The greatest challenge in transforming agriculture and food systems in India is the hyper-fragmentation of the rural economy. India has over 130 million farmers, almost all smallholders operating in various informal value chains. There are also millions of intermediaries in these agricultural value chains, including traders, dealers, retailers, brokers, commission agents, and moneylenders.
As rural India has begun to digitize, entrepreneurs have launched and scaled farmer platforms to organize smallholders and the value chains around them. Most of these platforms combine a mix of physical and digital infrastructure to provide services, including access to inputs, market linkages, advisory/extension, storage, farm equipment, and/or credit/insurance.
Our discussion will feature five startups working to revolutionize Indian agriculture. DeHaat focuses on inputs, market linkages, and financing across multiple crop and horticulture value chains. Arya provides integrated storage, financing, and market linkage solutions for farmers growing non-perishable commodities. Reshamandi operates across India's silk value chain, working with silk farmers, thread reelers, textile weavers, and fabric retailers. Animall works in India's massive dairy sector, providing dairy farmers with cattle trading and animal healthcare solutions.
Finally, Aquaconnect seeks to transform India's aquaculture sector, providing shrimp and fish farmers with high-quality inputs, financing solutions, and market linkages for domestic sales and exports.
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Digital Farmer Platforms Transforming Smallholder Agriculture in India
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The greatest challenge in transforming agriculture and food systems in India is the hyper-fragmentation of the rural economy. India has over 130 million farmers, almost all smallholders operating in various informal value chains. There are also millions of intermediaries in these agricultural value chains, including traders, dealers, retailers, brokers, commission agents, and moneylenders.
As rural India has begun to digitize, entrepreneurs have launched and scaled farmer platforms to organize smallholders and the value chains around them. Most of these platforms combine a mix of physical and digital infrastructure to provide services, including access to inputs, market linkages, advisory/extension, storage, farm equipment, and/or credit/insurance.
Our discussion will feature five startups working to revolutionize Indian agriculture. DeHaat focuses on inputs, market linkages, and financing across multiple crop and horticulture value chains. Arya provides integrated storage, financing, and market linkage solutions for farmers growing non-perishable commodities. Reshamandi operates across India's silk value chain, working with silk farmers, thread reelers, textile weavers, and fabric retailers. Animall works in India's massive dairy sector, providing dairy farmers with cattle trading and animal healthcare solutions.
Finally, Aquaconnect seeks to transform India's aquaculture sector, providing shrimp and fish farmers with high-quality inputs, financing solutions, and market linkages for domestic sales and exports.