Summary:
Pune, Maharashtra, India (NewsVoir) Bharat Krushi Seva (BKS) an Agritech started in July 2021 with a mission to drive mass adoption of digital agriculture across India has raised INR 43 million in its first round of seed funding from marquee investors, namely S.
Amit Group, Upaya Social Ventures, Villgro, Criyagen Agri and Biotech, Mintosh Advisory & SiriusOne Capital.
The Funds would be utilized for the enhancement of the technology and expanding into new geographies.
Currently BKS has catered to over 2 lakh plus farmers across Maharashtra and with this new seed funding, will reach out to a further 2 lakh farmers making a positive impact in their lives.
“BKS has a vision to touch the lives of 5 million farmers in the next four years as a part of their “Mass Adoption of Digital Agriculture” campaign.
I firmly believe that technology can make a huge difference in the lives of farmers and with our tech-based platform we envision making the lives of farmers easier and self-dependent,” said, Sharayu Lande, Founder and CEO, Bharat Krushi Seva.
“While agriculture in India has problems such as fragmentation, inefficiencies, and climate vagaries, it also brings with it infinite possibilities to create sustainable big businesses.
With scientific and data driven advisory being at its very heart, Bharat Krushi Seva is passionately building a comprehensive tech-based platform to profitably solve such complex issues and help each and every farmer grow more sustainably.