The document discusses the Network of Indian Agri-Business Incubators (NIABI), a network established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to support agri-business incubators and entrepreneurs. NIABI aims to enhance agri-business development and its impacts on agriculture through co-business incubation. It facilitates the successful establishment of business planning and development units, provides mentoring and infrastructure support, and works to commercialize innovative agro-technologies through agri-business development to benefit farmers. The network focuses on strengthening the regional agri-entrepreneurial ecosystem and generating effective programs and services for clients.

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ICRISAT - ABI Lead Centre
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The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Agri-Business Incubator, ICRISAT, Hyderabad
is a non-profit, apolitical international organization that is devoted to science-
based agricultural development. It belongs to the Alliance of Centers of the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Agri BAU
Northern region
1. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi
Agri Businesses
Business Incubator is a public private partnership initiative of ICRISAT, in partnership with 2. Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar to take off...
3 3. CCS Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar
National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB) of
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. ABI is the place where the 1
CIFT 2 Southern region
process of starting agri-business ventures is catelysed. This is achieved by supporting
entrepreneurs with agri-technology, consultancy and networking. The incubator 4. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore
maximizes success and minimizes risk by offering the best opportunity. 10
7 5. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Cochin
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CIRCOT 8
ICAR Central Region
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous
9 6. Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, (JNKVV), Jabalpur
organization under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education,
Lead Centre 7. Birsa Agricultural University (BAU), Ranchi
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The Council is the apex body for HAU
Eastern Region
coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture
8. National Institute of Research on Jute & Allied Fibre
including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 97 ICAR
4 Technology (NIRJAFT), Kolkata
institutes and 45 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the largest IARI
national agricultural systems in world.
5 Western region
9. Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology
NAIP
IVRI
(CIRCOT), Mumbai
National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) is a World-Bank aided project
10. Anand Agricultural University (AAU), Anand
of ICAR to provide technological support to farmers through development of
new strategies, technologies and innovative solutions to address the
changing agricultural environment. ICAR through NAIP aims to develop the
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R&D system to find new ways of doing business in agriculture and allied fields to achieve
the objectives of increased productivity, poverty alleviation, and nutritional, livelihood and
income security
NIRJAFT
NI BI
Agri-Business Incubator
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TNAU Network of Network of
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Troppics
Indian Agri-Business Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh – 502 324. INDIA Indian Agri-Business
Incubators Phone: +91 40 3071 3417; Fax: +91 40 3071 3074 Incubators
Creating opportunity through Agri-Business Incubation Email: k.sharma@cgiar.org | website: www.niabi.in Creating opportunity through Agri-Business Incubation

2. How we do? Mission of NABIN Benefits for entrepreneurs & Focus sectors
innovators:
To enhance agri-business development and impacts ? Agriculture
Infrastructure on agriculture through co-business incubation ? One-stop solution for entrepreneurs
Who are we?
? Horticulture
? Creating a databank of indigenous agro-technologies through co-business incubation
The National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) initiative successful and self-sustainable, NAIP has
for commercialization from ICAR, SAUs, CSIR etc. ? Veterinary
of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has entrusted ABI-ICRISAT with the responsibility of ? Support and services covering
set up around 10 Business Planning & Development handholding and mentoring these BPDs through ? Identifying international agro-technologies suitable agriculture and allied sectors ? Fisheries
(BPDs) units in its research institutes and State funded project. This initiative and network will be for the Indian context ? Regional presence as reach-out ? Dairy
Agriculture Universities (SAUs). called “Network of Indian Agri-Business Incubators
? Creating a networking platform for agri-businessmen strategy
(NIABI). ? Agri-Engineering
BPDs are essentially business incubation centres and mentors ? Pool of Commercialisable technologies
designed for agricultural sector. These centers NIABI would build synergy nationally and help ? Cotton and Jute
promote agriprenuers with the help of the vast R&D facilitate commercialization of innovative agro- ? Generating an opportunity to facilitate funding to ? Mentoring, support and access to technologies
facilities and knowledge. In order to make this technologies through agri-business development start-up agri-business infrastructure facilities
thus benefitting the framers.
Process ? Technology and consultancy
? Capacity Building / training programme of BI ? R&D Labs and office space with
What we do? managers on new initiatives and approaches in agri- built-in facilities
business incubation
Facilitate successful establishment of Facilitate and support innovations in agri- ? Access to high-end equipments
BPD/Agri-business incubators through technologies through agri-business development ? Mentoring and guidance of BIs through direct visits
coordinated efforts and synchronized activities to benefit farmers and annual meetings ? Conference and meeting rooms
Business Incubation through streamlined Focus on strengthening of regional agri- ? Promotion of agri-business incubation/nationally ? Facilitate funding
systems entrepreneurial ecosystem through co-business incubation
? Capacity building
Build synergy nationally, creating momentum Generate effective marketing programmes and Outcome
to set up Network of Indian Agri-business services to clients
? Facilitate business of agri start-ups and incubates by
Incubators (NIABI) as a premier network for
Facilitate self-sustainability and success of BPD/BI participation in local and international exhibitions
agri-businesses
Impact farm livelihoods through products and ? Seminar on best practices to start-up agri-business
Increase commercialization of technologies
services of incubatees through video conference / web casting
from the agri-institutes
? Facilitating soft-landing support
? Network of Indian agri-Business Incubators (NIABI)
? Annual Incubator/Incubatee awards
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