Biotech-KISAN scheme is a farmer centric scheme for farmers, developed by and with farmers. It is a Pan-India program, following a hub-and spoke model and stimulates entrepreneurship and innovation in farmers and empowers women.
The Biotech- KISAN Hubs are expected to fulfil the technology requirement to generate agriculture and bio-resource related jobs and better livelihood ensuring biotechnological benefits to small and marginal farmers.
Biotech-KISAN also has a unique feature to identify and promote local farm leadership in both genders. Such leadership helps to develop science based farming besides facilitating transfer of knowledge.
Under this scheme, so far 146 Biotech-KISAN Hubs have been established covering all 15 agro-climatic zones and110 Aspirational Districts in the country.
