Agriculture, decoded.

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  Agri News

  India Proposes Complete Ban on Carbosulfan Insecticide: What It Means for Farmers

  What happens when a widely used insecticide suddenly comes under a proposed nationwide ban? India’s move against Carbosulfan could reshape pest management across paddy, cotton and horticultural crops.

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  Agri News

  India-EU Free Trade Agreement Gets Stronger : What It Could Mean for Indian Agriculture

  India and the European Union are moving closer to a major trade breakthrough with the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

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  Startoscope

  Poshn: How a Small Agritech Startup Is Rebuilding India’s Fragmented Food Trade

  India’s agricultural economy does not end when a crop leaves the farm. In fact, that is where another complicated journey begins.

What happened in agriculture, and why it matters.

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  Agri News

  Government Tightens Fertiliser Tracking, Links Farmer Purchases to Land Records

  India is moving towards tighter digital oversight of fertiliser sales as the government expands its Integrated Fertilizer Management System (iFMS).

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  Agri News

  India Proposes Complete Ban on Carbosulfan Insecticide: What It Means for Farmers

  What happens when a widely used insecticide suddenly comes under a proposed nationwide ban? India’s move against Carbosulfan could reshape pest management across paddy, cotton and horticultural crops.

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  Agri News

  India-EU Free Trade Agreement Gets Stronger : What It Could Mean for Indian Agriculture

  India and the European Union are moving closer to a major trade breakthrough with the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

How agri startups got it right.

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  Startoscope

  Poshn: How a Small Agritech Startup Is Rebuilding India’s Fragmented Food Trade

  India’s agricultural economy does not end when a crop leaves the farm. In fact, that is where another complicated journey begins.

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  Startoscope

  Sonalika Tractors: How a Farmer-First Strategy Built an Indian Global Tractor Success Story

  In 1996, when Sonalika entered tractor manufacturing from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, the Indian tractor market already had established players.

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  Startoscope

  Agrizy: The Story of a Startup Turning India’s Harvest into Global Opportunity

  What happens after a farmer harvests a crop? For most, the journey ends at the local market.

Startups that failed, and what they teach.

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  aSAFAL

  Fraazo: When a Farm-to-Fork Supply Chain Became Too Expensive to Scale

  A customer opens an app, selects tomatoes, potatoes and onions, and expects them at the doorstep within minutes. It sounds simple.

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  aSAFAL

  Agribusiness Ambition: The Rise and Fall of Jiva Ag

  Agribusiness giants rarely bet big on the world's smallest farmers, but in 2020, Olam Group decided to do exactly that.

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  aSAFAL

  Tenacious Techies Startup Story: The Rise, Struggles, and Lessons from an Ambitious Farm-Tech Dream

  What if a startup dreamed of transforming every farm in India with technology but couldn't survive the realities of building a sustainable business?

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  Castor Oil Extraction Plant: Bankable Project Report

  Plan a 10 tonnes a day castor oil unit with a report your bank will take seriously. Rs 4.99 crore project cost, 3.38x average DSCR, 21% IRR and a 5.2-year payback. Includes oil grades and buyer channels, by-product (cake) income, machinery, 7-year projections, break-even and sensitivity tests, licences and a live Excel model. Clear, honest and ready to submit.

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  Citronella Oil Unit: Bankable Project Report

  From grass to packed essential oil. This honest, bank-ready report for a 10 tonnes a day citronella oil unit shows a Rs 1.35 crore project cost and 2.06x base-case DSCR, and tells you exactly how high grass prices can go (Rs 5.45/kg) before the loan test fails. Market, buyers, process, machinery, 7-year financials, sensitivity tests and an editable Excel model are all included.

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  Biodiesel B100 Plant: Bankable Project Report

  A complete, lender-ready report for an 8,000 litres a day biodiesel plant. Rs 4.39 crore project cost, 2.97x average DSCR, 28.6% IRR, and 3.8 years payback, with an offtake plan, feedstock sourcing, process and equipment, 7-year financials, sensitivity tests, licences, and risks. Comes with an editable Excel model so you can test your own feedstock and selling prices. Save weeks of consultant time.