The Indian government has approved Rs 58,000 crore for over 92,000 projects under the Agri Infrastructure Fund (AIF) since its inception in May 2020. This initiative aims to enhance post-harvest facilities and has attracted investments of Rs 91,856 crore, primarily from private sources. The AIF seeks to allocate Rs 1 lakh crore by FY26, with a focus on creating storage and logistics infrastructure to minimize post-harvest losses and improve farmers’ earnings. The fund offers loans up to Rs 2 crore, with interest subvention and borrower contributions of at least 10%.

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