Agmart.in

  • Bangalore, India
  • AgricultureAgri-Tech, Agriculture, Online farmer's Market

Empowering Farmers Digitally with a Platform for Listing Farm Produce Online Over a Phone Call and to Get Direct Buyers

Founded:
2014
Stage:
Proof of Concept
Market:
B2B

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Team Summary

1. Founder -- Lokesh Kakarla, M.Sc Agri from UAS Bangalore, Served in Union Bank of India from 2008 to 2012 as Rural Development Officer and Branch Manager. Quit bank to choose farming as career in 2012. My bitter experience with middlemen, made me to launch Agmart.in in Dec 2014

2. Co-Founder – Ajit Yadav, B.E Mech, from MCE, Hassan.

3. Advisor/Mentor – Koka Laxman Rao
Retd. Chief General Manager, Rural & Agri Business Division Union Bank of India, Advisor in FINO and Consultant to SREI Sahaj e-village

Team

Founding Team

Lokesh Kakarla

Lokesh Kakarla


Founder
WORK

AgMart.in (2014 - present)
Founder

Union Bank of India (2008 - 2012)
Manager

EDUCATION

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Master of Science (M.Sc.) • 2005 - 2007

College of Agriculture Raichur
Bachelor's degree • 2001 - 2005

tagore memorial boys high school Raichur

Product/Service Summary

AgMart.in is a much needed product for present day farmer in India, where agricultural marketing is is totally under the monopoly of middlemen. Agmart bridges the digital divide with a platform for farmers to list farm produce online (over a phone call) to find direct buyers. This disrupt monopoly of middlemen over Indian Agril market worth $139bn

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