{"id":366027,"date":"2026-06-25T16:12:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=366027"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:12:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:42:12","slug":"bharati-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bharati-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"BHARATI Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has successfully concluded first cohort of BHARATI Initiative.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About BHARATI Initiative<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_345664\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345664\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_345664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345664\" style=\"width: 375px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-345664\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-APEDA.jpg?resize=375%2C266&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-APEDA.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-APEDA.jpg?resize=1024%2C726&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-APEDA.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Source-APEDA.jpg?w=1219&amp;ssl=1 1219w\" alt=\"BHARATI Initiative\" width=\"375\" height=\"266\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source \u2013 APEDA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BHARATI<\/strong> stands for \u2013\u00a0<strong>Bharat<\/strong><em>\u2019<\/em><strong>s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement and Incubation for Export Enablement<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Launched by:<\/strong>\u00a0Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (<strong>APEDA<\/strong>) under <strong>Ministry of Commerce &amp; Industry<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong>\u00a0This initiative aims to\u00a0<strong>empower 100 agri-food and agri-tech startups<\/strong>, accelerate innovation, and create export opportunities, aligned to APEDA\u2019s vision of\u00a0<strong>$50 billion<\/strong>\u00a0agri-food exports by\u00a0<strong>2030<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It also aims to build\u00a0<strong>globally competitive<\/strong>\u00a0agri-products, deepen\u00a0<strong>demand-led backward integration.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Launch and scale:<\/strong>\u00a0Its\u00a0<strong>pilot cohort<\/strong>\u00a0begins from\u00a0<strong>September 2025<\/strong>\u00a0with\u00a0<strong>100 startups<\/strong>\u00a0(high-value agri-food producers, technology-driven service providers, innovators).<\/li>\n<li>It is aligned with\u00a0<strong>Atmanirbhar Bharat<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Vocal for Local<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Digital India<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Start-Up India\u00a0<\/strong>initiatives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Programme design:<\/strong>\u00a0It complements government- and industry-led incubators and runs a\u00a0<strong>three-month acceleration<\/strong>\u00a0on product development, export readiness, regulatory compliance, and market access.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Focus categories:<\/strong>\u00a0Focus areas include\u00a0<strong>GI-tagged<\/strong>\u00a0products,\u00a0<strong>organic<\/strong>\u00a0foods,\u00a0<strong>superfoods<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>novel processed Indian agri-foods<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>livestock<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>AYUSH<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tech focus:<\/strong>\u00a0It invites advanced technologies such as\u00a0<strong>AI-based quality control<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>blockchain-enabled traceability<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>IoT-enabled cold chains<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>agri-fintech<\/strong>, while addressing\u00a0<strong>packaging<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>sustainability<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>sea protocols<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Challenges targeted:<\/strong>\u00a0It tackles export bottlenecks of\u00a0<strong>quality assurance<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>perishability<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>wastage<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>logistics<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecosystem building:<\/strong>\u00a0It connects agri-food innovators, tech-driven solution providers, and\u00a0<strong>SPS-TBT<\/strong>-focused startups to deliver scalable, cost-effective solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has successfully concluded first cohort of BHARATI Initiative. About BHARATI Initiative BHARATI stands for \u2013\u00a0Bharat\u2019s Hub for Agritech, Resilience, Advancement and Incubation for Export Enablement. Launched by:\u00a0Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under Ministry of Commerce &amp; Industry Aim:\u00a0This initiative aims&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bharati-initiative\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">BHARATI Initiative<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-366027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366027\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}