TheKrishi came in to existence in July 2018.
We are a bunch of engineers. We come from small towns of India. We have agricultural background in our families and we have seen the plight of Indian farmers first hand.
58% of Indians depend on agriculture, which contributes only 17% of the GDP. With rural India set to be connected with high speed internet in next few years, we have an opportunity to break the status quo in Indian farming by imparting knowledge to Indian farmers about modern practices of agriculture.
We want to make agriculture a profitable business and an honorable profession in India. We aspire to become a catalyst in the change adoption process by farmers. We want to contribute in the national mission of doubling farmers' income by 2022.
The first problem, which we are trying to address is to improve the information access of Indian farmers. With increased awareness about progressive farming techniques, farmers can be empowered to try new things with confidence and avail Govt. subsidies and deploy the latest technology in their farm.
Right now, we are connected with more than 1.5lakh farmers. We have already empaneled a range of experts, who help farmers out with their queries around crop/seed selection, plant protection and market access. For now, we are only catering to hindi audience.
We shall be adding some of the Indian languages soon.