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India's 1st Self-Driving Electric Tractor Gets Pre-Series A Funding
Arya.ag, Shivalik Bank partners to empower farmers with INR 200 Crore in commodity financing
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana sees 27% surge in enrollment so far in 2023-24 season
All Villages to Have Access to Agricultural Credit by 2027, Announces Cooperation Minister
Rozana, rural commerce startup gets US $22.5 MN from Bertelsmann India Investments, Fireside Ventures 
Over 25,000 women farmers empowered: Kissandhan delivers INR 103 Cr micro-loan impact
Drone tech startup Urban Matrix raises INR 6 Cr in pre-Series A round
Agri fintech KIVI closes seed round, positions to serve the farmgate ecosystem with credit, commerce and distribution
ERGOS raises $10 Million in Series B round led by Aber Nordic, Aavishkaar Capital, and Chiratae Ventures
NABARD emphasises on agri-fintech innovations for taking rural and agri-economy forward  
Bayer invests EUR 220 MN in cutting-edge R&D facility for regenerative agriculture
Omnivore exits Barrix Agro Sciences to Sumitomo Chemical
Indian agritech startups raise $3.8 billion in funding in 2023
Bayer CropScience reports robust Q1 results for FY 2023-24
Omnivore closes $150MN fund to invest in agritech startups that address climate change
Cisco and Social Alpha Unveil Krishi Mangal Second Cohort to Accelerate Innovations for Small and Marginal Farmers
Venture investment in Indian agrifoodtech down by 33% at $2.4 BN during 2022, says report
Fasal SBI partnership to financially empower farmers, accelerate the transformation of India's horticulture ecosystem
Agtech firm WRMS introduced SecuRisk to bridge the $160 billion global underinsurance gap   
Shivalik Small Finance Bank partners with Arya.ag to empower smallholder farmers
Arya.ag crosses INR 1000 crore milestone on its fintech platform 
Best Agro to up its market share by 20%, to expand manufacturing capabilities
Aavishkaar Capital invests INR 16 Crores in INI Farms
Mahindra-Qualcomm-backed deep tech startup enters the agri fintech space
Ergos disburse paperless agri loans of over INR 100 Cr in 7 months
Telluris Biotech plans to raise 12mn US $ by March 2023
Climate-smart deeptech firm Ecozen raises $25 mn
Cropin raises INR 113 Cr funding from ABC Impact, Chiratae Ventures, Google, and JSR Corporation
Omnivore under OmniX Bio invest in animal nutrition startup eFeed 
Agri tech startup Greenikk raises INR 5 crore in pre-seed funding from Indian, foreign investors
Parametric Crop Insurance
India's agrifood startups raises a whopping US $4.6 billion funding in FY2022
Absolute along with DigiSafe launches Digifasal, first-of-its-kind insurance for farmers
Fresh From Farm raises over INR 3.2 Cr in seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures
Arya.ag invests in computer vision-focused SaaS start-up, Assert AI’s latest USD 2 million fundraising round
Federal Bank begins testing for RBIH-developed KCC
Farm-to-consumer firm, Deep Rooted raises $12.5 MN in Series A from IvyCap & Accel 
Union Bank of India digitizes Kisan Credit Card
Roeslein Alternative receives a USD 80m grant to create a new climate-smart agriculture value chain
Agtonomy receives seed III funding from Cavallo Ventures and Mirae Asset
Proveye receives funding from the European Space Agency worth USD 225k
Ayekart raises USD 5.5 million in debt and equity to support growth
B2B food processing firm Suite42 raises $4.3 MN in seed round from Omnivore, Orios
Insect biotech startup Loopworm raises $3.4M from Omnivore, WaterBridge
3F Oil Palm invest INR 250 CR in state-of-the-art integrated oil palm factory in Arunachal Pradesh 
Farmley raises $6M in Series A funding
Agri-Insurtech startup IBISA raises seed funding from Ankur Capital
Piatrika Biosystems raises $1.2 MN seed funding led by Ankur Capital
Samunnati open agri network enters co-lending partnership with State Bank of India for financing FPOs
Vegrow raises USD 25 million to broaden its geographic scope
DLL India sells its agriculture, healthcare finance portfolio to Kotak Bank
Go Green Warehouse raises undisclosed funds through structured debt financing
A S AGRI AND AQUA LLP invests in Agri Tourism Development Corporation
Govt sanctions INR 12831 crore under National Agriculture Infra Financing Facility
Omnivore announces launch of new USD 130m venture fund focusing on agritech, climate sustainability
Ninjacart partners with Avanti Finance to launch innovative credit products focused on agri value chain
Leaf Agriculture raises USD 5m seed funding from S2G Ventures
Koidra raised USD 4.5m seed funding from Ospraie Ag Science for IA of greenhouses
Morocco receives USD 180m loan from World Bank to support sustainable agriculture
Uzbekistan gets USD 200m financial support from World Bank
Ghana receives a USD 60m climate smart agriculture fund from World Bank for smallholder farmers
ThriveAgric secures USD 56m in debt funding for business expansion in African market
Aquaconnect raised USD 8m from Trifecta Capital for business expansion
Agritech Nakhla secures finance from Euphrates Ventures
Arya launches first instant loan service for farmers
Bayer to sell its environmental science professional business to Cinven for US $2.6bn
DLL, Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services, MagNA to continue long standing partnership
BOB Financial, CreditAI launches co-branded credit card for farmers
Santander launches crypto-backed agriculture loans in Argentina
Otipy raises USD 32m from Westbridge Capital to expand its supply chain in new cities
Ninjacart launches $25 MN agri seed fund
AgDevCo secures USD 90m of DFI funding to invest in African agribusinesses
Yes Bank incubates scalable fintech solutions for agritech
Govt focus on new 10,000 FPOs will benefit small farmers, says Agri minister
NABARD permits MSC Bank to refinance PACCs
Krishify startup in agritech receives USD 6.2m in pre-series A round from Omnivore
IFAD funded project to develop technologies to help smallholder farmers in Latin America, Caribbean
AGRIM secures USD 10m from Kalaari, Axis Bank to serve USD 50bn in Agri-Inputs market
Arya.ag tie up with MAS Financial Services to offer agri finance to small farmers & FPOs
India’s integrated grain commerce platform, Arya.Ag raises US $60 Million in Series C
WayCool completes investment into SV Agri, India's leading potato value chain player
Europe's Impact fund Huruma invests $11.6 MN in WayCool Foods
Omnivore, AgFunder release India Agrifood Startup Investment Report for FY2020-21
Samunnati signs co-lending partnership with IndusInd Bank exclusively for FPOs
Dairy tech startup Stellapps raises USD 18 MN from pre-series C round, to digitize the Indian dairy sector
Deep tech start-up AgNext raises US $21 million in Series A from Alpha Wave Incubation
Govt releases funding for APMCs under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund scheme
Symbiotics launches first agricultural green bond with Samunnati
Otipy raises USD $10.2 mn in Series A led by SIG, Omidyar
BASF Venture Capital invests in Indian hydroponics firm UrbanKisaan
Agri fintech startup Dvara e-registry raises pre-Series A funding from Omnivore, Dvara Holdings
WayCool Foods plans strategic investments of USD 20 mn
Hosachiguru launches managed farm plots with inhouse food forests
IDBI Bank launched digitized automated loan processing system for MSME, agri-borrowers
Jai Kisan raises USD 30mn in Series A funding led by Mirae Asset
Omnivore to elevate USD 150 million funds to enhance rural agritech
AgriTech silk supply chain startup ReshaMandi raises USD 1.7 mn seed funding
National Cooperative Development Corporation, NAFSCOB join hands for capacity development of cooperative banks
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund applications cross INR 8000 crore mark, set to transform agri-infrastructure
Post-harvest startup Arya crosses INR 200 crore loan book mark
Netafim Agricultural Financing Agency raises USD $50 mn from Phoenix Group, Cogito Capital
National Cooperative Development Corporation secures INR 600 loan from Deustsche Bank
Agri-inputs B2B marketplace AGRIM raises USD $2M in seed funding from Omnivore, India Quotient and Accion Venture Lab
Budget 2021-22: Finance minister proposes 9 measures for agriculture, allied sectors; agri credit target enhanced to INR 165,000 crore
Cold chain startup Inficold raises $ 900,000 from RVCF
Provide level playing field to Agri-NBFCs in Budget 2021-22, writes NAFA CEO
qZense secures INR 4.5 Cr seed investment led by Venture Catalysts
3EA fund Gujarat based agricultural start-up
Agriculture sector shows great resilience during lockdown; time to leverage recovery opportunities
NABARD sanctions over INR 85 crore under RIDF scheme to Goa during 2020-21
Soil tech firm raises $1 mn from NABVENTURES, Omnivore
State Bank of India launches new feature on YONO Krishi Platform for farmers
PM's new finance initiative of INR 100,000 Cr agriculture infra fund catalytic for agri-infra development: FAIFA
Government encouraging start-ups in agriculture for enhancing income of farmers; invest INR 11.85 Cr, says Tomar
Cabinet approves financing facility under 'Agriculture Infrastructure Fund'
Arya Collateral Warehousing Services raises debt funding from responsAbility
Post-harvest agri startup Aryadhan Financial Solutions disburse INR 100 Cr loan
‘Need to increase private investment in the agriculture sector,’ says Tomar
Cabinet approves short term loans repayment for agriculture, allied activities till August 31
Finance Minister announces INR 2 lakh crore credit to farmers under Kisan Credit Card Scheme
Agri ministry releases INR 17,793 cr under PM-KISAN scheme during the lockdown
Govt sanctions INR 17,800 Cr loans, clears INR 2424 Cr under PMFBY insurance claim
Patna based agri marketplace DeHaat raises INR 90 Cr from Sequoia Capital, Dutch Bank
Egyptian Government pledges subsidies to help agricultural export to the MEA region
Netherlands agriculture, food exports in 2016 touches €94 BN
Nabard gears up for self help groups digitisation
India working on drone for agriculture use
India sign MoU with Lithuania on agri cooperation
US eyes agri partnership with Haryana