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Feb 24

Placing FPOs at the Centre of India’s Agri-Tech Push

A prominent association of FPOs recently organized a unique tech showcase to facilitate interaction between agri tech companies and FPOs…

Placing FPOs at the Centre of India’s Agri-Tech Push

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Feb 13

A Grassroots Innovation for India’s Cotton Future

This January, when India announced its Padma Shri awardees, a little-known name figured on the list. Shri Shriranga Devba Lad, or Dada Lad…

A Grassroots Innovation for India’s Cotton Future

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Aug 19, 2025

Missing the Point: Why AgTech Struggle to Win Farmers

Agriculture in India has long been beset by stagnating yields, rising input costs, stubborn market prices, and the consequent unviability…

Missing the Point: Why AgTech Struggle to Win Farmers

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Mar 3, 2025

A Practitioners AI Wishlist for Agriculture in India

Artificial Intelligence (or AI) is poised to revolutionize our world. There is a palpable sense of excitement across all industries about…

A Practitioners AI Wishlist for Agriculture in India

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Jan 22, 2025

Reimagining solutions to Cotton Farmers Problems: HDP Cotton may show the way

India has long struggled with subpar crop productivity compared to its global peers. Despite more than 70 years of sustained efforts to…

Reimagining solutions to Cotton Farmers Problems: HDP Cotton may show the way

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Jan 14, 2025

Digitizing the Fasal Bima Yojana: Promising move by the Government, if done well.

A recent union cabinet decision to digitize the PMFBY may help revolutionize agriculture in India. Insurance is a potent instrument to…

Digitizing the Fasal Bima Yojana: Promising move by the Government, if done well.

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Jan 2, 2025

An AI Revolution in Agriculture: Is it around the corner?

Artificial Intelligence or AI is clearly the flavor of the season. AI has probably dominated at least half of all articles that I have read…

An AI Revolution in Agriculture: Is it around the corner?

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Jun 5, 2024

An Intermediary Mechanism to help FPOs raise Blended Finance

Co-operative based institutions have in general struggled to raise debt finance from banks in their initial years; and this has been the…

An Intermediary Mechanism to help FPOs raise Blended Finance

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Mar 26, 2021

Why Retail chains are not likely to monopolize Indian Agriculture.

The farmer agitation against the three farm laws crossed a 100 days some days back. And today, the farmers have called for a nationwide…

Why Retail chains are not likely to monopolize Indian Agriculture.

Ashutosh Deshpande

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Jul 3, 2020

Ordinance to deregulate APMCs: A bold step forward, but some alterations required

The newly promulgated ‘Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion & Facilitation) Ordinance 2020’ has been widely hailed as a…

Ordinance to deregulate APMCs: A bold step forward, but some alterations required

Ashutosh Deshpande

Ashutosh Deshpande

Agri-marketing professional with 20 years of work experience. Specialized in working with small holder farmers and FPOs.

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