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Indian farmland at sunrise

BigHaat has defined a clear strategy to lead in the era of agri-tech

The opportunity

Indian agricultural landscape

Agriculture contributes roughly 17% of India's GDP, sustains about 60% of the rural population and spans over 160 million hectares of land. India is the world's leading producer of milk, pulses, jute and spices.

*Share of agriculture and allied sectors | ^Based on agricultural census, 2010–2011 | Note: All metrics from 2016 unless otherwise stated | Source: Bain & Company.

Indian agricultural landscape: GDP share, sustenance, agricultural land and exports

Tremendous growth opportunities

Cereal yield in tonnes per hectare, 2014: US 7.6, Europe 5.7, Brazil 4.6, India 3.0, Russia 2.4 Mechanisation in agriculture, 2011: US 95%, Western Europe 95%, Russia 80%, Brazil 75%, India 40% Growth in value added per agricultural worker, 2006-16: Brazil 4.9%, Russia 4.4%, Europe 3.9%, US 3.3%, India 2.2%

*Refers to EU | ^Percentage of farms or farmers with equipment such as tillers, tractors, thresher and pumps | **Growth rate 2006–15 | Source: Bain & Company

Farmer’s struggle for livelihood and farming loans

~70% of agricultural households, with less than 1 hectare of land, are not able to make ends meet.

Chart comparing monthly income and expenditure of agricultural households by land size

Note: Expenditure excludes debt repayments | Source: Bain and Company

BigHaat is playing an important role in redefining agriculture

BigHaat's thoughtfully created digi-tech ecosystem is solving all the agrarian challenges ensuring a win-win for farmers, buyers, and our valued associations.

Input manufacturers
Input manufacturer partners including UPL, Bayer, Mahyco, Pioneer, Rallis and Namdhari Seeds
Institutional buyers – Market linkages
Institutional buyer partners including ITC, Venky's, Suguna, Olam and Synthite
Banks & NBFCs
Bank and NBFC partners including HDFC Bank, SBI, ZestMoney and Rupifi
Ecosystem partners
Ecosystem partners including Krish-e, TVS Credit and Mahindra Insurance Brokers

Shake hands to bring change

Following a strategic approach and leveraging an integrated technology stack, we take slow and steady steps toward success. Farming is a laborious task and needs to be rewarded right.

Become a BigHaat partner and join hands to revolutionise the production system. Together we can work towards making the life of farmers and their families prosperous.

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Meet our investors

JM Financial Beyond Next Ventures Ankur Capital