative/high-value products for export, technology and service startups offering export-enabling solutions across the value chain.
  • Solution providers for SPS challenges, including startups, individual researchers, innovators and solo/self-employed entrepreneurs.
  • APEDA-registered exporters seeking to innovate or expand high-value product portfolios for international markets.
  • Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) developing innovative/high-value agri-food products or SPS-related solutions.

What do you get?

  • Acceleration support covering product development, export readiness, regulatory compliance and market access.
  • Access to APEDA’s ecosystem, including industry bodies, state agricultural boards, universities, IITs/NITs and accelerators.
  • Support for innovative categories such as GI-tagged products, organic foods, superfoods, processed Indian foods, livestock products and AYUSH products.

How to apply

Visit https://apeda.gov.in/bharati/ for more information.

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