Agri Start-Ups

Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches SaaS Platform for Agri-Food Businesses

Agritech Startup KhetiBuddy Launches SaaS Platform for Agri-Food Businesses

Verdnt functions as an enterprise data backbone that unifies agronomy, operations,...

Arya.ag Raises Rs 725 Crore in Series D Funding from GEF Capital Partners

Arya.ag Raises Rs 725 Crore in Series D Funding from GEF Capital Partners

According to a press release issued by Arya.ag, the investment will enable Arya.ag...

Nutrition Start-up Nuvie Raises $450K Pre-Seed Funding Led by PedalStart

Nutrition Start-up Nuvie Raises $450K Pre-Seed Funding Led by PedalStart

Nuvie aims to build a leading "Better-For-You" brand, offering protein-rich, guilt-free...

Ag-tech Company LEAF Posts Positive Net Profit in Q4 2024-25

Ag-tech Company LEAF Posts Positive Net Profit in Q4 2024-25

Among the first ag-tech companies in India to report net profitability, underscoring...

Avaana Capital Leads $1.2M Seed Round in High Time Foods

Avaana Capital Leads $1.2M Seed Round in High Time Foods

The investment coincides with High Time Foods’ formal launch in India, where the...

Avaana Capital Leads Rs 32 Crore Investment in GreenGrahi

Avaana Capital Leads Rs 32 Crore Investment in GreenGrahi

Avaana Capital, a venture capital fund focused on backing deep-tech and frontier...

Salam Kisan and SVERI to set up a Joint Remote Pilot Training Organization  

Salam Kisan and SVERI to set up a Joint Remote Pilot Training Organization  

The partnership is focused on training and certifying professional drone pilots,...

KisanKonnect  has  raised $4.5 million in its Series A funding

KisanKonnect has raised $4.5 million in its Series A funding

Series A funding round led by Mistry Ventures. The round also saw significant participation...

Walmart Unveils New Innovation Pilots with Indian Startups to Help Enhance Supply Chain Resilience

Walmart Unveils New Innovation Pilots with Indian Startups to Help Enhance Supply Chain Resilience

KBCols Sciences, GreenPod, and Cropin to pilot scalable sourcing tech for Walmart’s...

KisaanSay raises $2M pre-seed funding to scale farm-to-fork model

KisaanSay raises $2M pre-seed funding to scale farm-to-fork model

Founded by Nitin Puri, Manoj Karki, and Vaishali Mehta, KisaanSay aims to bridge...

Bliss Body Launches Functional Drink Range in Three Invigorating Flavours

Bliss Body Launches Functional Drink Range in Three Invigorating Flavours

Available in three vibrant flavours – Pineapple, Mango, and Orange – Bliss Body...

Eighty five percent farmers with financial services, cuts farm wastage by 67 percent: Arya.ag Impact Report

Eighty five percent farmers with financial services, cuts farm wastage by 67 percent: Arya.ag Impact Report

Arya.ag's latest Impact Performance Report highlights its role in transforming India's...

India’s Climate Tech Startups Struggle with Growth-Stage Funding: IIMA Ventures and MUFG Report

India’s Climate Tech Startups Struggle with Growth-Stage Funding: IIMA Ventures and MUFG Report

The lack of growth-stage funding, with only 2.5% of startups raising Series A+ rounds,...

NABARD Announces 750 Crore ‘Agri SURE’ Fund to Boost Agri Start-Ups and Rural Enterprises

NABARD Announces 750 Crore ‘Agri SURE’ Fund to Boost Agri Start-Ups and Rural Enterprises

This new initiative, managed by NABVENTURES, a NABARD subsidiary, aims to bolster...

Dairy Startup Sid's Farm raises $10 million from Omnivore and NSFO

Dairy Startup Sid's Farm raises $10 million from Omnivore and NSFO

The Telangana-based startup aims to utilise the funds to establish a strong presence...

Bioprime Agrisolutions, Yara India tie-up for  yield-boosting product

Bioprime Agrisolutions, Yara India tie-up for yield-boosting product

BioPrime AgriSolutions, a leading ag-biotech startup harnessing the power of agricultural...

Suvendu to Become First BJP CM in West Bengal, TVK’s Vijay Also Nears Power in Tamil Nadu with Left Support

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is set to become the first BJP Chief Minister of West Bengal after being elected legislative party leader....

Politics

Global Food Prices Rise for Third Straight Month as Energy Costs, Hormuz Crisis Disrupt Markets: FAO

Global food commodity prices rose for the third consecutive month in April, driven by higher energy costs and supply disruptions linked...

International

Shivraj Singh Chouhan Orders Expert Task Force to Tackle Litchi Stink Bug Crisis in Bihar

Following concerns raised by farmers, Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed the constitution of a special expert task force that will visit...

States

US Court Rejects 10% Global Import Tariffs Imposed By Trump, Blow Pushes US Back Toward WTO MFN Tariffs

A U.S. trade court has invalidated President Trump’s 10% global import tariffs imposed under Section 122 of the Trade Act. The ruling,...

International

Strait of Hormuz crisis: Fertilizer scarcity will affect next harvests and food supplies, FAO warns

FAO has warned that fertilizer shortages caused by disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could reduce crop yields and tighten global...

International

India Records One Farmer or Farm Labourer Suicide Every Hour, NCRB Data

India recorded 10,546 suicides among farmers and agricultural labourers in 2024, accounting for 6.2 percent of all suicides in the...

National