CIRCOT R-ABI

An Agribusiness incubation centre was established at ICAR-CIRCOT in 2006 to nurture the cotton stakeholders and support their business endeavors. The ICAR-ClRCOTAgri Business Incubation Centre has admitted sixteen entrepreneurs, graduated seven incubatees, facilitated the development and commercialization of nine innovative products, facilitated funding for incubated entrepreneurs, and created opportunities for employment generation through business-related activities. RKVY Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, recognizing the admirable initiatives of the Agri-Business Incubation center of the institute in the field of post-harvest processing of cotton and its value chain, has bestowed CIRCOT as an Agri-Business Incubator under RKVY-RAFTAAR (Remunerative Approaches for Agri and Allied Sectors Rejuvenation) scheme from 31st January 2019. Since then, CIRCOT has got a new wing with which it can expand its reach to Agriculture and AIIied Sectors. CIRCOT R-ABI is one of the most prominent among 29 RKVY-RAFTAAR-Agribusiness Incubators. CIRCOT R-ABI provides a platform for graduates/rural youth/farmers to materialize/commercialize their innovative ideas/concepts in agriculture and allied sectors. Through this platform individuals/startups with innovative ideas can have access experienced expertise from the institute and its networking partners to bring their ideas into reality. All necessary nurturing, mentoring, and provision for grant-in-aid is made available through this platform. It also has well-equipped laboratories with hi-tech analytical Instruments to cater to the needs of agri-innovators and agri-startup's need to critically analyze the accurate performance of their innovation. State-of-the-art Incubation with expert network facility, office space, and digital infrastructure, facilitates agri innovators to think in various dimensions to bloom their innovations.