The Inevitable Evolution of Indian Agriculture

🌾 Community Crisis

• Rising Costs: Input costs (fertilizer, pesticides, labor) are rising 8-10% annually, while crop prices only increase 2-3%
• Youth Exodus: 85% of rural youth consider farming a "last resort" career, leading to massive migration to cities
• Labor Shortage: Despite rural unemployment, there is a 15-20% deficit in labor

🌍 Environmental Crisis

• Soil Productivity: Yields are plateauing despite a 150% rise in fertilizer, pesticide, and fuel costs over the last decade
• Over-application: Farmers often apply 40-60% more chemicals than recommended, destroying the soil microbiome
• Delayed Response: The 'spray and pray' approach leads to threats not being detected till late in the cycle

🌱 Minimalist Approach

Protect and regenerate soil. Move from 'spray and pray' to targeted and precise application. Sensor driven precise intervention.

🧠 Intelligent Agriculture

Bring 70+ years of university research (ICAR, IIMR, TNAU) from the lab directly to the field, turning academic insight into actionable crop-specific, threat-specific programs.

👨‍🎓 Next-Gen Employment

Automate physically challenging tasks. Create skilled operator and technician roles to transform farming into knowledge work.

Layer 1: Mechanical

Rovers and drones for optimal coverage of the territory/acreage – fitted with payloads appropriate to the form factor.

Layer 2: Program

An intelligent IoT platform that coordinates UAV+UGV operations, optimizes tasks, and creates digital twins of the field.

Layer 3: Agricultural

Attachments and tools for soil preparation, seeding, weeding, pest control and harvesting.

Layer 4: Research & Change

Changing behavioral patterns through education, partnerships with nodal bodies and continuing research.

Environmental Impact

• Precision targeting eliminates overuse and stops chemical runoff
• Minimal intervention Protects soil microbiome and enables sustainable farming
• Supports multi-crop precision farming without back-breaking effort

Social Impact

• Create tech-enabled prestigious careers for rural youth
• Reduce "youth exodus" with aspirational jobs
• Empower women with 30% participation target

✓ DGCA Type-Approved

Our UAV (drone) is fully certified for unmanned aircraft technology.

✓ Market-Validated

Over 4,000+ farmer validations have proven its reliability, utility, and strong willingness to pay.

✓ Proven AI

Our AI-enabled obstacle avoidance is already functioning in complex, real-world field conditions.

✓ Built for India

Our modular design is transportable on a 2-wheeler, a key requirement for smallholder accessibility.