Agri Sandbox 2025 - Technology Validation Grant
Funds Agritech pilot validation on real farms, up to Rs. 20 lakh, for post-MVP solutions.
AgHub, part of PJTSAU, runs the sandbox with Telangana's Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and the state government, offering a three-tier regulated testing environment: technology lab, agricultural research facilities, and real test farms. Selected ventures receive pilot grant support for one season, deployment on real farms, and mentorship and ecosystem access to farmers, scientists, and…
The sandbox targets Agritech solutions ready for real-world validation: climate risk and crop intelligence, energy-efficient cold chains, waste-to-value and bio-based technology, agri automation and robotics, farm mechanization and smart irrigation, digital watershed and water accounting, food safety and grading, and seed quality assurance. It is open to startups and other tech innovators whose solutions have already reached the post-prototype or MVP stage. The stated objective is to help such solutions connect with farmers or plug into a public-private partnership involving the government.
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