Agri-Business Scheme (ABS)

80% grant up to Rs 250,000 for agri-business technology

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At a glance

Provider

SME Mauritius

Type

Grant

What you get

80% grant up to Rs 250,000 for agri-business technology

Status

Verified

Funds food processing, hydroponics, aquaponics, utility connections, agricultural implements, smart-agriculture and soil testing. 80% grant, caps Rs 50k to 250k. Agricultural enterprises only; registered SME, 51% Mauritian shareholding, turnover < Rs 100M.

ABS is the SME Mauritius grant built specifically for agri-businesses. It funds food processing, hydroponics and aquaponics set-ups, utility connections, agricultural implements, smart-agriculture technology and soil testing. If you grow, rear or process food and want to modernise, this is your scheme.

The grant pays 80% of the approved cost, with category caps of Rs 50,000, Rs 130,000, Rs 200,000 and Rs 250,000 depending on the size of your project. You fund the remaining 20%.

To qualify you must be an agricultural enterprise, registered as an SME with a valid trade licence, with at least 51% Mauritian-national shareholding, turnover under Rs 100M, and CSG-compliant. This one is sector-specific: non-agri businesses should look at TINNS or the other schemes instead.

Apply online at smemu.com/schemes. A simple plan showing how the equipment or technology lifts your yield or quality strengthens the case.

Watch out for this

Watch out for the agri-only rule. If your activity sits on the trading or retail side rather than genuine agriculture or food processing, ABS will not be the right fit.