Transforming Odisha through Innovations in Agriculture

Supporting AgTech enterprises to
bring their solutions to Odisha

Deadline: December 26, 2022

Benefits

Winning AgTech Enterprises will get a chance to leverage
Government of Odisha’s support to conduct pilots in the state

Pilot
Grant

Financial support for enterprises, especially for millets-related solutions

technical support

Outreach, communications, mentorship and incubation support

On-ground Coordination

On-ground network support in Odisha for conducting pilots

Scale-up
Support

INR 15 Lakhs per startup under the Startup Odisha scheme

About the Challenge

The Odisha AgTech Challenge 2022 is an initiative to identify and leverage disruptive agtech solutions to solve critical issues in the agriculture value-chain and increase farmer profitability in Odisha. The Challenge supports innovative enterprises that are working in the digital agriculture space in testing or scaling-up their product through a pilot project in the state, as well as provide farmers with access to affordable, modern-age solutions to the challenges they face.

About the Challenge

The Odisha Agtech Challenge 2022 is an initiative to identify and leverage disruptive agtech solutions to solve critical issues in the agriculture value-chain and increase farmer profitability in Odisha. The Challenge supports innovative enterprises that are working in the digital agriculture space in testing or scaling-up their product through a pilot project in the state, as well as provide farmers with access to affordable, modern-age solutions to the challenges they face.

Thematic Areas

The Challenge is looking for AgTech Enterprises with solutions addressing one or more of these needs:

Market linkage solutions

Solutions that focus on market discovery and access to market information for market diversification and increased incomes for farmers and their collectives

Satellite-based services

Solutions that process satellite-based data to build intuitive web and mobile-based solutions for end-users along with innovation of allied agri-tech products.

Crop Advisory

Solutions that involve the use of drones, IoT sensor devices, etc. to guide farmers in adopting sustainable production practices & soil and nutrient management.

Access to agriculture inputs
and fodder

Solutions that sell good quality certified inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and high nutrition fodder to farmers through innovative and optimized channels.

Access to finance

Solutions that help farmers and their collectives in accessing relevant and innovative credit products that are using alternate data sources.

Post-harvest processing and storage

Solutions that support farmers through innovative ways to improve/maintain quality and to increase the shelf life of their commodities

Market linkage solutions

Solutions that focus on market discovery and access to market information for market diversification and increased incomes for farmers and their collectives

Satellite-based services

Solutions that process satellite-based data to build intuitive web and mobile-based solutions for end-users along with innovation of allied agri-tech products.

Crop Advisory

Solutions that involve the use of drones, IoT sensor devices, etc. to guide farmers in adopting sustainale production practices & soil and nutrient management.

Access to agriculture inputs
and fodder

Solutions that sell good quality certified inputs like seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and high nutrition fodder to farmers through innovative and optimized channels.

Access to finance

Solutions that help farmers and their collectives in accessing relevant and innovative credit products that are using alternate data sources.

Post-harvest processing and storage

Solutions that support farmers through innovative ways to improve/maintain quality and to increase the shelf life of their commodities