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Agri sector sees Budget 2026 aligns tech, capital, and market access bolster farmers & MSMEs at scale
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Tuesday, 03 February, 2026, 12 : 00 PM [IST]
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Our Bengaluru
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India’s agri sector has noted that the Budget 2026 has laid out a forward-looking strategy for the agricultural sector, aligning technology, capital, and enhanced market access to bolster the resilience and incomes of farmers and MSMEs at scale.
Debarshi Dutta, Co-Founder & CEO, Ayekart an agritech company said, "This Budget sets a clear, outcome-oriented direction for Bharat by aligning technology, capital, and market access to strengthen farmers and MSMEs at scale. The launch of Bharat VISTAAR, integrating AgriStack with AI-enabled advisory, has the potential to support better farm-level decision-making, reduce risk, and improve productivity across diverse agro-ecologies.
The announcement of the Rs 10,000 crore MSME Growth Fund sends a strong signal of intent to back India’s entrepreneurial backbone and create equity pathways for high-potential micro and small enterprises. Alongside measures to improve liquidity and access to formal finance, this can significantly enhance supply-chain capacity and accelerate value addition, he added.
The renewed focus on high-value crops such as coconut, cocoa, cashew, sandalwood, and horticulture opens up meaningful opportunities to diversify cropping patterns and strengthen farm incomes. When combined with aggregation, post-harvest support, and better price discovery, these measures can translate into measurable gains in rural livelihoods. We welcome the Budget’s clarity of intent and look forward to partnering with industry, financial institutions, and government to convert policy direction into measurable outcomes for farmers, FPOs and small enterprises across the country, said Dutta.
Shashi Kant Singh, Partner -Agriculture - Food – Agribusiness, PwC India, said Budget 2026-27 underscores India’s commitment to enhancing agricultural innovation, improving export competitiveness, and promoting women’s empowerment in agriculture—key pillars of the Viksit Bharat strategy. Focused support for high-value crops, along with special incentives for the fisheries and dairy sector, aims to augment farm incomes while strengthening India’s global agricultural competitiveness and boosting exports.
Sunil Kataria, MD & CEO, Godrej Agrovet said, “Placing a strong emphasis on productivity, resilience and inclusive growth, the proposals tabled in today’s Union Budget once again reinforce agriculture as a key pillar in India’s journey towards Viksit Bharat. The targeted attention on livestock, fisheries and allied sectors showcases a clear shift towards diversified and income-resilient farm systems. In this context, the new loan linked capital support for veterinary education, hospitals, diagnostics and breeding infrastructure will expand capacity and high quality services across rural India. Additionally, future science-led interventions in the areas of cattle genetics and breeding would help accelerate livestock productivity and farm incomes. It is also encouraging to see the Government’s focus on leveraging technology-driven agriculture through the introduction of multilingual AI platform.
Amidst evolving climate and market conditions, delivering customized and risk-aware advisory at a scale is need of an hour to empower farmers to make informed decisions and adapt better. We also appreciate the extension of tax deduction to primary co-operatives supplying cattle feed and cotton seed to federal co operatives and government organisations, which will strengthen formal input supply chains and improve farmer realization. Together, through a calibrated approach by integrates productivity, innovation, inclusion, and institutional support, this year’s Budget once again lays a strong foundation for a future ready agricultural ecosystem and reinforces agriculture’s role as a long term contributor to India’s economic growth, said Kataria.
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