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With a corpus of INR 250 crore, AAIF is a unique sector-specific fund that will mainly invest in small and medium enterprises in Assam

Caspian Impact Investment AdviserPvt. Ltd. (Caspian Equity) signed an MoU with Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, an autonomous body under the Government of Assam. Under the partnership, ARIAS will be the anchor investor for the Assam Agribusiness Investment Fund (AAIF), which will be managed by CaspianEquity as the fund manager. With anchor funding from the World Bank through Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, AAIF will operate as a Category II Alternative Investment Fund registered with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

The Assam Agribusiness Investment Fund (AAIF) is planned with a corpus of INR 250 crore and aims to strengthen the rural ecosystem, foster agricultural productivity, and increase employment opportunities in the state through risk capital investments in SMEs.

With a corpus of INR 250 crore, AAIF is a unique sector-specific fund that will mainly invest in small and medium enterprises in Assam, India. The fund will support high-growth and high-impact agribusiness SMEs for vibrant and resilient agribusiness/agri-food value chains in Assam

With a corpus of INR 250 crore,

Agrotech, Allied Industry, Climate, India

The Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, Government of Assam, has signed extension of collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for transforming the rice-based agrifood systems in Assam under the World Bank funded Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART).

The project focuses on promoting climate-resilient production and processing of prioritised agriculture and allied commodities, investment promotion, agri-entrepreneurship development, efficient marketing including market- intelligence and credit linkage.

IRRI provides technical support to the Assam Agricultural University and Department of Agriculture for implementing the rice value chain activities under the project. 

The second phase of the IRRI-APART collaboration focuses on  developing the rice value chain of Assam and strengthening technology flow through ICT- and GIS-enabled agro-advisory systems, knowledge dissemination, and catalysing adoption.

It aims to upgrade the rice value chain by supporting Farmer Producer Companies through business models and disseminating and scaling out sustainable, resource-efficient, and climate-smart technologies suited to rice-based systems of Assam.

The Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services