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Arya.ag raises $29 MN in pre-Series D funding from Blue Earth Capital
15-Jul-2024 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India's largest integrated grain commerce platform, today announced that it has raised $29 million (INR 242 crore) in a Pre-Series D funding round.
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Arya.ag, Shivalik Bank partners to empower farmers with INR 200 Crore in commodity financing
14-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India's leading integrated grain commerce platform, has partnered with Shivalik Small Finance Bank to provide vital financial assistance to farmers, agro-processors, and micro-enterprises.
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Rozana, rural commerce startup gets US $22.5 MN from Bertelsmann India Investments, Fireside Ventures
06-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
Rozana, a rural commerce startup announced its latest funding round of USD 22.5 Mn. The round was led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII) with participation from Fireside Ventures and existing investors. Rozana's mission is to leverage tech and data science to cater to unique local demands of 1 billion Indians outside the scope of online commerce.
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Nearly 5,000 FPOs register on Open Network for Digital Commerce platform
01-Mar-2024 - 0 Comments.
Nearly 5,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform, allowing them to sell produce directly to consumers nationwide. This initiative aligns with the government's goal of enhancing market access for farmers.
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Arya.ag join hands with Crystal Crop Protection to provide crop monitoring services across India
25-Jan-2024 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform, has partnered with Crystal Crop Protection Limited, a pioneer in providing innovative crop protection, seeds and farming solutions.
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Arya.ag and Fairgro Africa: A global collaboration shaping the future of farming
25-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.
As India continues to prioritize sustainable agricultural growth, Arya.ag, India’s largest & only profitable grain commerce platform enters into a strategic partnership with Fairgro Africa Limited, an agricultural company in Kenya.
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Arya.ag launches agri loans on blockchain
18-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform, has launched agri loans on the blockchain. Warehouse receipt loans disbursed on its fintech arm and NBFC, Aryadhan, shall be processed on its blockchain to offer users absolute trust and transparency.
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Agri fintech KIVI closes seed round, positions to serve the farmgate ecosystem with credit, commerce and distribution
13-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.
Agri-fintech startup KiVi, operated by Agrosperity Tech Solutions Private Limited, announces the conclusion of its seed round of Rs 15 crore led by Caspian Leap for Agriculture Fund, Piper Serica Angel Fund, YAN Angel Fund, Impact Innovators and Entrepreneurs Foundation, among others. KiVi is incubated at IIT Madras Research Park and stands for kisan vikas - farmer development.
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Arya.ag and Commodities Control set new standards in Toor crop surveillance in India
05-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform, announced its recent partnership with commoditiescontrol.com, owned by CC commodity info services LLP. Under this partnership.
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Arya.ag and Bioseed collaborate to cultivate ‘efficiencies of business’ in agriculture
12-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform, announced its collaboration with Bioseed, a visionary player in the agriculture sector.
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Arya.ag appoints ex-Flipkart techie Jatinder Alagh as the CTO
28-Jul-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India's largest and only profitable grain commerce platform, continues to solidify its leadership team with the appointment of Jatinder Alagh as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
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Shivalik Small Finance Bank partners with Arya.ag to empower smallholder farmers
27-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and only profitable grain commerce platform at scale, has announced a strategic partnership with Shivalik Small Finance Bank – a scheduled commercial bank in India.
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India’s seafood exports will double to $14 bn in 2025, says Anupriya Patel at IISS 2023
15-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
India is aiming to double its income from seafood exports to 14 billion US dollars by 2025 amid a sustained annual growth of three per cent in the sector, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Mrs Anupriya Patel said today.
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Millet is the ideal food for keeping diseases at bay, says food processing minister Prahlad Singh Patel
13-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.
Today the food that the world once dismissed as food for the poor and birds are now being used for health purposes. That’s why the year 2023 has been designated as the International Millet Year”, Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Ministry of Food Processing Industry and Jal Shakti said at the national conference organized by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) recently.
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Arya.ag invests in computer vision-focused SaaS start-up, Assert AI’s latest USD 2 million fundraising round
09-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India's largest & only profitable integrated grain commerce platform, has announced a strategic investment in computer vision-focused SaaS startup Assert AI. The development is part of Assert AI's latest fund-raise amounting to USD 2 million and involved participation from Prashant Purker, Ex- MD & CEO of ICICI Venture, in his personal capacity.
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Arya.ag crosses INR 500 crore milestone on its fintech platform
29-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest and fastest-growing integrated grain commerce platform, today announced crossing the distinct milestone of reaching the INR 500 crore book outstanding on its embedded fintech platform, Aryadhan.
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Arya.ag ends FY22 on a record high
16-May-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s largest integrated grain commerce platform, concluded FY22 on a formidable and strong note both in terms of volumes as well as end-user uptake to further cement the start-up’s position as India’s largest and fastest growing agritech player.
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Arya joins United Nations Global Compact Network India
06-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, one of the leading integrated grain commerce platform has announced that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact India thereby voluntarily conforming to universal sustainability principles and taking steps to support UN SDGs.
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Arya launches first instant loan service for farmers
15-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya.ag, India’s leading integrated grain commerce platform, has announced that it has launched a first-of-its-kind single click agri instant loan for the farming community across India.
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WayCool launches AI powered outgrow app for farmers
05-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing Agri-commerce company, recently launched its next-gen Ai powered ‘Outgrow App’.
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Arya.ag tie up with MAS Financial Services to offer agri finance to small farmers & FPOs
11-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya, India's largest integrated grain commerce platform, today announced a tie-up with leading NBFC, MAS Financial Services Limited to offer Agri-finance to farmers with a specific focus on small farmers and FPOs.
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WayCool strengthens its team
11-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing agri-commerce company, today announced key leadership appointments. The appointments are in continuation with WayCool’s drive to attract the best global talent.
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India’s integrated grain commerce platform, Arya.Ag raises US $60 Million in Series C
28-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Arya, India’s largest integrated grain commerce platform has announced the close of its Series C round, having raised USD 60 million in a mix of equity and debt.
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Simplified legal processes for small-scale green hydrogen production methods will greatly benefit India
28-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
The Environment Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry organised a Webinar on Global Development in Hydrogen Safety on 24 of January 2022 with Eminent Speakers Dr Jan Roar Bakke, Executive Vice President, Gexcon Norway, Geirmund Vislie, Vice President – Hydrogen Safety, Gexcon AS and Rajendra Narkhede, Senior Vice President, Gexcon India.
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Unethical business practices by e-Commerce platforms, says All India Farmers Alliance
26-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
All India Farmers Alliance feels concerned about the reported unethical business practices being resorted to by certain ecommerce platforms.
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WayCool completes investment into SV Agri, India's leading potato value chain player
20-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing Agri-commerce company, today, announced the completion of its investment in SV Agri (SiddhiVinayak Agri Processing), one of India's largest fully integrated players in the potato supply chain ecosystem. WayCool initiated the process in July 2021 and has completed its investment of USD 7.5 mn in the company.
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WayCool Foods raises US $117mn in Series D round of funding from World Bank, Gawa Capital
15-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
WayCool Foods, India's fastest growing Agri-commerce company, has raised USD 117 million in their Series D round which saw participation from new and existing investors such as - LightRock, LightBox, FMO, Lightsmith, World Bank Group’s- IFC, Redwood Equity Partners and Gawa Capital. WayCool Foods will use the fresh capital to accelerate and leverage deep tech and automation to enhance its efficiency multi-fold.
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Europe's Impact fund Huruma invests $11.6 MN in WayCool Foods
10-Jan-2022 - 0 Comments.
Europe's leading impact investing fund, Huruma, managed by GAWA Capital, announced its investment of $11.6 million in India's largest and fastest growing agri-commerce company – WayCool Foods.
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Piyush Goyal: By 2025 we can increase leather exports to over USD 10 billion
27-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal has said that India’s leather industry should aspire to be No.1 in the world.
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Freshokartz launches social commerce platform for farmers
27-Nov-2021 - 0 Comments.
Freshokartz Agri, a Jaipur based agriTech startup has announced the launch social commerce platform for farmers "Freshokartz Saarthi" through which they are giving entrepreneurship opportunities to lakh’s of aspiring Micro-Agripreneur not only in Rajasthan but in multiple states.
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APEDA collaborates with Ladakh officials to boost farmers’ income via unique agricultural produce
23-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
To give a boost to exports of agricultural produce from Ladakh, which would enhance farmers’ as well as entrepreneurs’ income, The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) in association with officials of the horticulture, agriculture, commerce, and industry departments of Union Territory and Defence Institute of High-Altitude Research (DIHAR) are working out a comprehensive plan of actions.
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Over 80,000 people will get employment from 10500 units, says MP Horticulture & Food Processing Minister
16-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Development of farmer is necessary to make self-reliant India and self-reliant Madhya Pradesh, state horticulture and food processing minister Bharat Singh Kushwah said at a conference organized by Madhya Pradesh State Agro Industries Development Corporation and PHD Chamber of commerce and industry recently in Bhopal.
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PHDCCI recommends animal husbandry department for early adoption of BIS Specification in pet food
05-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
The PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI), a industry body on behalf of its members has written to Department of Animal Husbandry for it intervention on the current issues being faced by entire Pet Food Industry on account of pending notification of the revised Animal Health Certificate conditions.
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Mahratta Chamber, NABARD launches India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre
04-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.
Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) in association with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) formally inaugurated India’s first Agriculture Export Facilitation Centre (AFEC) on the occasion of Maharashtra Krushi Din. However, it was initially launched virtually on 15 May 2021.
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Sajan Raj Kurup launches Saintfarm, a new end-to-end e-Commerce Venture in Organic, Sustainable food
16-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Saintfarm Agro LLP India’s first-ever affordable 100 percent organic food company which is engaged in farming, processing, R&D, exports, E-commerce, and domestic retailing.
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India’s export of agriculture & allied products up by 17.34% at USD 41.25 BN during 2020-21
11-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
Secretary, department of Commerce, Government of India Dr Anup Wadhawan said that Agriculture Exports have performed well during 2020-21.
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India shipped a consignment of 2.5 MT mangoes to South Korea
23-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
APEDA in collaboration with the Indian embassy, Seoul, and Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ICCK), organized a Virtual Buyer Seller Meet (VBSM) for boosting mango exports to South Korea.
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UNDP India, Spices Board India sign MoU to develop blockchain-powered traceability system for Indian Spices
06-Apr-2021 - 0 Comments.
UNDP India’s Accelerator Lab and Spices Board India under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to build a blockchain based traceability interface for Indian spices to enhance transparency in trading.
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NABARD chairman launches e-commerce platform for farmers produce
27-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.
The NABARD chairman Dr. G.R. Chintala has launched e-commerce website Bhumi Pride of Indian Natural Farmer Producer Company Limited (INFPCL), a Farmers Producer Company promoted by Hand in Hand India (HiH), an NGO based in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.
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Next round of govt, farmers dialogue to be held on 4 January 2021
30-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.
Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Railways, Commerce and Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Piyush Goyal and Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Shri Som Prakash participated in the 6th round of talks with the representatives of farmers’ Unions at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today.
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Farmers' protests result in a daily loss of INR 3500 cr loss, ASSOCHAM calls for early resolution
15-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.
Urging the government and farmers’ organizations to resolve the impasse over the new Agri laws, the The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has today said, the ongoing protests are dealing a big blow to the interconnected economies of the region, including Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
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Talks between farmers unions, government to continue on December 9
06-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.
The fifth round of talks with representatives of 40 Farmer Unions was held at Vigyan Bhawan with Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Railways & Commerce Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Som Prakash. The next round of talks will take place on 9 December 2020.
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Government committed to the welfare of farmers, always ready for dialogue, says Agri minister
02-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.
Narendra Singh Tomar, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare minister, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways & Commerce and Som Prakash, Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industries interacted with the representatives of Farmers Organizations of Punjab on 1 December, 2020 in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.
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Bayer partners with BigHaat for last mile delivery of agri-inputs
30-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.
Bayer CropScience Limited has signed a partnership with BigHaat, a leading agri-input e-commerce platform to enable last-mile delivery of Bayer’s seeds and crop protection products directly to farmer’s doorsteps.
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APEDA organises virtual buyer-seller meets with importing countries for Indian agri products
22-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry facilitates export of its scheduled products through various export promotional activities, such as organizing International Buyer-Seller Meets, participation of exporters in leading trade events in the potential importing countries, and product promotion programmes in specific markets.
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INI Farms enters fresh fruit ecommerce segment with Kimaye
16-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
INI Farms, India's leading farm to home ag-tech fruit brand announced its entry into e-commerce through the launch of Kimaye.com.
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Piyush Goyal describes agriculture reforms as a watershed movement for our farmers
02-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.
Indian Commerce and Industry & Railways Piyush Goyal has described Agriculture reforms as a watershed movement for our farmers.
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Parliament passes farm bills, full protection to farmers, procurement at MSP will continue, says Narendra Singh Tomar
20-Sep-2020 - 0 Comments.
Parliament today passed two bills aimed at transforming agriculture in the country and raising farmers’ incomes. The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 which were passed by Lok Sabha on 17 September 2020, were passed by the Rajya Sabha also today.
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One Nation - One Scheme to benefit farmers, urged to enroll for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, PHDCCI webinar
09-Jul-2020 - 0 Comments.
The Agri-Business Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organized a webinar on Webinar on Crop and extreme weather Insurance in India Challenges and the Way Forward today.
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Indian export of organic farming products picking up
10-Jan-2019 - 0 Comments.
Indian Ministry of Commerce & Industry has implemented the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) since 2001 with the following objectives
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Indian Commerce Ministry holds first national workshop on Agri Export Policy
08-Jan-2019 - 0 Comments.
The first national workshop on the agri export policy, approved by Cabinet recently, was held in New Delhi toda
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IISS: India to make a plan for doubling marine products exports in next 3 months
27-Jan-2018 - 0 Comments.
Seafood sector being a very important industry growing in a double digit has caught attention of India commerce ministry.
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Reduce customs duty on frozen sea food, poultry, says ASSOCHAM plea
27-Jan-2017 - 0 Comments.
Apex industry body, the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has urged the central government to reduce customs duty on chilled and frozen sea food from present level of 30 per cent to 10 per cent to bring down food inflation and satiate high demand for sea food in India.
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Reduce customs duty on frozen sea food, poultry, says ASSOCHAM plea
27-Jan-2017 - 0 Comments.
the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has urged the central government to reduce customs duty on chilled and frozen sea food from present level of 30 per cent to 10 per cent to bring down food inflation and satiate high demand for sea food in India.
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India to set up agencies for aquaculture, fisheries sector
10-Oct-2016 - 0 Comments.
Looking at resurgent seafood industry, India has decided to set up agencines for aquaculture and fisheries sector in coastal areas, Indian Commerce and Industry Minister, Ms Nirmala Sitharaman announced at the recently concluded India International Seafood Show.
