A 5-month accelerator empowering startups transforming Indian agriculture through tech and sustainable innovation.
APPLY NOWThe AFI Agri Cohort is a 5-month accelerator designed to support early to growth-stage startups addressing key agricultural challenges in India. Whether you're enabling climate-resilient farming, improving market linkages, or building agri-fintech solutions — this cohort is for innovators building the future of farming.
Startups that are:
- Operating in India
- Early to growth stage
- Working in agri-tech, rural livelihoods, food systems, or allied sectors
Committed to inclusive, scalable, and tech-enabled impact in agriculture
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Mentorship: Learn from leading agri-tech experts, policy advisors, and farmer-centric entrepreneurs.
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Product Development: Strengthen your tech, operations, and market fit.
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Masterclasses: Focused sessions on funding, agri-markets, climate resilience, and scale strategies.
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Market Linkages: Tap into AFI’s network of FPOs, NGOs, and government programs.
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Agri Toolkit: Access templates, policy guides, and business planning tools.
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Collaborative Community: Peer-learning with passionate founders and domain specialists.
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Investor Access: Interact with agri-focused funds, VCs, and CSR leaders.
- Duration: 5 Months (Online + Optional In-Person Engagements)
- Format: Bi-weekly sessions, expert mentoring, and community check-ins
- Demo Day: Pitch to investors, ecosystem enablers, and partners
Cohort Timeline (Starting from August)
July - August 2025
Call for Applciation
August 2025 (Start to Mid)
Application Review & Selection
August 2025 (End)
Cohort Onboarding – Orientation, diagnostics, and goal-setting
September 2025 – January 2026
Acceleration Phase – 1:1 mentorship, Knowledge Building Sessions, Learning council sessions etc
January 2026 (Mid Jan)
Demo Day – Pitch to investors, ecosystem leaders, and media
February 2026
Valedictory
Subhajit Sinha
Co-founder, 4Climate
Akshay Khawale
Co-founder, Agrowsure
Tridibesh
Co-founder, InQube
Yogesh Sahu
Founder, GeeCom India
Develeena Bhattacharjee
Founder, ClimaCrew
Ready to Build the Future of Indian Agriculture?
Applications close on 14 August 2025. Apply early to increase your chances — we review applications on a rolling basis!
APPLY NOWFor queries: info@actionforindia.org
Early to growth-stage startups with a working MVP or product.
Yes, with optional field immersion in key agri regions.
Free. AFI takes no fees or equity.
Precision farming, market access, FPO platforms, water/soil tech, agri-finance, and more.
Agri-entrepreneurs, investors, former bureaucrats, and innovation leaders.
3–4 hours/week on average, over 5 months.
A Demo Day + potential access to investor and pilot partnerships.