Web launch of ThinkAg's "Ag-Tech in India- Investment Landscape Report 2021"

ThinkAg is proud to announce that the "Ag-Tech in India- Investment Landscape Report 2021" was web launched on 15th July 2021. Sincere thanks to our Knowledge Partner Rabo Foundation, our Asia Impact Sponsor ADB Ventures and our Corporate Sponsor Bayer Crop Science.

Arindom Datta, ED & Head- Rural & Development Banking/Advisory, Rabobank gave the opening remarks. The leading comments were delivered by Sherwin Pu, Unit Head, Business Development Team, Private Sector Operations, ADB and Kohei Sakata, Digital Incubator Lead- Asia Pacific, Crop Science Division of Bayer. Raman Ahuja, Co-Founder ThinkAg gave a presentation about the findings of the Report.

A Panel Discussion on "Scaling AgTech Investments in India" was organized during the event and had Srinivasa Ramanujam, CEO Villgro Innovations Foundation, Nithya Easwaran, MD, Multiples Alternate Asset Management, Rajesh Ranjan, CEO, NABVENTURES, Madhav Tandan, Director, Investments, Omidyar Network India, Jinesh Shah, Managing Partner, Omnivore Capital Management Advisors, and Vamshi Reddy, Partner, Kalaari Capital in the Panel, which was moderated by Hemendra Mathur, Co-Founder, ThinkAg & Venture Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund.

The report can be downloaded from www.thinkag.in

The video recording of the event is available at https://youtu.be/mRESGLsBRz0

AgClinic- Digitizing the Poultry Value Chains- Part 3

We are excited to announce that the AgClinic- “Digitizing the Poultry Value Chains- Part 3" was successfully conducted on 14th July. The event was co-hosted by ThinkAg & Srinivasa Farms. It was enlightening for the audience to listen to the interesting perspectives / insights emanating out of a power-packed Panel comprising of Suresh Chitturi, VC & MD, Srinivasa Farms and Chairman, International Egg Commission , Dr. Vijay Makhija , General Secretary, INFAH, Prabakaran S , Head- Risk (Agri & Supply Chain), RBL Bank and Dr. Ajay Verma, Founder Director, ARTHGRAM, backed by a superb moderation of Hemendra Mathur, Venture Partner, Bharat Innovation Fund & Co-Founder, ThinkAg.

The audience also witnessed the presentations of three promising AgTech startups Algol Technology, Soos Technology (Israel), TenderCuts & TESSOL, given by Aman Kesharwani, Yael Alter, Venkkatesan R & Rajat Gupta respectively.

The video recording of the event is available on https://youtu.be/JnFcSabLjF8

AgClinic- AgFinTech Series: Tech-Enabled Farmer Financing

We are excited to announce that the AgClinic- AgFinTech Series-“Tech-Enabled Farmer Financing" was successfully conducted on 7th July. The event was co-hosted by ThinkAg & Dvara E-Registry. Sanjay Mansabdar, Founder & CEO, Dvara E-Registry, gave a special presentation on their operating model for lending & 'KhetScore'. It was enlightening for the audience to listen to the interesting perspectives / insights emanating out of the discussion of a power-packed Panel- comprising of Arindom Datta, ED & Head- Rural & Development Banking/Advisory, Rabobank, Amalor Pavanathan, Ex-DMD, NABARD, Hemendra Mathur, Venture Partner- Bharat Innovation Fund & Co-Founder, ThinkAg, Adikesavan, CGM, Strategy (Agri/FI), Financial Inclusion & Micro Markets, SBI, Sridhar Easwaran, Founding Member & SVP, Institution & Capacity Building, Samunnati and Chetna Sinha, Founder & President, Mann Deshi Foundation, backed by a superb moderation from Samir Shah, Executive Vice Chair & Group President, Dvara Holdings.

Watch the video recording at https://youtu.be/6Z9BRJpXTCU