Open Challenge Program (OCP) 1.0 at SmartAgri CoE, Bhilai
Gives AgriTech startups up to ₹35 lakh in seed funding plus a full incubation package — lab access, mentoring and IPR support — at STPI's SmartAgri CoE in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh.
SmartAgri CoE runs this challenge as a Software Technology Parks of India initiative, working with India's IT ministry and Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, and its stated goals are to find and onboard promising AgriTech startups, build a Smart Agri innovation ecosystem in Chhattisgarh, and give founders the infrastructure to prototype, test and market their products. Every appli…
The program is for startups, entrepreneurs and researchers building AgriTech solutions, including agriculture, horticulture and floriculture, aimed at farmers in Chhattisgarh. It looks for affordable, sustainable technology products that solve real problems in agriculture and allied activities.
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