Agri Start-Ups

Sid’s Farm raises $1mn in bridge round from its loyal customers

Sid’s Farm raises $1mn in bridge round from its loyal customers

Loyal customers and their close aides from diverse backgrounds turned out to be...

Omnivore makes third investment under OmniX Bio, backing animal nutrition start-up eFeed

Omnivore makes third investment under OmniX Bio, backing animal nutrition start-up eFeed

eFeed has developed nutritional supplements for livestock which can improve overall...

BioPrime AgriSolutions gets patent for a novel bio-formulation to manage abiotic stress in plants

BioPrime AgriSolutions gets patent for a novel bio-formulation to manage abiotic stress in plants

BioPrime AgriSolutions, an agritech start-up, has invented a novel bio-formulation....

Origo eMandi and Vivriti Capital join hands to provide finance to FPOs, farmers

Origo eMandi and Vivriti Capital join hands to provide finance to FPOs, farmers

Origo “eMandi Cash” is among the first few digital lending platforms to address...

India’s agrifood start-ups close record-breaking $4.6bn in funding in FY22

India’s agrifood start-ups close record-breaking $4.6bn in funding in FY22

India has overtaken China as Asia-Pacific's biggest funder of agrifood tech innovation,...

Agritech start-up Arya.ag reports four-fold jump in profits in H1 FY23

Agritech start-up Arya.ag reports four-fold jump in profits in H1 FY23

The company reported a profit of Rs 14.38 crores, an increase over its last year's...

Zuari FarmHub Ltd appoints Balaya Moharana as CTO to strengthen its position in agri-tech industry

Zuari FarmHub Ltd appoints Balaya Moharana as CTO to strengthen its position in agri-tech industry

Moharana will be responsible for building innovative agri-tech products that cater...

Arya.ag invests in computer vision-focused SaaS start-up Assert AI

Arya.ag invests in computer vision-focused SaaS start-up Assert AI

Assert AI aims to utilize the funds to expand its presence overseas in the US market...

IFC invests in Crystal Crop to fund growth in affordable, green crop solutions

IFC invests in Crystal Crop to fund growth in affordable, green crop solutions

The new investment promises to benefit millions of Indian farmers by establishing...

Agri startup BioPrime Agrisolutions raises  Rs 9 crore in a Pre-Series

Agri startup BioPrime Agrisolutions raises Rs 9 crore in a Pre-Series

The company aims to utilise the funds for their SNIPR Biologicals registrations,...

Unified rural commerce start-up Hesa partners with Oxecart to leverage better market linkages for their farmers

Unified rural commerce start-up Hesa partners with Oxecart to leverage better market linkages for their farmers

With Hesa's geographical spread and Oxecart's market linkage, this partnership will...

F2C brand Deep Rooted raises $12.5mn in Series A round from IvyCap and others

F2C brand Deep Rooted raises $12.5mn in Series A round from IvyCap and others

The round was led by IvyCap Ventures with participation from existing investors...

B2B food processing platform Suite42 raises $4.3mn in seed round from Omnivore and Orios

B2B food processing platform Suite42 raises $4.3mn in seed round from Omnivore and Orios

Suite42 plans to use the seed funding for talent acquisition, developing the “Suite42...

Insect biotech start-up Loopworm raises $3.4mn in seed round from Omnivore and WaterBridge

Insect biotech start-up Loopworm raises $3.4mn in seed round from Omnivore and WaterBridge

The seed round also had participation from Titan Capital and leading angel investors...

Intellecap and TRIF launch carbon finance platform for 1mn smallholder farmers

Intellecap and TRIF launch carbon finance platform for 1mn smallholder farmers

The platform will enable income generation, livelihood enhancement and climate-resilient...

Uttar Pradesh Approves Four New Sugarcane Varieties, Offering Alternatives To Co.0238

Uttar Pradesh has approved four new sugarcane varieties, including three developed by the state sugarcane research council and one...

States

NABKISAN Lists India's First WASH-Focused Social Bonds, Raises Rs 180 Crore

The Social Bond issue witnessed robust investor participation and was oversubscribed 1.8 times, enabling NABKISAN to raise Rs180 crore....

National

India explores oilseed imports from Mozambique, SEA signs agreement

India is exploring Mozambique as a new source of oilseeds and vegetable oils, with SEA and Nampula Province signing a three-year Statement...

National

Sugar Stockholding Limit Cut to 15 Days for Dealers, To Be Implemented From October 15

The government has revised stockholding limit for sugar dealers to 15 days from October 15, capping stocks at 1,000 quintals, with...

National

CCFI Urges Government to Reject Extended Data Protection for Agrochemicals

The Crop Care Federation of India has opposed extending agrochemical data protection beyond the 20-year patent period, warning it...

National

Wingsure Launches COFFEA Platform to Turn Verified Farm Data into Intelligence for Coffee Sector

Wingsure has launched COFFEA, a deep-tech platform that captures and verifies farm-level coffee data and converts it into reusable...

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