Short Story
In India agriculture is a very huge industry with a market cap of $276 b and more than 50% of the Indian workforce employed in the agriculture sector. Even though they contribute only 18% of Indian GDP. 90% of farmers in India are small scale farmers. They are not aware of modern technology and it is not affordable for them. The sector is very unorganized every crop the farmer produces need to be exchanged between at least 3 distributors/retailers to reach consumers. This makes farmers get less profit even though the consumer is paying way too much. Because of these factors agriculture is not profitable for many farmers. They are some other major problems are inefficient supply chain, lack of modern equipments, not aware modern seeds and fertilizers, no proper storage facilities, climate change problems, no proper insurance facilities. With all these reasons the suicide rate of farmers increased exponentially during the last decade.
Story
Problem:
In India agriculture is a very huge industry with a market cap of $276 b and more than 50% of the Indian workforce employed in the agriculture sector. Even though they contribute only 18% of Indian GDP. 90% of farmers in India are small scale farmers. They are not aware of modern technology and it is not affordable for them. The sector is very unorganized every crop the farmer produces need to be exchanged between at least 3 distributors/retailers to reach consumers. This makes farmers get less profit even though the consumer is paying way too much. Because of these factors agriculture is not profitable for many farmers. They are some other major problems are inefficient supply chain, lack of modern equipments, not aware modern seeds and fertilizers, no proper storage facilities, climate change problems, no proper insurance facilities. With all these reasons the suicide rate of farmers increased exponentially during the last decade.
Farmeazy solution:
We are trying to change supply chain by providing complete traceability and transparency, procuring produced crops directly from farmers by removing middlemen. We are integrating technology in supply chain management, we are providing user friendly website where farmers can login using their unique ID to sell their crops and to use our services. We are building a dedicated team helps farmers with their queries. We are developing a warehouse where we will grade and pack produces with the help of AI and IoT technologies. For the complete traceability we are providing QR code for each of our products, it consists of farmer details, farming practices, date of packing and expiry etc.
Our targeted customers are:
Super markets, End retailers, exporters, restaurants and hotels.
In the beginning we are targeting b2b markets.
Business Model:
We are going to tie up with farming equipment and fertilizer companies to provide modern equipment to farmers for rent at possible low cost. Advance seeds and fertilizers at affordable cost, our dedicated team will provide farming insights and whether forecasting to the farmers, we are planning to provide crop insurance.
Why do customers buy from us?
Good quality products
Know where does your product came from (traceability & transparent)
Stored at good conditions
Standard fertilizers/ pesticides
Upto 10% low cost than the market price
Why do farmers sell to us?
Farmer friendly
Help in farm insights and farming activities
Insurance and financial aids
No payment delay
profit will increase by 30%
Product Roadmap:
Phase 1:
setting up the first warehouse
Building the website
Automating weather forecasting
partnering with farming equipment manufacturers
Phase 2:
Setting up multiple warehouses across different cities
Optimizing the websites
Partnering with banks and government bodies
Research and smart farm
Revenue Model:
Low margin high volume, 10% cut in every delivery
Projected Revenue:
First six months we are aiming for a total of half million in revenue. The profits will be 50,000.
Next six months projected revenue is 1 million and profits will be 150000.
Funding and Finance:
Phase 1: 20 Lakhs
15 lakhs for warehouse
05 lakhs for website and technology
Phase 2: 5 Lakhs
For multiple warehouses and R&D
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