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The Scheme Register / BHARATI

APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

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

Market accessMarket access & IPStartup-specific
Support type
Market access
Best suited for
Market Access
How much
Pilot cohort supports 100 startups; no fixed grant disclosed
Where you apply
apeda.gov.in

What is this scheme?

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.

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 (eligibility)

  • 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.

Apply on apeda.gov.in (opens in a new tab)

You will leave iHub India. Applications are made directly to Ministry of Commerce and Industry — iHub India is not part of the process.