MAY 20174Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. According to a report from FICCI, about 65 percent of the Indian population depends directly on agriculture and it accounts for around 22 percent of India's GDP. But farmers, on the other hand, face unprecedented challenges like unpredictable weather, non-availability of good quality seeds and fertilizers and un-reliable avenues to sell their crops after the harvest. There is a large scope to implement modern technology to solve these inherent problems.Currently, the input of technology in Indian agriculture sector is critically low. Instances of low crop production are severely high. There is a dire need to turn farming profitable by rendering cheap and advanced farming methods to one and all. Nevertheless, on the brighter side, there are many instances where young as well as experienced minds of the country have found solace and are revolutionizing agriculture sector through their startups. These startups are working towards the upliftment of the sector and have formulated some innovative ideas to help Indian farmers grow and earn well. Known for stimulating the development of an open, collaborative and prosperous agriculture eCommerce ecosystem, such startups are empowering information for Indian farmers and agribusiness professionals. Through their platform, they are connecting companies, distributor's retailers to cater to the needs of farmers in India.In the current edition of startupcity, we have featured '10 Best Startups in Agriculture Solutions' that are bringing in lots of innovations in the Agriculture startup ecosystem, redefining the categories, processes which they follow and the targeted audience. We also recommend you to read our cover story on Agzon Agro, a Pune-based company that provides reliable and cost-effective solutions in plant protection and plant nutrition to farmers to enhance productivity.Do let us know your thoughts.Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorStartups are powering the Future of AgricultureEDITOR'S NOTE Vol 2 · Issue 11-1 · May 2017 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Ananth. V Pooja Devi Pushpita Das Tashi Sangmo Prisila Deepshikha Singh Sales & Marketing Ashu Sethi Abhishek Mohapatra Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.startupcity.com/subscribe Cover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2017 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Sr .Visualiser Maitreyee Visualiser Manjunath Vimal Raj MSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singhsiliconindia
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MAY 20174Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy. According to a report from FICCI, about 65 percent of the Indian population depends directly on agriculture and it accounts for around 22 percent of India's GDP. But farmers, on the other hand, face unprecedented challenges like unpredictable weather, non-availability of good quality seeds and fertilizers and un-reliable avenues to sell their crops after the harvest. There is a large scope to implement modern technology to solve these inherent problems.Currently, the input of technology in Indian agriculture sector is critically low. Instances of low crop production are severely high. There is a dire need to turn farming profitable by rendering cheap and advanced farming methods to one and all. Nevertheless, on the brighter side, there are many instances where young as well as experienced minds of the country have found solace and are revolutionizing agriculture sector through their startups. These startups are working towards the upliftment of the sector and have formulated some innovative ideas to help Indian farmers grow and earn well. Known for stimulating the development of an open, collaborative and prosperous agriculture eCommerce ecosystem, such startups are empowering information for Indian farmers and agribusiness professionals. Through their platform, they are connecting companies, distributor's retailers to cater to the needs of farmers in India.In the current edition of startupcity, we have featured '10 Best Startups in Agriculture Solutions' that are bringing in lots of innovations in the Agriculture startup ecosystem, redefining the categories, processes which they follow and the targeted audience. We also recommend you to read our cover story on Agzon Agro, a Pune-based company that provides reliable and cost-effective solutions in plant protection and plant nutrition to farmers to enhance productivity.Do let us know your thoughts.Nandini MukherjeeManaging EditorStartups are powering the Future of AgricultureEDITOR'S NOTE Vol 2 · Issue 11-1 · May 2017 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini Mukherjee Editorial Team Amit Raja Naik Ananth. V Pooja Devi Pushpita Das Tashi Sangmo Prisila Deepshikha Singh Sales & Marketing Ashu Sethi Abhishek Mohapatra Editorial Queries editor@startupcity.com To subscribe Visit www.startupcity.com/subscribe Cover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Siliconmedia Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Editor Alok ChaturvediCopyright © 2017 SiliconMedia Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.sales@startupcity.comGroup Art Director Ashok KumarCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Sr .Visualiser Maitreyee Visualiser Manjunath Vimal Raj MSr. Manager Sales & Marketing Amrit Singhsiliconindia
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