July Issue (2024): Times of Agriculture Magazine

Dear Readers, We hope you enjoy the July issue of Times of Agriculture Magazine. Yesterday, on July 23, the Honorable Finance Minister announced the budget, allocating 1.52 lakh crore rupees to the agricultural sector, which is higher than last year. In this budget, the minister emphasized natural farming, setting a goal to involve one crore farmers in natural farming this year. Additionally, new crop varieties will be developed, along with many other important issues addressed in the budget. However, any technology needs to reach farmers to be effective. Therefore, it is essential that every new technology and variety reaches the far corners of the country. BharatAgri is working in this direction. It is an agri-startup launched in 2017, providing farmers with fungicides, weedicides, insecticides, agricultural tools, and seeds through an e-commerce platform, reaching distant parts of the country. In this issue, we have made Bharat Agri our cover story, aiming to provide readers with detailed information about this startup.

The primary objective of such startups is to deliver new technologies, chemicals, and quality seeds to farmers, which is a significant step towards their upliftment. This startup not only supplies inputs to farmers but also offers expert advice, and solutions to crop-related problems. We need more such Agri startups in India that can reach out to farmers and deliver various agricultural inputs at the grassroots level. Dear readers, we hope you enjoy this July issue. We welcome your suggestions and comments, which inspire us to work better. Thank you and enjoy reading.