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Grant-in-Aid Programs for Millet-Based Startups (India) 2026
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This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and universities and 2 others, at idea and R&D stage, prototype and pilot stage and pre-seed. Coverage is read from the notice itself: India.
This grant-in-aid program supports millet-based innovation and entrepreneurship across three tiers (students, startups, and scaling agripreneurs) with funding up to ₹25 lakhs, covering R&D, product development, processing technologies, and business skills training. Eligible applicants include students, early-stage startups, and established agricultural entrepreneurs in India seeking to advance sustainable, nutritious food systems through millet innovation.
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The funder ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad, invites applications for its Grant-in-Aid Program under the PM-RKVY (RKVY-RAFTAAR) Scheme to support innovation and entrepreneurship in the agriculture sector. The program focuses on millet innovation, including research and development, primary and secondary processing technologies, product innovation and new product development, cooking with millets through practical demonstrations, and advancements in shelf-life enhancement and value addition, alongside business and startup skills such as marketing and branding foundations, lean startup methodology, busine …
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