Investment Areas
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Agri-input sectors like seed, fertilizer, Pesticide, irrigation & Farm Machinery
Post-Harvest infrastructure
Food processing like eligible oil, rice, sugarcane, potato, fruits & vegetables & spices
Special Incentives
100% foreign equity is allowed (Except for defense, nuclear energy, currency and forest plantations)
Tax incentives for 5-7 years based on location and industry dependent
Cash Incentives: electricity consumption special rebate of 20% to agro-processing sector
Tariff-free access to European union
Cash incentives and export subsidies for selected export products ranging from 5% to 20%
Loan disbursement target in agriculture is USD 2 Billion
Entrepreneurs Equipment Fund is allowed agro-sector
More than 47.5% of population dependent on agriculture for livelihood
Source: BIDA
