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Startup-specific scheme · APEDA, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

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

Between callsChecked 3 October 2026

First cohort: 195 shortlisted, 100 startups onboarded after the BHARATI Business Challenge (8–9 Jan 2026), 10 picked to represent India at global trade events. Applications (26 Sep–10 Nov 2025) are closed; watch APEDA's BHARATI announcements for cohort 2.

Amount
Varies
Type of support
Incubation, Market Access
Best for
Market Access & IP
Who can apply
Early-stage startups, Growth-stage startups, Aspiring founders, Researchers, Farmers & FPOs
Go to the official portalSource: DPIIT playbook p. 60

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.

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.

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.

Key links

Deadlines, amounts and windows change. Check the official portal before you apply.

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