The growing tech ecosystem in India has revolutionized the Indian agriculture sector, and now India is home to more than 1,000 agritech startups. Agritech startups play a vital role in ensuring food security and sustainability in India. They are developing innovative solutions to address challenges, including climate change, water scarcity, food security, and soil degradation. Here are five leading AgTech platforms disrupting the Indian Agriculture Sector:
1. Nurture.farm: Established in December 2019, nurture.farm brings together the best agriculture solutions, including remote sensing, farm mechanisms, online marketplaces, traceability, and market linkage. It also encourages farmers to adopt sustainable practices to mitigate potential risks and become resilient.
The brand focuses on offering short-term and long-term solutions to farmers throughout the crop life cycle. To do so, it has come with specially curated opportunities, including nurture.farm, nurture.retail, nurture.trade and nurture.sustain.
2. Poshn: Founded by Shashank Singh and Bhuvnesh Gupta in 2020, Poshn is organising processed agri-commodity trade by providing a digital network that enables buyers, sellers & agents of agricultural commodities to trade online. The startup gives producers, mandis, and wholesalers the ability to take their storefronts online, increasing their reach and visibility. Organising the highly fragmented agri-supply chain market, Poshn provides a procurement platform, especially for bulk processed commodities, enabling smooth wholesale agri-market discovery and transactions. It also helps buyers and sellers with logistics and provides a variety of payment options.
3. Otipy: Backed by renowned VC firms like Westbridge Capital, SIG and Omidyar Network India, Otipy is a community-based agritech platform helping farmers deliver fresh produce to consumers. Founded by Varun Khurana and Prashant Jain in 2020, Otipy connects consumers, resellers, and farmers to bring fresh produce to their doorstep. It directly buys from farmers and saves money due to less wastage, at 3%.
4. Apna Godam: Godam is now not just a place where grains and other stockings are stored. In fact, Apna Godam is one of the most promising agricultural fintech startups. This venture is one of the topmost agricultural hubs, with its headquarters in Jaipur, Rajasthan. It brings an organized and unique mobile application that helps farmers to track their crops and soil health in real-time. The app also provides customized recommendations for farmers based on their specific needs.
5. Arya.ag: Arya.ag is one of the best agritech startups because it uses technology to dissolve some of the most pressing problems in agriculture. It has developed a smart irrigation system that helps farmers save water and increase crop yields. The system is powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, which means it gets smarter over time. In addition to its irrigation system, Arya.ag also offers a mobile app that helps farmers track their crops and soil health.
