GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words

How are agri-tech startups in India helping farmers in enhancing farm productivity and market access?

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2024–2025

Agri-technology Agricultural Marketing Crops and Cropping Patterns

Syllabus: Major crops-cropping patterns in various parts of the country, - different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints; e-technology in the aid of farmers.

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The toppers’ answers

Simrandeep KaurAIR 15 · CSE 2025 · 142 wordsTheir whole copy

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Agri-tech startups are building links to agriculture and industries to empower farmers. There was $1.2 bn investment in FY22 in Agri-tech (Mckinesey Report) in India.

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Agri-tech startups in Enhancing Farm productivity

End-to End precision services. e.g. soil testing, seeds delivery, modern machines, such as Potato seed drillers.
Irrigation efficiency through drip technology, R&D in new methods, Agmet advisory.
R&D in new varieties e.g. 126 for Rice.
Innovative solution:-
- SSI in sugarcane.
- Aquaculture Recirculatory method.
- e.g. Tilapia fishing in Karnataka.

In Market Access.

Standardization e.g. Pramaan exchange for AI Quality gauging in horticulture.
Food processing units. e.g. Jammu Oriental fresh in packaging & marketing foods.
Empowering marginalized through marketing e.g. Tribal Pali's in Custard Apples.

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There is scope of transforming poor Indian peasants to Entrepreneural farmers through Agtech (Ashok Dallawai Committee).

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