On behalf of The Agri Collaboratory, CGIAR, and Institute for Competitiveness, India we are delighted you could participate in the launch of AgDx – the farmer-centric, Agri Digitalization Framework being co-created as a “public good”, as an open ecosystem-led effort. This first “launch” meeting laid down the current structure, principles, and approaches, sought feedback, and enrolled collaborators. Thank you for your resounding endorsement and willingness to support. Stay tuned for updates and a detailed report. Here are some highlights from the 14th of Nov 2024. As Parmesh Shah & Rathish Balakrishnan pointed out – helping States benchmark their performance by improving the “observability and measurability” of progress in digital agriculture will strengthen their ability to compete for public services and investments, strengthening the already strong spirit of competitive federalism in India. Dr. Amit Kapoor highlighted the scientific rigor behind building these frameworks and scorecards emphasizing the huge percentage of effort and time expended at the design & development stage. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala pointed out the need to include social, cultural, farmer farmer-facing indicators, including tenant farmers and institution strengthening which in turn will accelerate digital agriculture. Hemendra Mathur urged us to get started and not wait for perfection - more indicators will be added, and the framework strengthened as AgDx evolves. He suggested including indicators to measure the use of “Big Tech” by farmers -YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. Ishira Mehta suggested using proxies if primary indicators lacked publicly available data and including those that measure data privacy & consent management by the states. Aneesh Jain suggested institutionalizing “change management” for framework indicators, allowing some to be replaced once they outlived their purpose. Venky Ramachandran suggested highlighting policy successes and failures in the States. Sanjay Vidyarthi emphasized indicators that aligned aggressively to support issues of small farmers. Sunil Khairnar said that AgDx could collectively help reduce the time to build Agri Tech startups, from 15 years currently. Non-profits, Foundations, Startups, and VCs can use AgDx to guide investment decisions, which will accelerate the penetration, maturity, and impact of the digitalization of agricultural practices, products, and processes in India and the Global South. See this 2-minute video snippet to get a glimpse. Watch this space! https://lnkd.in/gn47V7SH Nipun Mehrotra Sanjiv Rangrass Simanta Ghosh Aparna Bijapurkar Siddharth Dialani Apoorve Khandelwal Nikhil Toshniwal Mehtab Singh Hans Rohit Pajni Chirag Jain George Kurian Kannanthanam Ruchir Pareek Sheen Zutshi, Rajesh Ranjan Mitul Thapliyal Deepak Verma Dheeraj Mutreja Prateep Basu Amit Arora Shobhit Jain Sanjiv Kanwar Nidhi Bhasin Navya Mehrotra, Hosanna Vj, Nirmal Sebastian, Avani Goiporia
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The Agri Collaboratory [TAC] is a “non-compete” not for profit, Agri “Think and Do Tank” – helping build Digital Public Goods for Agriculture in Open Source, with the Ecosystem and the Govt. It was formed in 2021 with co-founders from diverse disciplines, leveraging the power of collaboration across Government, Private & Academic Ecosystems; Open-source technologies and a borderless “outside in”, pool of global expertise, to solve complex societal issues. Project AgCx: Automated Rural Finance Assessment: TAC has built a high-impact use case to establish a holistic, authenticated, low cost, digital assessment for millions of Farmer households, their Farm and Crop to access institutional finance. It plans to leverage real time, consented private & public data flows, using an Agri Data Exchange to create each assessment in 50 minutes and Rs 50/- A proof of concept is planned soon, in Mulkanoor and Jammikunta, Telangana along with collaborators. TAC is converging national capability for Project AgCx by actively engaging with the Govt. of Telangana, Samunnati, IFC / The World Bank, Niti Aayog, iSPIRT, Research & Innovation Circle of Hyderabad [RICH], Min of Agriculture; Academia like IISc [IUDX], Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agri Univ. [PJTSAU]; Digital Green, Agri Tech Startups like Dvara, Cropin, Satsure, etc. TAC is inspired by the vision of India emerging as a global leader in open source Agri innovation and the Indian [small, tenanted and women] farmer to be profitable, sustainable, and resilient. The Agri Collaboratory commits to: * Architecting “Digital Public Goods” for Agri, with the Ecosystem and the Government * Building a global community for Open Source Agri Innovation * All learnings being usable by partners * A “non-compete” / ”non-duplication” policy * Not violate Data Privacy - Farmer’s or TAC Partners' * Encourage commercialisation of Agri value chains * Being strictly non-political * Building Trust through Governance and Transparency
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Parmesh Shah - Thank you for laying out your vision on how #AgDx The Digital Agriculture framework can evolve and support farmers by helping States & Countries, StartUps & Foundations identify gaps and direct our investment and energy more effectively! Its launch tomorrow is a small step in a long journey, but one, that will enable a Big Leap for digital agriculture. AgDx is a public good. I encourage all stakeholders to shape it collaboratively to meet diverse needs. Sanjiv Rangrass Rathish Balakrishnan Ram Kaundinya Ram Kiran Dhulipala Harsh Kumar Bhanwala Dr. Amit Kapoor Samuel Praveen Kumar Sunil Khairnar Venky Ramachandran Sushma Vasudevan Amit Arora Hemendra Mathur Ashutosh Vaidya CGIAR The Agri Collaboratory Institute for Competitiveness, India Sanjeev Kumar Gupta Madan Padaki Jayesh Ranjan Ajit Rangnekar Raj Vallabhaneni Nidhi Bhasin Arun Sharma Dr. Ekroop Caur
"Delighted to support the Launch of AgDx: The Agri Digitalisation Framework to advance Digital Agriculture for a Sustainable Future" I'm excited to introduce AgDx – the Agri Digitalisation Framework, a transformative, farmer-centric initiative co-created by The Agri Collaboratory, CGIAR, and Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) as a “public good” I see several countries progressing rapidly in digital agriculture, but despite all the efforts made by startups and governments, only 10-20% of farmers globally have access to digital agriculture. We need to quickly target at least 50% within the decade. In this video, I share how in my view, the AgDx Framework with standardized scorecards and indices will help measure and enhance the penetration and the impact of digital agriculture on farmers, especially smallholders, women, and landless farmers as well as track our progress on sustainability metrics. I have participated in several brainstorming and industry consultation sessions as AgDx evolved and I'm convinced this is an important tool we need to build with other stakeholders and I will personally support it as much as I can. AgDx has potential beyond India and can accelerate the digitalization of agriculture in countries of the Global South. State governments and countries can use AgDx to build roadmaps while Non-Profit Foundations, Startups, and VCs can use it to guide investment decisions. Best wishes to the team and to the collaborative ecosystem that is making it happen, let’s work together to shape the future of agriculture. Nipun Mehrotra Sanjiv Rangrass The Agri Collaboratory Dr. Amit Kapoor Sunil Madan, MPA Kateryna Schroeder Vikas Kanungo Arshia Gupta Amit Arora Parvathy Krishnan Swetha Kolluri Kapil B. #AgDx #DigitalAgriculture #WorldBank #CGIAR #ParmeshShah #AgriTech #SustainableFarming #DataDrivenAgriculture Video Link: https://lnkd.in/eugsRcYV
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The Agri Collaboratory, the Institute for Competitiveness, India and CGIAR are coming together to launch AgDx, the Agri Digitalisation Framework, to accelerate digitalisation in agriculture. As India's agriculture sector faces complex challenges, it’s essential to bring observability and measurability to our progress and create frameworks to guide States, Startups, Foundations, and others in building roadmaps that drive meaningful change. AgDx is arriving at a critical time, as the agriculture sector, the largest consumer of land, water, and labour, must progress towards global productivity standards. Through standardized scorecards, actionable pathways, and collaborative frameworks, AgDx will empower stakeholders—from farmers to policymakers—to make informed decisions, fostering data-driven, equitable growth in agriculture. We are thrilled to explore how AgDx, as a transformative tool, will help unlock new potential for agricultural communities. Dr. Amit Kapoor, Ram Kiran Dhulipala, Parmesh Shah, Nipun Mehrotra, Sanjiv Rangrass, Navya Mehrotra, Avani Goiporia, Najeena Vahab, Adit Tiwari, Siddhant Somvanshi, Akaash Preetham, Hosanna Vj, Nirmal Sebastian #AgDx #DigitalAgriculture #CGIAR #InstituteForCompetitiveness #AgriTech #SustainableFarming #DataDrivenAgriculture
"Excited to Collaborate to Launch AgDx: A Milestone for Digital Agriculture Transformation" It’s a pleasure for the Institute for Competitiveness to join forces with @CGIAR and @The Agri Collaboratory to bring #AgDx, the Agri Digitalisation Framework, to life. Given the criticality of Digital Agriculture, we need clear observability and measurability on our current progress and then use a framework like AgDx to guide and help States, Startups, Foundations, and others create roadmaps to accelerate progress. The digital agri market is projected to reach $25 billion by 2025. Its importance in transforming the overall agri sector is of course, reasonably well understood and documented. However, its impact reaches beyond the Agri sector. In my view, a revitalized Agri sector is absolutely essential to India achieving its vision of "Viksit Bharat". Given that Agriculture is by far, the biggest consumer of land, water, and labour -- without agriculture catching up with global productivity standards, our interconnected objectives on climate, food security, farmer income, water preservation, etc are difficult to achieve. Progress in digital agriculture could therefore have an outsized impact on India's journey of economic and social evolution. This will, of course, require us to reduce working in silos and increase competitive benchmarking of the usage of scarce investment resources across States. Hence, AgDx arrives at a crucial time. As I explain in the video, AgDx will help create standardized scorecards, actionable pathways, and collaborative frameworks to empower stakeholders from farmers to policymakers, fostering informed decision-making and equitable growth in agriculture. https://lnkd.in/gghggYaa A group of senior stakeholders from the industry, global foundations, AgriTech Startups, Academia, Govt, etc are joining us on November 14 for a conversation and launch of the AgDx Agri Digitalisation Framework. You may also join the YouTube live stream at 1115 am at the below link, to see how this transformative tool can unlock new potential for agricultural communities. https://lnkd.in/gYtXs29q #AgDx #DigitalAgriculture @SanjivRangrass @nipunmehrotra @ram_dhulipala, @CGIAR #AgriTech #SustainableFarming #DataDrivenAgriculture #Livestream
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We, at The Agri Collaboratory, are excited to introduce AgDx – the Agri Digitalisation Framework! In collaboration with CGIAR and the Institute for Competitiveness, AgDx is a pioneering, farmer-centric framework, co-created to address complex challenges in agriculture by accelerating digital transformation across India and the Global South. This “public good” framework offers standardised scorecards, indices, and pathways that empower stakeholders with data-driven insights, fostering actionable decision-making and sustainable growth. AgDx’s multi-year approach will leverage quantitative and qualitative data for transparency and will continuously evolve through stakeholder feedback. Our goal is to bridge gaps across public, private, and research ecosystems, driving transformative impact for farmers. Join us on November 14, 2024, to celebrate this important milestone for agriculture’s digital future! #AgDx #DigitalAgriculture #CGIAR #AgriTech #DataDrivenFarming #SustainableAgriculture The Agri Collaboratory . Nipun Mehrotra . Sanjiv Rangrass . Parmesh Shah . Navya Mehrotra . Najeena Vahab . Avani Goiporia . Adit Tiwari . Hosanna Vj . Nirmal Sebastian
*The Launch of AgDx: The Agri Digitalization Framework* We are thrilled to introduce *AgDx – the Agri Digitalisation Framework*, a groundbreaking initiative co-created by CGIAR, The Agri Collaboratory, and the Institute for Competitiveness. This farmer-centric framework is designed to accelerate the digital transformation of agriculture across India and the Global South, empowering stakeholders with data-driven insights and actionable pathways. Thank you to everyone involved in making AgDx a reality! Stay tuned for more on how we can shape the future of agriculture together and join us in celebrating this milestone for the future of sustainable agriculture on *November 14, 2024* #AgDx #DigitalAgriculture #CGIAR #AgriTech #DataDrivenFarming #SustainableAgriculture https://lnkd.in/geM6iNrf @agcollaboratory Nipun Mehrotra Sanjiv Rangrass Parmesh Shah Navya Mehrotra
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The future of agriculture is digital. Sanjiv Rangrass, The Agri Collaboratory’s Co Founder, introduces AgDx, a farmer-centric, first-of-its-kind, Agri Digitalisation Framework, to help assess the penetration, maturity, and impact of digitalization of agricultural practices, products and processes as a public good. AgDx 1.0 marks the start of a transformative journey, establishing a data-driven approach to help make agri-digitalization accessible to all. #AgDxLaunch #AgriDigitalization Dr. Amit Kapoor Ram Kiran Dhulipala Nipun Mehrotra Navya Mehrotra Akaash Preetham Siddhant Somvanshi Avani Goiporia Najeena Vahab Hosanna Vj Nirmal Sebastian Adit Tiwari Sheen Zutshi
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Join Us For The Launch of AgDx: The Agri Digitalisation Framework On November 14, we launch AgDx, a first-of-its-kind farmer-centric, Agri Digitalisation Framework, to help assess and accelerate the penetration, maturity, and impact of the digitalisation of agricultural practices, products, and processes in India & Global South. Standardised scorecards & indices - published annually, will enable data-led decision-making, actionable pathways,and collaborative efforts across stakeholders (governments, industries, startups, academia). The Agri Collaboratory, CGIAR and Institute for Competitiveness (IFC) are co-creating AgDx as a “public good” using public data. Key Objectives of AgDx: - Build a Holistic Framework: AgDx establishes a comprehensive, multi-year framework with digitalisation parameters and indicators that reflect the highest impact areas in agriculture. This was developed with insights from stakeholders across sectors, including government, private industry, and global foundations. - Annual Scorecards and Indices: Through standardized scorecards, AgDx provides an ongoing assessment of digital agriculture adoption across Indian states and crop value chains, supporting growth through accessible, data-led insights. - Data-Led Decision-Making for Change: AgDx empowers stakeholders to make informed, actionable decisions that drive collaboration and accelerate digitalisation in agriculture, aiming to create lasting positive impact for farmers. This launch marks a significant step in positioning India as a global leader in digital agriculture. Don’t miss the livestream to see AgDx in action and explore how data and digitalisation are redefining the future of sustainable agriculture. #AgDx #DigitalAgriculture #AgriTech #FarmersFirst #DataDrivenAgriculture #SustainableFarming Dr. Amit Kapoor; Sanjiv Rangrass; Nipun Mehrotra; Ram Kiran Dhulipala Akaash Preetham; Siddhant Somvanshi; Adit Tiwari; Najeena Vahab; Nirmal Sebastian Hosanna Vj; Avani Goiporia Sheen Zutshi
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A big thank you to all who participated in the Digital Agriculture Workshop held in Bangalore on October 7th. It was a remarkable gathering of minds from the private sector, startups, government, and international organizations—all focused on transforming agriculture through collaboration and data-driven innovation. Key Takeaways: * Startup Challenges: Access to good data and markets, scaling difficulties, and lack of partnerships. * Data Monetization : AgriStack could revolutionize how data is used, but scaling requires addressing quality, accessibility, and cost issues. * Collaboration: Private sector engagement is crucial for real-time solutions like crop monitoring, while government support can enhance data frameworks. * Data Governance: Consent-based, standardized data systems are essential to building trust and driving innovation. Together, we’re paving the way for a digitally empowered agricultural ecosystem! Collaboration across sectors remains difficult, even when we face challenges that no single entity can tackle alone. We’ll share more insights and learnings on this soon. For those who couldn’t attend but are eager to engage, please write to us at collaborate@agricollaboratory.com. We’ll be sharing an output report with next steps in the coming weeks. Thank you to The World Bank Group, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) and TiE Bangalore for supporting a shared vision to unlock the potential of digital agriculture, particularly for smallholder farmers. Special thanks to Shri Priyank M Kharge, Honourable Minister, and Dr. Ekroop Caur, Honourable Secretary, for their leadership and guidance throughout this initiative. To discover the future of agriculture, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/dK56x99T #DigitalAgriculture #AgriTech #Collaboration #Innovation #TheAgriCollaboratory #TiEBangalore #Karnataka #WorldBank Nipun Mehrotra Sandhya Vasudevan Parmesh Shah Prakash Jayaram Yuvraj Ahuja; Timmana Gouda D Sushma Vasudevan Narahari Yadati Shalini Gakhar Anilkumar SG Dr. Ekroop Caur Madan Padaki Jayesh Ranjan Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Andrew Goodland Priti Kumar Sanjiv Rangrass Ashutosh Vaidya Chetan Dixit, Jagadeesh Sunkad, Arun Sharma, Alok Prasanna, Raj Vallabhaneni Amit Arora Suresh Kumar, Suriya Kala Najeena Vahab Shruti Musale Avani Goiporia Navya Mehrotra Adit Tiwari
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🌾 Happening tomorrow!🌾 Curious about the future of agriculture? Wondering how digitalization can revolutionize farming? 🌾💻 Join us for an exciting panel discussion on "The Power of Agri Digitalization" on Tuesday, 2nd July 2024 at 5:00 PM! Hear from industry leaders like Agam Khare, Ram Kaundinya, Hemendra Mathur, Sanjiv Rangrass, Sai Gole, and Ram Dhulipala as they share their insights and expertise on the digitalization of agriculture in India. Seats are filling up fast—don’t miss out! Register now via this link- https://lnkd.in/gGwv8K22 Sanjiv Rangrass Nipun Mehrotra Shankar Hariharan Nitin Sethi Kunal Kumar Akaash Preetham Adit Tiwari Ashwini Rajamani Sheen Zutshi Navya Mehrotra Ram Kaundinya Ram Kiran Dhulipala Sai Gole Hemendra Mathur Agam K. #DigitalizingAgriculture #AgriTech #InnovationInFarming #FutureOfAgriculture #PanelDiscussion #TAC #IFC #CGIAR
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Unlock the Future of Farming: Join Our Exciting Discussion with Sanjiv Rangrass! We are thrilled to have Sanjiv Rangrass as the moderator of our upcoming panel discussion titled “The Power of Agri Digitalization” on July 2nd at 5:00 PM. Sanjiv is the Co-Founder of The Agri Collaboratory and an Independent Director at ZETWERK. He also serves as a Venture Partner at Capria Ventures and an Advisor at McKinsey & Company. With a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur, Sanjiv has held significant roles, including Group Head of R&D, Sustainability, and Projects at ITC Limited. His extensive experience and contributions make him a key figure in the field of agribusiness and digital agriculture. Don't miss the opportunity to watch an industry veteran expertly navigate through the intricacies of digitalization in agriculture. Seats are limited and filling up fast, please fill out this form to register: https://lnkd.in/gGwv8K22 Stay connected with us: • Twitter: https://lnkd.in/gEYnPKdc • Facebook: https://lnkd.in/gQdagWPy • Website: https://lnkd.in/gr_pMj7e Sanjiv Rangrass Nipun Mehrotra Shankar Hariharan Akaash Preetham Ashwini Rajamani Kunal Kumar Nitin Sethi Sheen Zutshi Navya Mehrotra Adit Tiwari #DigitizingAgriculture #AgriTech #InnovationInFarming #FutureOfAgriculture #PanelDiscussion #TAC #IFC #CGIAR
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Unlock the Future of Farming: Join Our Exciting Discussion with Ram Dhulipala! We are thrilled to have Ram Dhulipala as an esteemed panelist for the upcoming panel discussion titled “The Power of Agri Digitalization” on July 2nd at 5:00 PM. Ram is a Senior Scientist – Digital Agriculture and Innovation in the Sustainable Livestock Systems (SLS) program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi. Prior to joining ILRI, Ram was the cluster leader for Digital Agriculture at ICRISAT in Hyderabad, India. With over 19 years of cumulative work experience in both the public and private sectors, Ram has made significant contributions to the field of digital agriculture. Under his leadership, the digital agriculture cluster at ICRISAT expanded to over 20 FTEs and executed bilateral grants from donors like IMD, BMGF, and FAO. Ram also co-founded ICRISAT’s digital agriculture innovation platform, ihub, which has supported and mentored over 20 AgTech startups in Asia and ESA. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from a leading expert dedicated to transforming agriculture in India! Seats are limited and filling up fast, please fill out this form to register: https://lnkd.in/gGwv8K22 Stay connected with us: • Twitter: https://lnkd.in/gEYnPKdc • Facebook: https://lnkd.in/gQdagWPy • Website: https://lnkd.in/gr_pMj7e Ram Kiran Dhulipala Sanjiv Rangrass Nipun Mehrotra Shankar Hariharan Akaash Preetham Ashwini Rajamani Kunal Kumar Nitin Sethi Sheen Zutshi Navya Mehrotra Adit Tiwari #DigitizingAgriculture #AgriTech #InnovationInFarming #FutureOfAgriculture #PanelDiscussion #TAC #IFC #CGIAR
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