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Open MSP procurement, storage to private sector: StarAgri CEOStarAgri CEO Amith Agarwal advocates a bigger private-sector role in MSP procurement and storage to boost efficiency, warehousing capacity,...
FPOs hold promise for smallholders, but face structural constraints: StudyFarmer producer organisations (FPOs) are key to integrating smallholders in India, but they are constrained by scale, market access, financ...
Budget 2023: Agritech sector seeks tax sops, cheaper creditShortcomings in post-harvest infrastructure are often critical factors in determining how much food is lost in the supply chain. A lack of ...
In a first, Turkey places orders for 50,000-tonne Indian wheatWheat prices shot up as Indian wheat is in demand in the global markets after exports from Ukraine came to a grinding halt due to the Russi...
Govt’s data use policy sparks concerns; Shopee exits India; Pine Labs bags $50MIndustry groupings argue that this could open up a pandora’s box of privacy risks in the absence of a data protection law. They are also se...
Former Unilever executives' food brand FairPlum raises $2 million led by Unicorn India VenturesA clutch of angel investors including Vivek Sirohi, vice president, R&D, Unilever; Amith Agarwal, cofounder and CEO at Agri-Bazaar; and the...
Shopee quits India in six months; crypto exchanges evaded Rs 81.54 crore GSTSingaporean ecommerce firm Shopee, which launched in India only about six months ago, has already decided to shut its operations here.
hBits to acquire 17,422 sq ft at Andheri East, Mumbai for Rs 18 croreTech-enabled fractional real estate ownership platform hBits has acquired 17,422 sq ft at Andheri East, Mumbai for Rs 18 crore. The company...
AgriBazaar looks beyond the e-mandi to further its agritech pushAgriBazaar, an agritech startup, is moving beyond a pureplay marketplace and heading into agri-advisory, crop identification and estimation...
Trying to build your business in a post-Covid world? Start-up bosses reveal the secretBusinesses are keen to get back to work, in the physical sense too.
Digital mandis, Support for MSME sellers on Flipkart: Businesses share how they coped during the pandemicIt’s been a tough year for MSMEs and small businesses as the lockdown forced people indoors.
Agribazaar CEO misses meeting his co-founders; became the weekend cook at home in lockdownAmith Agarwal is looking forward to travelling to Himachal Pradesh once things get better.
Agribazaar to treble headcount to 500, double footprintAgribazaar connects around 2 lakh farmers in 32 districts with around 10,000 traders and processors and over 100 farmer producer organisati...
Moment in the sun: Agritech startups are helping farmers thrive during Covid-19 lockdownAgritech is considered as one of the panaceas of India’s agriculture woes. For startups in the space, the Covid-19 pandemic is the perfect ...
IDFC PE part-exits Star AgriWarehousing & Collateral Management with 2X returnsIDFC Private Equity is selling a portion of its stake in Star AgriWarehousing & Collateral Management to Temasek Holdings for Rs 75 crore.
LiftO secures Rs 85 lakh in angel fundingLiftO, the ride-sharing service that allows users to split the cost of commuting by car, taxi or auto-rickshaw, has secured Rs 85 lakh in a...
Temasek Holdings backs Star Agriwarehousing with Rs 240 crore investmenty Temasek Holdings is investing Rs 240 crore for a significant minority stake in Star Agriwarehousing and Collateral Management Limited.
- Food Security Bill: PE funds take a bite of farm infrastructure firms as food prices surge
Rising food prices and the impending Food Security Bill are driving private equity funds to invest in potential small and medium-sized agri...