Agrownet Private Limited: Farmer Network
Year: 2024
Founders: Dr. Vidya Kshirsagar, Mukesh Dnyandeo Kshirsagar, Prashant Gangurde
Introduction
Started in 2024, Agrownet Private Limited has grown into the world’s largest network of farmers. It is changing how farmers connect, work together, and thrive. Though it operates from India, it reaches farmers . Agrownet brings more than 8 million small-scale farmers, agri-retailers, experts, and agri-input companies onto one unified digital platform. It has a key role in giving farmers market access live updates shared knowledge, and cutting-edge farming practices. By doing this, it bridges the gaps that have slowed down rural agricultural success for years creating opportunities to improve farming and grow prosperity.
Tackling Agricultural Challenges
Smallholder farmers in developing countries generally work individually, with limited access to quality agri-inputs, technical expertise, and equitable markets. Conventional systems are marred by dis-integrated value chains, substandard advisory services, and information asymmetry—exposing tens of millions of farmers to market risk, weather shocks, and obsolete practices. Agrownet tackles the issues head-on by facilitating peer learning, immediate access to trusted agri-inputs, and digital market linkages on its multi-lingual, farmer-centric platform. The goal: provide resources to all and take sustainable agriculture to the world.
Key Offerings
- Agro Marketplace: A niche online portal to procure and sell quality farm inputs such as seeds, fertilizers, and machinery directly from original suppliers.
- Agri-Advisory & Knowledge Hub: Seasonal crop advisory, weather forecast, best practices chosen by experts, and research-based information pertinent to the area.
- Farmer-to-Farmer Community: Connects farmers with their peers, local experts, agronomists, and agri-businesses to learn, troubleshoot, and share information.
- Offline Mode Access: A lightweight mobile application that enables critical services even in low or no internet zones, ensuring rural inclusivity.
Real Impact
In just one year since its inception, Agrownet has empowered a network of 8 million+ farmers and rural agri-entrepreneurs, transforming isolated farm operations into collaborative digital communities. The platform has significantly enhanced access to reliable agri-inputs and expert advice, leading to improved productivity, cost-efficiency, and market readiness. Farmers using Agrownet report an average 10–20% increase in yields, reduction in spurious input usage, and better price realization through wider buyer connections. Agrownet is not only improving livelihoods but also accelerating the adoption of climate-resilient and sustainable farming practices at scale.
Success Story
Take the case of Sunita Devi, a vegetable farmer from Bihar, who joined Agrownet in early 2024. Struggling with inconsistent seed quality and poor access to markets, she used the Agrownet app to source certified seeds and connect with other vegetable growers. With guidance from platform experts, she shifted to a high-yield, climate-resilient variety and adopted improved spacing and watering techniques. Her yield rose by 18%, and she successfully sold her produce to a regional buyer at a 22% higher price—without middlemen. Sunita’s success inspired 30 more farmers in her village to join the network.
Lessons for Agri-Startups
Agrownet demonstrates how digital platforms can scale trust, amplify grassroots voices, and unlock collective growth in the agri-sector.
Here are some key takeaways:
- Build for inclusivity—design platforms that work even in low-connectivity areas and diverse languages.
- Leverage network effects—peer engagement drives organic adoption when farmers see real value.
- Trust and transparency are key—ensure farmers have verified products, real-time info, and secure transactions.
- Ecosystem thinking wins—go beyond product selling; enable advice, community, and collaboration.
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