Agriclinic and Agribusiness Centres Scheme
The scheme aims to promote the establishment of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres (ACABC) all over the country.
Agri-Clinics
Agri-Clinics are envisaged to provide expert advice and services to farmers on various aspects to enhance productivity of crops/animals and increase the incomes of farmers. Agri-clinics provide support in the following areas:
- Soil health
- Cropping practices
- Plant protection
- Crop insurance
- Post-harvest technology
- Clinical services for animals, feed and fodder management
- Prices of various crops in the market, etc.
Agri-Business Centres
Agri-Business Centres are commercial units of agri-ventures established by trained agriculture professionals. Such ventures may include maintenance and custom hiring of farm equipment, sale of inputs and other services in agriculture and allied areas, including post-harvest management and market linkages for income generation and entrepreneurship development.
The scheme covers full financial support for training and handholding, provision of loan and credit-linked back ended composite subsidy.
Objectives of the scheme
- To supplement efforts of public extension by necessarily providing extension and other services to the farmers on payment basis or free of cost as per business model of agripreneur, local needs and affordability of target group of farmers
- To support agricultural development
- To create gainful self-employment opportunities for unemployed agricultural graduates, agricultural diploma holders, intermediate in agriculture and biological science graduates with Post Graduation in agri-related courses.
Who can benefit from the scheme?
The scheme is open to the following categories of candidates:
- Graduates in agriculture and allied subjects from State Agriculture Universities (SAUs)/Central Agricultural Universities/Universities recognized by ICAR/UGC. Degree in Agriculture and allied subjects offered by other agencies are also considered subject to approval of Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Government of India, on recommendation of the State Government
- Diploma (with at least 50% marks)/Post Graduate Diploma holders in Agriculture and allied subjects from State Agricultural Universities, State Agriculture and Allied Departments and State Department of Technical Education.
- Diploma in Agriculture and allied subjects offered by other agencies are also considered subject to approval of Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Government of India on recommendation of the State Government
- Biological Science Graduates with Post Graduation in Agriculture & allied subjects
- Degree courses recognised by UGC having more than 60 percent of the course content in Agriculture and allied subjects
- Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma courses with more than 60 percent of course content in Agriculture and allied subjects, after B.Sc. with Biological Sciences, from recognised colleges and universities.
- Agriculture related courses at Intermediate (i.e. plus two) level, with at least 55% marks.
Links to Download
- Agriclinic and Agribusiness Centres Scheme
- Loan Application form for AGRI Clinics and AGRI Business Centres (ACABC) Scheme of GOI
- National Review Workshop on ACABC held on 7 August 2012 - Recommendations
- Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centres (ACABC) - Decisions of the 11th Bankers Review Meeting dated 26.08.2015, New Delhi
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Choose from a wide range of high-potential areas
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Code |
Area
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Project01 | Soil, Water Quality and Input Testing Laboratory Service Centre |
Project02 | Plant Protection Service Centre (Pest Surveillance, Diagnostic and Control Services including Integrated Pest Management) |
Project03 | Maintenance, Repairs & Custom Hiring of Agricultural Implements and Machinery including Micro-irrigation Systems (sprinkler and drip) |
Project04 | Agri Service Centres including at least the above three activities mentioned above (group activity) |
Project05 | Seed Processing Units |
Project06 | Micro-propagation through Plant Tissue Culture Labs and Hardening Units |
Project07 | Setting up of Vermiculture Units, Production of bio-fertilizers, bio-pesticides, bio-control agents |
Project08 | Setting up of Apiaries(Bee-keeping) and Honey and Bee Products Processing Units. |
Project09 | Provision of Extension Consultancy services |
Project10 | Facilitation and Agency of Agricultural Insurance Service |
Project11 | Hatcheries and Production of fish finger-lings for Aquaculture |
Project12 | Provision of Livestock Health Cover, setting up of Veterinary Dispensaries & Services including Frozen Semen Banks and Liquid Nitrogen Supply |
Project13 | Setting up of Information Technology Kiosks in rural areas for access to various agriculture related portals. |
Project14 | Feed Processing and Testing Units |
Project15 | Value Added Centres |
Project16 | Setting up of Cool Chain from the farm level onwards(group activity) |
Project17 | Post-harvest Management Centres for sorting, grading, standardization, storage and packing |
Project18 | Setting up of Metallic/Non-Metallic Storage Structure and Rural Godowns |
Project19 | Retail Marketing Outlets for Processing Agri-products |
Project20 | Rural Marketing Dealerships of farm Inputs and Outputs |
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