Arya join hands with Bayer for promoting sustainable agriculture

24-May-2023 - 0 Comments.

Arya.ag, India's largest and only profitable agritech platform, has joined forces with Bayer CropScience, a global leader in the life science fields of agriculture and healthcare, in a strategic collaboration aimed at promoting sustainable agriculture.

Arya.ag crosses INR 1000 crore milestone on its fintech platform 

27-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.

Arya.ag, India's largest and only profitable agritech platform at scale, today announced its milestone of crossing INR 1000 crore worth of loan disbursals in a single year through its fintech platform – Aryadhan.

DeHaat onboards 500 FPO; facilitates full stack agri offerings for thousands of farmers

10-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.

DeHaat, India’s largest full stack AgriTech platform offering end-to-end agricultural services to farmers in India, today announced it has successfully onboarded more than 500 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) across 12 Indian states, directly impacting livelihood of over 30,000 associated member farmers. 

Bayer partners with WayCool to deliver optimal solutions to smallholder farmers

27-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.

Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of agriculture and healthcare, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding with WayCool, one of India's largest Food and Agritech companies, as a strategic partner to deliver end-to-end holistic solutions to smallholder farmers in India.

Superplum's traceable agriculture supply chain enables consumers to connect with farmers who grow their fruits

13-Feb-2023 - 0 Comments.

Superplum, an agritech startup based out of Noida, recently launched a unique feature that allows consumers to scan a QR code and pay a bonus to the farmer who has grown the food they are eating.

Krishify launches AI-driven chatbot for the Indian farmers 

12-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.

Krishify, an agritech company that is known for building the largest social network of farmers in India, has developed an agriculture chatbot named Bhoomi.

Cropin raises INR 113 Cr funding from ABC Impact, Chiratae Ventures, Google, and JSR Corporation

12-Jan-2023 - 0 Comments.

Cropin, the global agritech pioneer that has built the world's first industry cloud for agriculture, has secured INR 113 crores in funding from new investors Google and JSR Corporation, as well as existing investors ABC Impact and Chiratae Ventures.

Coromandel reiterates its investment in agritech companies

05-Dec-2022 - 0 Comments.

Coromandel International Limited (BSE:506395, NSE: COROMANDEL), India’s leading agri solutions company offering diverse products and services across the farming value chain and part of Murugappa Group continues its focus on technology adoption in agriculture and has been conducting drone trials in various locations. 

IoT & Artificial Intelligence to reinvent Indian Agriculture

26-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.

Over the last decade, the Indian Agri ecosystem has gone through a rapid transformation made possible due to the advent of Agritech segment, by creating investment opportunities and increasing production and logistics efficiencies.

Cropin floats revolutionary agritech cloud platform

29-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

The Cropin Cloud, developed by Bengaluru-based agritech company Cropin, is an agriculture intelligence cloud that can provide data generated over the course of more than ten years and assist farmers and those involved in agribusinesses, such as suppliers, banks, and insurers, in achieving higher crop yield and quality.

Samunnati,GROWiT collaborate to promote protective farming

27-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

Samunnati, an open agro network, and GROWiT, a Surat-based Direct-to-Farmer (D2F) protective farming and agritech startup, have partnered to spread protective agricultural practices and goods among farmers affiliated with former and its farmer producer organisations (FPOs).

GoI intends to promote agritech further to help small farmers

19-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

The Indian agricultural industry is gradually introducing more technological advancements. The technological advancements in the agritech sector are creating investment opportunities by raising productivity and efficiency levels.

Cropin launches world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture

06-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.

Agritech pioneer Cropin announced the launch of Cropin Cloud, the world's first purpose-built industry cloud for agriculture. Cropin Cloud is a multi-tenant, secure, scalable, flexible, intelligent cloud platform enabling agri-businesses, development agencies, governments, and allied industries to accelerate digital transformation across their business value chain.

Omnivore sells Eruvaka to Nutreco, delivering the largest exit in Indian agritech 

25-Aug-2022 - 0 Comments.

Agritech-focused venture capital firm Omnivore announced the sale of Eruvaka to Nutreco recently, delivering the largest exit to date in Indian agritech.

Agritech startup Otipy to hire over 250 people including 100 freshers

15-Jul-2022 - 0 Comments.

Agritech startup Otipy operated by Crofarm is planning to hire more than 250+ employees this fiscal.

Vegrow raises USD 25 million to broaden its geographic scope

Prosus Ventures led the Series B investment round of USD 25million for Vegrow, a B2B agritech marketplace for fruits.

Arya.ag acquires autonomous AI agritech player Prakshep

20-Jun-2022 - 0 Comments.

Arya.ag announced the acquisition of agriculture data science company, Prakshep.

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.

Cropin set up artificial intelligence lab, to bring predictive intelligence to every acre of cultivable land

16-May-2022 - 0 Comments.

Cropin, the agritech pioneer, building the first global Intelligent Agriculture Cloud, announced that it has set up a new artificial intelliegence (AI) Labs.

Tomar to hold discussion with agritech companies during visit to Israel from May 8-11

07-May-2022 - 0 Comments.

A delegation under the leadership of Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India Narendra Singh Tomar is going to  visit Israel from May 8-11, 2022  on the invitation from Oded Forer, Minister of Agriculture of Israel for bilateral meetings to discuss various issues related to agriculture between two countries.    

Agritech startup Kisanserv inching towards INR 100 crore revenue

30-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Pune-based full stack agritech startup Kisanserv who had raised INR 10 Crore in its seed round has clocked multiplier returns this year.

Omnivore announces launch of new USD 130m venture fund focusing on agritech, climate sustainability

12-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Omnivore, India's leading agritech venture capital firm, recently announced the launch of its third fund, with a target corpus of USD 130m (INR 1000 crore).

Mankind Pharma forays into the agritech industry with Mankind Agritech

06-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.

Mankind Pharma, one of the leading Pharmaceutical Companies in India, has announced the launch of Mankind Agritech Pvt Ltd.

SupPlant raises USD 27m to combat climate change by assisting South African farmers

18-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

SupPlant, an Israeli agritech company, has raised an additional USD 27m (R408 million) to assist South African farmers to adopt digital solutions for fighting climate change.

Agritech Nakhla secures finance from Euphrates Ventures

17-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

Nakhla, an Iraqi-based Agri-tech social enterprise, has received a six-figure investment from Euphrates Ventures, an Iraq-focused venture fund. The investment was facilitated by the Iraqi Angel Investors Network and marks the first investment round completed by an Iraqi Agri-tech startup.

Origin Agritech sets up a new subsidiary to expand its nutritional corn production

12-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

Origin Agritech Ltd an agriculture technology company, announced that the company established a new subsidiary in Hainan island to expand the capacity of nutrition enhanced corn production.

AgriAku Indonesian agritech raised USD 6m from Go Ventures in pre-Series A funding

04-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

Jakarta's AgriAku, a B2B marketplace for farmers, announced that it has raised USD 6m in pre-Series A funding. Go Ventures led the round, which also saw participation from MDI Arise, MDI Centauri, Mercy Corps Social Venture Fund, and angel investors.

Yes Bank incubates scalable fintech solutions for agritech

02-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.

YES BANK announced the launch of an annual start-up enabler program, YES BANK Agri Infinity, which seeks to co-develop digital financial solutions for the food and agriculture ecosystem by mentoring entrepreneurial ventures in the field.

Rhiti Group, EST Global collaborate to provide new-age agriTech solutions

25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

Rhiti Group has announced collaboration with EST Global Inc., a leading FinTech company based in the Boston Cambridge MIT ecosystem working towards investing in FinTech solutions and bringing financial inclusion.

Krishify startup in agritech receives USD 6.2m in pre-series A round from Omnivore

25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

Krihify, an agricultural tech platform, has raised USD 6.2m in a pre-Series A round led by venture capital fund Omnivore. Existing investors Ankur Capital, Omidyar Network India, and Orios Venture Partners were also involved in the financing round.

IFAD funded project to develop technologies to help smallholder farmers in Latin America, Caribbean

25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

The UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched the Innovatech project, which aims to develop agricultural (AgriTech) and financial (FinTech) digital solutions to facilitate small farmer's access to markets and to financial and non-financial services in Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras and Mexico.

Aqgromalin raises USD 5.25m to resolve animal protein supply chain issues

01-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.

Aqgromalin, an agritech startup focused on animal husbandry and aquaculture, raised USD 5.25 million in funding in a round led by Sequoia India's Surge, Omnivore Partners India, and Zephyr Peacock India.

Agritech precision farming startup Samhitha raises $1.5MN in seed funding

02-Dec-2021 - 0 Comments.

Samhitha Crop Care Clinics, an agritech start-up offering precision farming advisory, announced on December 1, 2021, that it has raised $1.5 million in a seed round led by TechStar Group, and participated by Quadrant Resource and angel investors.

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.

Agritech robotics startup TartanSense raises $5mn from FMC, Omnivore and Blume Ventures

25-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

Agritech robotics startup TartanSense has announced that it has raised USD 5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by FMC Ventures and Omnivore, with participation from existing investor Blume Ventures.

Former NABARD Chairman Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala joins Arya's Board as Independent Director

21-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

Arya, India's leading Agritech player, has appointed Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala as a non-executive independent director of the company.

Deep tech start-up AgNext raises US $21 million in Series A from Alpha Wave Incubation

21-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

AgNext Technologies, India's leading deep-tech agritech start-up, announced today that it has raised a total of USD 21 million in Series A funding.

Agritech startup Agdhi bags biotechnology ignition grant

18-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

Agdhi, an agritech start-up, announced that the company has been awarded the Biotechnology Ignition Grant (BIG) which is a flagship program by BIRAC.

Arya partners with State Bank of Mauritius to fortify its presence in commodity financing

13-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.

Arya, India's largest post-harvest Agritech player forays into a strategic partnership with SBM, India to reinforce its competencies in financing solutions.

Samunnati inks partnership with Kheyti

15-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.

Samunnati, a specialized Agri Value Chain Enabler has announced its partnership with Hyderabad-based Agritech startup Kheyti to deliver Kheyti Rakshak to over 1 lakh farmers in the next 4-5 years.

GreenSat Innovation Labs inks MoU with Gramin Vikas Trust, IndiaHub e-Governance to launch a smart FPO initiative

09-Jul-2021 - 0 Comments.

GreenSat Innovation Labs Pvt. Ltd. a leading agritech company signed an MoU with Gramin Vikas Trust (GVT), a rural welfare organization, and IndiaHub e-Governance Pvt. Ltd., an innovation-driven start-up, as a technology partner for their Smart FPO (Farmer Producer Organization) initiative.

SBI scouts agritech partnerships to push farm credit

22-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

State Bank of India (SBI) explores opportunities to enter into partnerships with selected Agritechs to handle high volume and low-ticket loans in the Agribusiness optimally through a digital strategy.

Erisha Agritech signs long-term accord with Minsk Tractor Works

18-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Minsk Tractor Works (MTW), the Belarusian brand of agricultural machinery, has reached a long-term agreement with New Delhi-based Erisha Agritech Private Ltd. (India) for the localization and assembly of tractors under the joint brand “DARSH BELARUS.”

Omnivore rope in ex-NABARD chairman Dr Harsh Bhanwala as senior advisor

02-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

Omnivore, India’s leading agritech venture capital firm has announced that Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala will become a Senior Advisor from 1 June 2021.

Bijak launches new logistics service for agri commodities in Maharashtra, UP

01-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.

With an aim to provide easy trading of agri commodities across the country, agritech B2B marketplace startup, Bijak has launched its logistics services in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

Omnivore to elevate USD 150 million funds to enhance rural agritech

31-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

Omnivore, an agritech venture capital firm, recently announced that it is setting up a new USD 150 million funds to be invested in tech-driven, predictive crop insights that can help improve productivity and profitability for farmers in India.

OneBasket to opens two new offices in Bangalore, Chennai by August 2021

27-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

Hyderabad-based Agritech start-up, OneBasket has announced that it will be opening two new branches in Bangalore and Chennai by August 2021.

AgriTech silk supply chain startup ReshaMandi raises USD 1.7 mn seed funding

23-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

ReshaMandi, an agritech start-up digitizing India’s silk supply chain, has raised USD 1.7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Omnivore and Strive Ventures with participation from Axilor Ventures and Supply Chain Labs (Lumis), according to a media report.

Post-harvest startup Arya crosses INR 200 crore loan book mark

05-May-2021 - 0 Comments.

Arya, India's leading post-harvest Agritech player through its digital financial solutions company, Aryadhan has crossed the book size of INR 200 Crores.

Agdhi joins NVIDIA Inception's artificial intelligence program

17-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.

Agdhi, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru today announced that it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a program designed to nurture startups revolutionizing industries with advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data sciences.

OneBasket adding value to agri supply chain

13-Mar-2021 - 0 Comments.

Looking at the challenges faced by farmers to bring their product to the end users, Hyderabad based agritech startup company, OneBasket is taking this challenge head on.

Agdhi introduces vision based intelligence in agriculture

11-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.

Agdhi, an agritech startup based in Bengaluru has introduced vision-enabled AI-based technology in agriculture. It has launched machine learning and computer vision techniques in detecting the defects in the seeds and crops thus enabling the farming community to get quality seeds and crops.

Agritech e-marketplace, Agri10x raises seed fund from Omnivore

07-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.

Agritech startup Agri10x has announced that it has raised a seed round from Omnivore, without giving any details on the amount raised.

qZense secures INR 4.5 Cr seed investment led by Venture Catalysts

01-Jan-2021 - 0 Comments.

Venture Catalysts, India’s first and largest integrated incubator and accelerator, has recently led INR 4.5 Cr seed investment in qZense Labs, an agritech start-up for quality control and management of fresh produce.

Precision farming agritech startup Fasal launches water credit initiative

17-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.

Precision farming agritech startup- Fasal has launched FASAL WATER CREDIT ™ to encourage its farmers to save water and money with sustainable farming practices.

Agritech startup Clover introduces free agronomy service for their greenhouse farmers

15-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.

To strengthen the greenhouse farming techniques with the best advisory, the leading agritech startup, Clover has been providing agronomy services for their greenhouse farmers with an aim to provide them with structural market access.

Indian agritech leader Arya raises USD 21 million Series B

15-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.

Arya, a leader in post-harvest agritech and agri-fintech, today announced the close of its Series B round, having raised USD 21 million in a mix of equity and debt.

Five startups making Indian farmers self-reliant by providing agronomic intelligence

14-Dec-2020 - 0 Comments.

Agritech in India has seen a skyrocketing growth with numerous startups emerging with new technologies and advanced methods such as data analytics, machine learning and satellite imaging, among others to cater to the needs of Indian farmers and maximize their output.

Agritech startup Freshokartz raises USD 1.4 Million in pre-series round

30-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

Freshokartz Agri Products Pvt. Limited, a premier Agri-tech startup has received USD $1.4 Million (INR 10 Crore) pre-series A funding from Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF) and AWE (Achieving Women Equity) Funds to finance its rapid technology rollout while scaling its operations as a provider of premier technology-enabled omnichannel supply chain optimizing solutions along with agronomy advisory and output linkages.

Islamic Development Bank, International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation hold a webinar on agritech, digital supply chain

27-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) (Agriculture Division) in collaboration with IsDB Group Business Forum (THIQAH) jointly held a live webinar entitled “The Role of AgriTech in Food Security & Sustainability”to discuss sustainable climate-smart agricultural technologies for achieving food and nutrition security.

Escorts' RNIL announces incubation of five agritech, other startups

16-Oct-2020 - 0 Comments.

Rajan Nanda Innovation Lab, an initiative of Escorts Ltd., has selected five start-ups in agritech, railtech, and infratech through its Inter-College Innovation Challenge IC square to fund, incubate & mentor.

Dhanuka Agritech posts 25.66% PAT growth at INR 141.47 crore during 2019-20

10-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

Haryana based leading agrochemicals formulation company, Dhanuka Agritech Limited (BSE: 507717; NSE: DHANUKA) has recorded a net profit of INR 141.47 crore for fiscal year 2019-20.

Microsoft announces program to accelerate growth of agritech startups in India

08-Jun-2020 - 0 Comments.

Microsoft announced the launch of a program for agritech startups in India that are committed to driving transformation in agriculture.

Intello Labs raises $5.9M to digitize quality in fresh produce

19-May-2020 - 0 Comments.

Intello Labs has announced that it has raised a INR 45 crore (USD $5.9 million) in a Series A round led by Saama Capital, alongside global agritech funds GROW, SVG Ventures THRIVE

Securing farmers with technology: How Agritech can be a solution to farmers’ produce-related woes

30-Apr-2020 - 0 Comments.

Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), e-NAM, and Soil Health Management (SHM) can bring significant relief to the farming sector.

GRAM 2016: Plasticulture to play major role in doubling farmers income

15-Nov-2016 - 0 Comments.

Rajasthan agriculture sector has immense opportunities for Plasticulture in terms of efficient usage of water, Ms. Neelkamal Darbari, principal secretary, Agriculture, government of Rajasthan, Ms Neelkamal Darbari said at the recently concluded Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet 2016