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...

Government Steps Up Support for Exporters with RELIEF Expansion and Faster DGFT Approvals

The government has expanded the RELIEF scheme to support exporters facing rising costs due to West Asia tensions and added Egypt and...

National

Importance of Self-Reliance in Fertilisers Amid Global Uncertainties

Rising geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions via the Strait of Hormuz have exposed India’s heavy dependence on fertiliser imports,...

Opinion

Himachal Pradesh Raises MSP for Natural Farming Crops

Himachal Pradesh has raised MSP for natural farming crops, including wheat, maize, turmeric, and barley, to boost farmer incomes and...

States

Hormuz Strait Reopens After Ceasefire Signals; Oil Prices Tumble Amid Hopes of Iran War De-escalation

Iran’s move to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid a Lebanon ceasefire has eased global supply concerns, sending oil prices down sharply....

International

Chirag Paswan Unveils Strategy to Double India’s Spice Industry, Stresses Quality and Global Competitiveness

Chirag Paswan launched Bharat Spices Conclave 2026 and outlined a roadmap to double India’s spice industry. He stressed quality control,...

National

Telangana Pushes for 30 LMT Boiled Rice Procurement, Seeks Clearance of Rs 1469 Crore Pending Dues

Telangana has urged the Centre to procure 30 LMT of parboiled rice from the Yasangi (Rabi) harvest, citing strong production and demand....

States