Agriculture is the backbone of the country. With over 70 percent Indian households still dependant on farming, the sector holds a huge potential for agritech startups. Today, a farmer rarely knows where his produce ends up, or how. With global warming and scarcity of water, he is protesting for sustainable practices and more support from the government.
Agriculture is the backbone of the country. With over 70 percent Indian households still dependant on farming, the sector holds a huge potential for agritech startups. Today, a farmer rarely knows where his produce ends up, or how. With global warming and scarcity of water, he is protesting for sustainable practices and more support from the government.
The Modi government, in its manifesto for the elections, promised to double a farmers income by 2022. In the recent budget too, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized on gaon, garib aur kisan being the governments agenda. She too promised to invest in agriculture, and was reported to have said,
We will support private entrepreneurships in driving value addition to farmers produce from the field and for those from allied activities, like bamboo and timber from the hedges, and for generating renewable energy.
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