Agri Start-Ups

Agri Fintech KiVi closes seed round, positions to serve Farmgate Ecosystem with credit, commerce and distribution

Agri Fintech KiVi closes seed round, positions to serve Farmgate Ecosystem with credit, commerce and distribution

Agri-fintech startup KiVi, operated by Agrosperity Tech Solutions Private Limited,...

Agritech Startup Leads Connect raises $62.5 Mn from BL Agro

Agritech Startup Leads Connect raises $62.5 Mn from BL Agro

Full-stack agritech startup Leads Connect has announced that it has raised INR 500...

Absolute awarded Grant from Xamahar - Assam AgriFin Fund supported by the World Bank

Absolute awarded Grant from Xamahar - Assam AgriFin Fund supported by the World Bank

Absolute’s tech driven Agri value chain business Upaj, has been awarded a grant...

Biomaterials startup altM raises $3.5M Seed round from Omnivore’s new fund

Biomaterials startup altM raises $3.5M Seed round from Omnivore’s new fund

Biomaterials startup altM has announced that it has raised a USD 3.5 million Seed...

IoTechWorld Avigation gets DGCA nod for new agri-drone model

IoTechWorld Avigation gets DGCA nod for new agri-drone model

Agri-drone maker IoTechWorld Avigation has received certificate from Directorate...

London educated agri-entrepreneur grows wheat variety popular in bakery industry

London educated agri-entrepreneur grows wheat variety popular in bakery industry

Anushka Neol, a woman agri-entrepreneur from Abohar, Punjab, is one of those youth....

DeHaat partners with GBI, Aussan Labs to bring bio-input formulations to Indian farmers

DeHaat partners with GBI, Aussan Labs to bring bio-input formulations to Indian farmers

Agri-tech platform DeHaat, with existing tie-ups with over 250 agri companies, has...

IoTechWorld secures IFFCO's order for 500 agri drones

IoTechWorld secures IFFCO's order for 500 agri drones

Leading agri-drone maker IoTechWorld Avigation Pvt Ltd has emerged as leader in...

Bioprime Agrisolutions launches plant-associated microbes library in Pune

Bioprime Agrisolutions launches plant-associated microbes library in Pune

Agri-biotech startup Bioprime Agrisolutions on Friday announced in Pune the launch...

Gram Unnati ties up with Bayer for spring maize cultivation in UP

Gram Unnati ties up with Bayer for spring maize cultivation in UP

Gram Unnati, India’s fast-growing full-stack agricultural value chain services company,...

COROMANDEL acquires majority stake in leading drone manufacturing company

COROMANDEL acquires majority stake in leading drone manufacturing company

Coromandel International Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary Coromandel...

Omnivore announces first close of third fund at $150 million

Omnivore announces first close of third fund at $150 million

Impact venture capital firm Omnivore has announced the first close of its third...

Nearly 75 pc farmers buy agri-inputs from affiliated FPOs: Dvara E-Registry survey

Nearly 75 pc farmers buy agri-inputs from affiliated FPOs: Dvara E-Registry survey

Agrifintech startup Dvara E-Registry (DER) conducted the survey on its intervention...

'mooMark', the first Indian pvt dairy to offer Heat Index Insurance Plan to farmers

'mooMark', the first Indian pvt dairy to offer Heat Index Insurance Plan to farmers

Stellapps’ fintech arm 'mooPay', in partnership with IBISA Network, HDFC ERGO &...

Animpet Ecomm startup starts online trade platform for products in animal sector

Animpet Ecomm startup starts online trade platform for products in animal sector

Agritech startup Animpet Ecomm Pvt Ltd has started an e-commerce platform for trading...

Pune startup Bioprime Agrisolutions bags Best BioAg award

Pune startup Bioprime Agrisolutions bags Best BioAg award

Bioprime's innovative work on developing biologicals using cutting-edge approaches...

Paddy procurement begins in Odisha at Rs 3,100 per quintal

The Odisha government has begun paddy procurement for the 2024-25 Kharif season, offering Rs 3,100 per quintal, including an Rs 800...

States

BKS condemns bar association for not defending farmers in stubble-burning cases

The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) has condemned the Madhya Pradesh High Court Bar Association's decision not to represent farmers in...

States

Global soil conference 2024 highlights need to boost soil fertility for food security

The Global Soil Conference 2024, held in Delhi from November 19-22, focuses on soil health amidst food security, climate change, and...

National

ICRA Projects Agricultural GVA Growth at 3.5 percent in Q2 FY2025

ICRA projects India's GDP growth to dip to 6.5 percent in Q2 FY2025 from 6.7 percent, with GVA growth easing to 6.6 percent. Agriculture...

National

ISB launches centre of excellence for aerial and water robotics 

The Indian School of Business (ISB), IIIT-Delhi, and DRIIV have launched the Centre of Excellence for Aerial and Water Robotics (CoE-AWRDS)....

Agritech

National spice conference explores opportunities for FPOs in global markets

The World Spice Organisation (WSO) concluded the 3rd National Spice Conference (NSC) 2024 in Ahmedabad, focusing on the "Sustainable...

National