In this episode of the Prime Venture Partners Podcast, Shashi Kumar, Founder & CEO of Akshayakalpa, speaks about building a profitable Rs 60-crore-a-month business working with 2,800 farmers, including 1,200 women farmers.
When conversations around agriculture happen in startup circles, they usually revolve around technology.
The discussion quickly moves to AI, drones, precision farming, supply chains or market access.
Shashi, Founder and CEO of Akshayakalpa, believes the country may be missing a far more fundamental problem.
"We are a young nation, but we have ageing farmers."
It is a statistic that has stayed with him as he is building Akshayakalpa, India's first certified organic dairy enterprise.
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