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Utkarsh Apoorva, Mayank Tiwari, Saurabh Agarwal
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10 Most Promising Leaders in Agritech - 2021
Despite the COVID-19’s outbreak, the agritech domain pursued its effort to keep the agriculture sector evolving. A recent study by Reportlinker.com reports that the global agritech industry is estimated to hit $ 41,172.5 million by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 12.1 percent. For long, the agritech domain has been driving the agriculture sector to a fruitful destination with many notable individuals taking the forefront with their charismatic agritech enterprises. From developing bio-stimulants for crops to machines yielding the crop, these individuals have their hands across every aspect of agriculture. Some of whom also consider the economical side by helping farmers acquire interest friendly loans, setting up digital banks, and dealing with other money matters. Although applying the latest technologies may be at a slow pace for most farmers, these individuals also educate farmers in using smart farming techniques and even offer them advice on crop growth, condition, and the likes. Using the latest technologies does sound a bit expensive, but fear not, as it's well induced to these agritechnopreneurs and leaders who help manufacture cost-friendly products and solutions and at times these are even handed over free of cost. With firm determination, these leaders have been the tailwind to many farming communities, and are indeed making a difference in the entire agriculture sector. CIO Insider studied the newest inputs regarding the agritech domain and identified the ‘10 Most Promising Leaders in Agritech - 2021' to recognize the most promising agritech leaders. The index contains a bunch of agritech leaders who have demonstrated efficiency and great performance, earning a high level of respect and trust from the farming community. A panel of professionals, comprising industry veterans and subject matter experts, CMOs, CEOs, analysts, and the CIO Insider editorial team, reviewed the following list (in alphabetical order).
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TraceFood | Balaji A, CEO | A tech-savvy leader, Balaji is n a mission to ensure traceability of food products in the fresh produce industry using Blockchain technology | |
FASSTER by Vyazhan Technologies | Manivasagan Ramamoorthy & Gokul Medasani, Co-Founders | An award winning developer of agri-tech app M-Velanmai, which was developed in collaboration with Tamil Nadu Agriculture University | |
KisanMail | Arvind Patel, Founder | Arvind has built a one-stop platform for all farmer’s needs, offering a rental platform for farming equipment and local marketplace for farmers and shopkeepers. | |
Vyoda | Vishnu Ranga, Director | Under the aegis of Vishnu, this agritech startup operates to deliver affordable smart irrigation solutions through product innovation and to promote sustainable agricultural practices | |
Way2Grow Ag Tech | Ramesh G, Managing Director | Ramesh is integrating hydroponics technology, through Way2Grow and is planning to offer industry leading solutions to grow plants that gives the best yield | |
Agstack Technologies | Ashish Rajan Singh, Co-Founder & CTO | Holding immense experience in tailoring customised agri-tech products & services, Ashish is on a journey to overcome the challenges and change the way agriculture works | |
Atuofert Agrimations Equipments | Ajit J Ingle, Managing Director | A postgraduate in the field of Horticulture and possessing a wealth of global experience in high-tech farming, Ajit is on a mission to automate irrigation & fertilization and increase productivity in farms | |
FAARMS | Alok Duggal, Founder & COO | An exceptional leader, Alok is building a bespoke e-commerce marketplace for farmers that offers everything from doorstep delivery of seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and animal feed among others to critical crop related knowledge | |
ReshaMandi | Utkarsh Apoorva, Co-Founder & CBO, Mayank Tiwari, Founder & CEO, Saurabh Agarwal, Co-Founder & CTO | A first-of-its-kind agritech startup that provides an AI & IoT-led digital ecosystem for the silk supply chain, creating a deep impact in the lives of the stakeholders of the silk ecosystem, starting from farmers to consumers | |
Virenxia Group | Satyam Khagen Bose, Group CEO & Chairman | A seasoned technopreneur with deep-rooted technology experience and a fair amount of perseverance, Satyam is determined to build holistic sustainable solutions to reboot rural India |