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Agrinnovate India pays first-ever ₹1.42 Cr dividend
29-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a milestone development for India’s agricultural innovation ecosystem, Agrinnovate India Limited (AgIn) — the commercial arm of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) — has declared a dividend of INR 1.42 crore for the financial year 2023–24. This marks the first-ever dividend payout by AgIn since its establishment in 2011.
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Bureau Veritas Uganda secures GAFTA accreditation
29-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a major milestone for Uganda’s agricultural trade ecosystem, Bureau Veritas Uganda has achieved GAFTA accreditation, becoming an Approved Superintendent by the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA).
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Drone startups shift focus from defence to agritech
23-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.
India’s drone startup ecosystem is charting a new flight path—moving beyond defence into sectors like agriculture, healthcare, logistics, and industrial monitoring, as companies look for faster scalability and more predictable revenues.
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India’s agri research neglects climate crisis: less than 1% focus on sustainability, finds ICAR
14-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.
A groundbreaking analysis by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has revealed a striking blind spot in India's agricultural research ecosystem: less than 1% of PhD studies conducted over the past 80 years have addressed climate change or sustainable farming practices.
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Govt targets 11 Crore digital farmer IDs by 2026-27
07-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.
In a major push towards digitizing India’s agriculture ecosystem, the Government has set a target of generating 11 crore Digital Farmer IDs by 2026-27 under its ₹2817 crore Digital Agriculture Mission, approved in September 2024.
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Top 10 Banks Funding India's Agricultural Growth
22-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
As India's agricultural sector undergoes a revolution, banks are emerging as key partners in its growth story. This report delves into the top 10 banks actively investing in the Indian agricultural sector, exploring their unique initiatives and highlighting the overall impact on farmers and the agricultural ecosystem.
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Fodder ecosystem builder Cornext raises $2.2M from Omnivore
12-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
Cornext, which is building a fodder ecosystem to support dairy cattle farmers, announced today that it has raised USD 2.2 million in a Seed round from Omnivore.
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Top 10 Banks Funding India's Agricultural Growth
07-May-2024 - 0 Comments.
As India's agricultural sector undergoes a revolution, banks are emerging as key partners in its growth story. This report delves into the top 10 banks actively investing in the Indian agricultural sector, exploring their unique initiatives and highlighting the overall impact on farmers and the agricultural ecosystem.
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Ninjacart empowers Philippine agritech firm Mayani with strategic investment
19-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.
Walmart-backed Ninjacart, India's leading agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organize the global agriculture ecosystem, joins forces with Philippine B2B agritech innovator Mayani in a landmark deal.
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DCM Shriram Foundation, Sattva Knowledge Institute call for a water vulnerability index, to address India’s looming water crisis
02-Apr-2024 - 0 Comments.
DCM Shriram Foundation, supported by DCM Shriram, a leading conglomerate in India with a strong presence in agriculture, and Sattva Knowledge Institute, a knowledge platform for the impact ecosystem, today launched the report titled, Transforming Crop Cultivation: Advancing Water Efficiency in Indian Agriculture to identify actionable solutions to address the ongoing water crisis in the Indian agriculture sector.
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Entlaq, Ninjacart strategic alliance to bolster Egypt's agri-startup landscape
10-Feb-2024 - 0 Comments.
Entlaq, Cairo-based entrepreneurship think tank has forged a strategic alliance with Ninjacart, India's leading agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organize the agriculture ecosystem.
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CMFRI Proposes Mariculture Parks to Boost Coastal Fish Production
15-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.
Explore the ICAR-CMFRI's innovative proposal for mariculture parks to meet growing food demand and improve coastal fish production. Learn how these parks can benefit India's blue economy and ecosystem sustainability.
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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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Global turmeric conference unites stakeholders for developing ecosystem
28-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
The maiden one-day Global Turmeric Conference here ended with deliberation around challenges and opportunities that would pave the way of growth and development of Turmeric ecosystem often referred as ‘golden commodity’.
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Global turmeric conference eyes farmers and industry partnership
23-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
The city will witness its maiden Global Turmeric Conference on 27th September where Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), traders, processors, exporters, researchers and other stakeholders of turmeric ecosystem will come together to discuss various issues related to the crop.
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Ninjacart's agri next initiative transforms Pune's APMC Mandi with free WiFi connectivity
12-Sep-2023 - 0 Comments.
Ninjacart, India's leading agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organize the agriculture ecosystem, is taking significant steps to modernize the agricultural ecosystem and promote digital solutions with the launch of its ‘Agri Next’ initiative.
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Fasal SBI partnership to financially empower farmers, accelerate the transformation of India's horticulture ecosystem
29-Apr-2023 - 0 Comments.
Fasal, India's leading horticulture-first, full-stack Agri-tech company, today announced its partnership with State Bank of India (SBI), aimed to provide farmers with easy access to capital.
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ICAR, World Bank issue Delhi Declaration on Modernisation of Agricultural Education System at International Conference on Blended Learning Ecosystem
28-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
There is a need to strengthen digital Infrastructure including digital e-learning content and deployment of emerging immersive technologies across Agricultural Higher Education Institutions in India. Institutionalizing a system-wide Digital Capacity Building Program across stakeholders to improve systemic digital competence, knowledge and skills is also a necessity.
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ICAR, World Bank conference calls for creating a blended learning ecosystem in agriculture
23-Mar-2023 - 0 Comments.
The International Conference on Blended Learning Ecosystem for Higher Education in Agriculture 2023, hosted jointly by The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the World Bank from March 21-23 as a part of the National Agricultural Higher Education Project’s (NAHEP) Resilient Agricultural Education System (RAES) development initiative has more than ten academic partners from around the world representing over ten countries deliberating on the best strategies in blended teaching and learning in agricultural education.
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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.
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Fresh From Farm raises over INR 3.2 Cr in seed round led by Inflection Point Ventures
26-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
Food-Agri Business start-up Fresh From Farm has raised over 3.2 Cr in Seed Round led by Inflection Point Ventures. Fresh From Farm is a demand-and data-based aggregation ecosystem that recognizes retailer demand trends and buys the precise amount from farmers.
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ReshaMandi launches its super app for iOS devices
23-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
ReshaMandi, the largest farm-to-fashion digital ecosystem for natural fibres in India, recently launched its app for iOS devices. Presently, 34,000 stakeholders of ReshaMandi have installed the app with 40 percent of them using the app’s payment system and receiving the payment acknowledgements on the app.
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Bayer, Rabo Partnerships and Mastercard join hands to accelerate the financial digitization among smallholder farmers
11-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
To economically empower smallholder farmers in rural India, Bayer, Rabo Partnerships and Mastercard have entered into a partnership to launch a scalable program to advance the digitization of the country’s agricultural finance ecosystem.
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Ninjacart appoints Paul Varghese as head of resller platform
02-Nov-2022 - 0 Comments.
Ninjacart, India's leading agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organize the Indian agriculture ecosystem, announced the appointment of Paul Varghese as Head of its Reseller Platform effective October 6, 2022.
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Ninjacart launches agri export-import platform targeting UAE, GCC nations
21-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Ninjacart, India's leading agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organise the Indian agriculture ecosystem, has expanded its footprint globally by launching Ninja Global platform for agri export-import businesses in the UAE and GCC countries.
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Growhub Innovations announces joint project with Koufuku Group to enter Asean market
07-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
The GrowHub Innovations Company ("The GrowHub"), Asia Pacific's only Web3-enabled plug-and-play ecosystem builder for food traceability and carbon credits, and KOUFUKU GROUP, a Japanese food company with over 50 years of history, have signed an MoU partnership for a joint project on market penetration using The GrowHub's proprietary Web3 technology.
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Ninjacart sets up an advisory board
07-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Ninjacart, India's leading agri-startup that leverages technology and data to organize the Indian agriculture ecosystem, forms an Advisory Board, comprised of Industry veterans and experts, to strengthen its ambition of revolutionizing the agriculture ecosystem in India.
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Bayer to scale up its Sahbhaagi program in 24 states
03-Sep-2022 - 0 Comments.
Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of healthcare and agriculture, announced its plan to scale up its Sahbhaagi program to empower rural women and youth with an aim to develop a comprehensive agricultural ecosystem.
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Kenya look towards India for building its warehousing, agri derivatives sector
26-May-2022 - 0 Comments.
Kenya is looking at India to develop an agricultural ecosystem that is led by the government’s favourite Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) model along with the agri derivatives trading platform and e-warehouse receipt system.
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Agriculture should be connected to technology digital agriculture mission
23-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
The Department has constituted a High Level Task Force, which is in the process of finalizing “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) report. Task Force invited comments from subject experts, farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and general public and considered them.
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Digitised ecosystem is beneficial for agricultural
21-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
The Department has constituted a High Level Task Force, which is in the process of finalizing “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)” report. Task Force invited comments from subject experts, farmers, Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and general public and considered them.
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Ninjacart partners with Avanti Finance to launch innovative credit products focused on agri value chain
11-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Ninjacart, India's leading agri-platform which leverages technology to organise the agriculture ecosystem, has expanded its capabilities within the agri-tech space championing digital financial inclusivity through a strategic partnership with Avanti Finance.
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Protein Industries Canada plans to grow plant-based food and ingredient ecosystem
11-Apr-2022 - 0 Comments.
Protein Industries Canada recently announced a new project to grow the plant-based foods ecosystem in Atlantic Canada.
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Cropin announces three new executive leadership appointments
10-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Cropin, a leading global ag-ecosystem intelligence provider announced the appointment of three executive leaders in a move to strengthen its leadership team and support the company’s continued growth and execution of its strategic priorities.
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Cropin wins Climate Innovation Challenge; deploys robust climate-resilient solutions
08-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Cropin, a global provider of agri-ecosystem intelligence, was recently named one of the winners of the Climate Innovation Challenge (CIC) grant, which is a sub-program of the Program for Asia Resilience to Climate Change, a trust fund administered by the World Bank and funded by the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
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Ninjacart launches $25 MN agri seed fund
04-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
Ninjacart, India's leading agri-platform which leverages technology to organize the agriculture ecosystem, launches an Agri Seed Fund, a $25 million fund to support emerging and new-age startups in the agriculture sector.
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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.
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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.
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India showcases digital agriculture ecosystem at EXPO2020
25-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
As part of the ongoing 'Food, Agriculture and Livelihood' fortnight, at India Pavilion at EXPO2020 Dubai, Ministry of Agriculture and Family Welfare, Government of India, hosted a seminar on 'Emerging Technologies in Farm Machinery, Digitization & Opportunities for Entrepreneurships', to showcase the innovative technologies that are supporting and promoting the overall productivity and agribusiness of India's farm sector through farm mechanization, digitization and entrepreneurship development.
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Govt building farmers database, says Narendra Singh Tomar
10-Feb-2022 - 0 Comments.
The Department has commenced the work for creating various agricultural services built around a core layer of Farmers’ Database (Agristack) in the country. In order to create Agristack, the department is in the process of finalising the “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)” which lays down a framework for building Agristacks.
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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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Plant Protein Innovator Proeon raises INR 17.5 Crores in seed round
07-Sep-2021 - 0 Comments.
Committed to building a sustainable and environment friendly food ecosystem, Pune based food ingredient start-up Proeon, has recently raised INR 17.5 Crores as seed capital.
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GoI in process of finalising India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture to lay down Agristack framework
04-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Department has commenced the work for creating Agristack in the country. In order to create Agristack, the department is in the process of finalising “India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA)” which will lay down a framework for Agristack.
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Hi-Tech soil-based vertical farming revolutionized by A S Agri and Aqua LLP
14-Jun-2021 - 0 Comments.
A S Agri and Aqua LLP one of the leading Agriculture Development and Agro-tech Solutions companies in India, is transforming and revolutionizing the Indian agricultural ecosystem with the introduction of Hi-tech Soil-Based Vertical Farming (SBVF) in India and overseas countries.
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India, Israel sign three year work program to create agriculture model ecosystem
25-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Taking forward the ever-growing partnership in agriculture between Israel and India, the two governments have agreed to enhance their cooperation in agriculture and signed a three-year work program agreement for development in Agriculture cooperation, while affirming the ever-growing bilateral partnership and recognizing the centrality of agriculture and water sectors in the bilateral relationship.
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NCDEX agri-derivatives turnover jumps 316% at INR 2905 Cr
04-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
Retaining the leadership in India’s agri-derivatives market, National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Ltd (NCDEX) has posted an all-round increase in its operations in April 2021 with market share crossing 80 percent during the month. The performance shows a strong resilience to the disruptions in the agri-ecosystem due to the Pandemic.
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Corteva Agriscience establishes an ecosystem to help women farmers become self-reliant
24-Apr-2021 - 0 Comments.
Corteva Agriscience (NYSE: CTVA), the global agriculture company is working towards establishing an ecosystem of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) in multiple states across India including Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Bihar.
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Agri minister unveils capacity development ecosystem of primary cooperatives
27-Nov-2020 - 0 Comments.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Ji has launched Sahakar ecosystem of capacity development of primary cooperatives.
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Sustainable Shrimp Partnership Announces Traceability Platform in Collaboration with IBM
06-May-2019 - 0 Comments.
The Sustainable Shrimp Partnership (SSP) has today announced it has joined the IBM Food Trust ecosystem, which will help provide traceability of SSP shrimp from farm to fork
