TNPSC Thervupettagam

Agri SURE fund

July 17 , 2024 9 hrs 0 min 24 0
  • NABARD has announced an Agri fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises (Agri-SURE), with initial corpus of 750 crore.
  • NABARD and the Ministry of Agriculture are contributing 250 crore each, the rest 250 crore is from other institutions.
  • The fund is structured to support about 85 agri start-ups with investment sizes of up to 25 crore each by the end of its term.
  • The fund will provide support through investments in sector-specific, sector-agnostic, and debt alternative investment funds (AIFs), as well as direct equity support to start-ups.
  • NABARD has also launched the AgriSURE Greenathon 2024.
  • This hackathon will address the issues like the high cost of advanced agriculture technologies, transforming agricultural waste into profitable ventures, and making regenerative agriculture economically viable.

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