Agri Start-Ups

Rural commerce platform Hesa acquires Flinkhub for enhancing super app capabilities

Rural commerce platform Hesa acquires Flinkhub for enhancing super app capabilities

Flinkhub has two products — Flinkhub relationship intelligence, a tool that accurately...

Agri-fintech start-up Hesa to provide financial solutions to over 60K Hesaathis

Agri-fintech start-up Hesa to provide financial solutions to over 60K Hesaathis

The financial services provided also increase the productivity of farmers. As most...

Climate Angels-backed Sunbird Straws rolls out leaf straws as alternative to single-use plastic straws

Climate Angels-backed Sunbird Straws rolls out leaf straws as alternative to single-use plastic straws

Starting 1 July 2022, the Government of India has implemented a nationwide ban on...

Samunnati enters into largest co-lending partnership with SBI for financing FPOs

Samunnati enters into largest co-lending partnership with SBI for financing FPOs

The initial programme amount is Rs 100 crore. This partnership will enable Samunnati...

Arya.ag crosses Rs 500cr milestone on its fintech platform

Arya.ag crosses Rs 500cr milestone on its fintech platform

The agritech platform has recorded over three times growth on its digital agri-lending...

Leads Connect launches SIGMAA pilot study to double farmers' income using technology interventions

Leads Connect launches SIGMAA pilot study to double farmers' income using technology interventions

Noida-based agritech company Leads Connect Services launched the Seamless Digital...

Fish and meat distribution start-up FreshR raises $1.2mn in latest funding round

Fish and meat distribution start-up FreshR raises $1.2mn in latest funding round

Building India’s largest fish and meat distribution business, FreshR has recently...

Gram Unnati brings climate-compatible agriculture to over 5,000 acres in Uttarakhand; helps save 4,000 litres of water per acre

Gram Unnati brings climate-compatible agriculture to over 5,000 acres in Uttarakhand; helps save 4,000 litres of water per acre

Gram Unnati worked closely with the local district administration, local maize processors,...

Agritech platform Krishi Network strengthens its language offerings to connect with more farmers

Agritech platform Krishi Network strengthens its language offerings to connect with more farmers

Krishi Network has recently announced that it has added six new languages — Gujarati,...

Arya.ag acquires autonomous AI agritech player Prakshep

Arya.ag acquires autonomous AI agritech player Prakshep

Arya.ag connects sellers and buyers of agri-produce, providing complete assurance...

Arya.ag ends FY22 on a record high to cement hold as India’s largest agritech firm

Arya.ag ends FY22 on a record high to cement hold as India’s largest agritech firm

Based on its unmatched, integrated offerings spanning digital warehousing, digital...

Gram Unnati appoints former CEC Sunil Arora as Chairman

Gram Unnati appoints former CEC Sunil Arora as Chairman

Gram Unnati, India's first full-stack agricultural value chain services, has announced...

Tractor Junction raises $5.7mn in seed funding from Info Edge Ventures and Omnivore

Tractor Junction raises $5.7mn in seed funding from Info Edge Ventures and Omnivore

India's leading rural vehicle marketplace, Tractor Junction, has announced that...

IIM-A’s CIIE.CO invests in start-up OneImpact Technologies

IIM-A’s CIIE.CO invests in start-up OneImpact Technologies

Agri-fintech start-up OneImpact Technologies has announced that it raised an undisclosed...

ReshaMandi opens Asia’s second-largest silk cocoon mandi, expands pan-India

ReshaMandi opens Asia’s second-largest silk cocoon mandi, expands pan-India

ReshaMandi has set up Asia's second-largest cocoon mandi in Ramanagara. The cutting-edge...

FAO, WFP Launch $202 Million Appeal to Shield 8.8 Million People from El Niño Threat

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched their first-ever...

International

Restoring India's Lands for a Sustainable Future: Science, Convergence and Collective Action

Dr M.L. Jat highlights how ICAR’s science-driven innovations and India’s integrated approach to land restoration are strengthening...

Opinion

US, Iran Sign 14-Point Ceasefire Agreement, Launch 60-Day Peace Process

The United States and Iran have formally signed a 14-point ceasefire agreement, launching a 60-day negotiation process aimed at ending...

International

War May End, Food Inflation Won't: Why the Real Commodity Shock is Still Ahead

A new analysis by Bank of Baroda Economics suggests that while energy prices grabbed immediate attention, the second-order effects...

International

IIT Guwahati Researchers Develop Sustainable Method for Lead Removal from Acidic Wastewater

Researchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a sustainable biological process that uses sulphate-reducing bacteria to remove lead from...

Agritech

Over 3.5 Lakh Stubble Management Machines Distributed, Rs 4,266 Crore Spent; ‘Stubble Protection Force’ to Be Activated in 14 NCR Districts

The Centre has spent over Rs 4,266 crore under the Crop Residue Management Scheme since 2018, distributing more than 3.54 lakh stubble...

National