Agriculture, food processing and allied sector schemes
7 verified programmes in the CapEasy funding directory. Every entry links to its official source.
Agriculture and allied sectors have their own funding architecture, largely separate from the startup schemes founders usually encounter — run by agriculture, fisheries and animal husbandry ministries, and often structured as capital subsidy on an asset rather than as working capital.
A practical consequence: much of this money is reimbursement against verified expenditure, so you need the ability to spend first and claim after. Read the disbursal mechanism as carefully as the headline amount, because a subsidy you cannot pre-finance is not usable.
Reviewed July 2026. Government programmes change — always confirm current eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official programme page before applying.
AgriSURE — Agri Fund for Start-ups & Rural Enterprises
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
National Livestock Mission (NLM-EDEG)
RKVY RAFTAAR (Agri-Entrepreneurship Development)
Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME)
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Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres Scheme (ACABC)
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)
CapEasy is a private consultancy and is not associated with any government programme, agency or authority. Eligibility and approval rest with the relevant authorities; we help you assess and apply, but cannot guarantee approval. Programme terms change — the official page linked from each entry is the position of record.
Questions founders ask.
No. Many are open to enterprises, FPOs, cooperatives and food-processing businesses rather than individual cultivators. The eligibility summary on each entry states who may apply.
Frequently both — a bank loan with a capital subsidy component credited against it. That means you clear a lender's appraisal as well as the scheme's eligibility. Plan for two approval processes, not one.
For asset-creation schemes, usually some secured site — owned or on a long lease. Processing and services schemes are typically more flexible. Check the individual programme.