“फीफा-एफपी/कॉप सोसाइटी उद्यमिता अभियान” Episode 10 “जीवन सुरक्षित करें PLI & RPLI के साथ ।” वक्ता: श्री राज कुमार मिश्रा, जनरल मैनेजर (B&I), डाक जीवन बीमा निदेशालय, भारत सरकार| श्री राज केआर मिश्रा जी वर्तमान में डाक जीवन बीमा निदेशालय, भारत सरकार में जनरल मैनेजर (B&I), के रूप में अपनी सेवाएं प्रदान कर रहे हैं । 150 से अधिक वर्षों से डाक विभाग (DoP) देश के संचार की रीढ़ रहा है और इसने देश के सामाजिक आर्थिक विकास में महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभाई है । 1,55,531 डाकघरों के साथ, DoP दुनिया में सबसे व्यापक रूप से वितरित ...

This can be the key to efficient price discovery so that farmers are ensured best realisation for their produce The National Agriculture Market (NAM) was envisaged as a pan-India electronic trading portal launched on April 14, 2016 completely funded by Central Government and implemented by Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC). The eNAM portal works to network the existing APMC (Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee)/Regulated Marketing Committee (RMC) market yards, sub-market yards, private markets ...

Education in agriculture needs to undergo shifts from a production mindset to a market-oriented mindset. Academics and industry linkages need to be deepened and strengthened. Academics and startups need to be in constant dialogue and collaborate to bring positive changes in the lives of Indian farmers. The FPO movement in India also needs strong support from the agricultural education system. Entire curriculums needs to be made contemporary given the tectonic shifts taking place in the sector. I will detail out ...

With agricultural reforms under the spotlight currently, the government needs to consider a massive village-level infrastructure project with measures like enhancing the storage of produce and establishing gram mandis or haats. Not only would this add value to the agricultural supply chain, it would also empower rural units and the farmer community, ultimately leading to a quicker post-Covid recovery for the Indian economy. The Government of India has set in motion reforms which will lead to the eventual develop...

Indigram Labs is one of the very few incubators in the country that solely focuses on food and agriculture. With the rise of startups in these sectors, what are the major changes you are seeing? Our estimation is that there are more than 1000 startups in this space trying to address solutions across all the verticals in Agri & Food Domains. We also see a trend of non-ag background folks coming into this sector. With the rise in funding in terms of the quantum of deals we’re beginning to see good talent being attra...

I met one of the most amazing persons of my life today in the form of Shrimati Bhimabai Sampat Jondhale. Bhimabai is the...

Met a great team of leaders from Sanmitra FPC recently. They are into procurement, marketing and primary processing. The...

Met the absolutely brilliant team of 8 cofounders of a bootstrapped and profitable startup recently. All 8 are farmers ...

Great meeting and lunch with Parmeshwar and Nitin the promoters and founders of TECHENCE which is Poultry industry focus...

Visited Mahesh Londhe founder Agrozee recently who works out of a small village near Urali Kanchan. He is doing some gre...

I spent some time recently in Pune with Sagar Padgilwar ji of Padgilwar Corporation whose family has been in the Agri eq...

Recently, I had the opportunity to spend time with Prasad and Kiran Ji, along with other individuals, at GK91 Bioeconomy...

I was happy to meet Tukaram Sonawane along with Deepak Chavan. Tukaram is the co-founder of Krishigati and he exemplifie...

Kiran Antre, a Nashik-based entrepreneur and agricultural expert, stands as a shining example of a hashtag#ChildrenofFarmerEntrepreneur. With over a decade of experience, he has established a strong presence in the agrochemical industry, combining his agricultural roots with a passion for innovation. During my visit to his factory today, I was deeply impressed by his remarkable achievements in his mid-thirties, a young age for someone with such an extensive entrepreneurial portfolio. Antre has founded and direct...

Scanit, founded by founded by Pete Manautou and Jaydeep Rane, exemplifies innovation in agricultural technology by addressing a critical gap in disease detection. As a global ag-tech startup, it has developed the multi-patented SporeCam, which provides early disease-detection-as-a-service by capturing the most elusive datapoint for crop disease forecasts: real-time, hyperlocal pathogen presence, completing the disease triangle. This technology empowers farmers to enhance targeted scouting and optimize agrochemical...

I was delighted to meet Shri Vasudev Kathe ji in Nashik a few days ago. Nashik is truly fortunate to have many Krishi Rishis of his stature, who continue to guide farmers in the region and across India. Shri Kathe ji has made remarkable contributions, especially in the field of grape cultivation: Authored four books on grape farming, focusing on practical, field-tested solutions to real challenges. Leads the Dabholkar-inspired Prayog Pariwar farmer-learning network (~50 local cells, ~3,000 farmers in biannual m...

Rahul Bakare and Vinit Phadnis from Urdhvam Environmental Technologies (BoreCharger) are doing something truly remarkable. Both come from farming families, and they’ve developed groundbreaking technology to address one of India’s most pressing challenges — the water crisis. Their patented BoreCharger can literally bring dry borewells back to life. Imagine farmers who once managed to pump water for just 30 minutes a day, now being able to access water for 6+ hours! That’s the kind of transformation they are drivi...

A privilege to meet two remarkable professionals shaping India’s food and agribusiness ecosystem — Dr. Umesh Kamble and Mr. Nilesh Lele — during my recent visit to Mumbai. Both are partners, collaborating across multiple entrepreneurial ecosystem ventures. 🔹 Dr. Umesh Kamble — a seasoned food science technocrat with 20+ years of expertise in regulatory, safety, and ESG across food, pharma, and cosmetics. Through Farm to Fork Solutions, RP Molecules to Market LLP, and Waste to Best, he is driving compliance, sust...

It was a pleasure facilitating an introduction between Kumar Neelendu, Founder of Farmwatt, and Ajay Patil ji in Delhi t...

Spectacular success of a FPO pioneering a silage driven business model This is an inspiring story of a Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) from Marathwada. This region has traditionally been prone to drought and hardly 10% of this region is under irrigation and has seen agrarian distress quite often. A FPO called Swarup Shetkari Farmer Producer Company Limited in this region has evolved as a successful business enterprise under the able leadership of Sh Deepak Chavan who left his job in the Pharma Industry to follo...