AgriTech

Pritpal Singh turned to a soil-less, solar-powered hydroponic system — transforming his farm’s yield, income, and energy footprint

Chennai-based Anilkumar SG runs Samunnati that provides financial services, the right markets and institutional building for farmer producer organisations (FPOs).

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur is inviting applications from students and recent graduates for the India Agritech Incubation Network (IAIN) Fellowship. Check eligibility criteria here.

Saptkrishi, a startup in Bihar, founded by Nikky Kumar Jha and his younger sister, Rashmi Jha, have devised an IoT technology — the Sabjikothi — which is helping farmers store their produce for longer while also keeping them fresh.

Sumit Sheoran and Sudhanshu Rai launched Fyllo, a Bengaluru-based Agritech startup in an effort to solve the major problems that plagued farmers. Their device, integrating software and hardware, helps sense and analyse real-time data of crops and predict diseases

Innovation is vital, irrespective of which field or sector it has been employed too, and technological interventions are surely what India owes its farmers.

An IIT-R researcher has come up with a novel bioreactor that will benefit the animal feed industry and can help control air and soil pollution.

An agricultural equipment rental company is working towards organising the sector and making it profitable for everyone involved.