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GLOBAL AGRITECH 101

Are you entering the Agritech-Climate Tech-Food Tech waters and looking for a tour guide? Join Om and Venky for a short and intense context setting to Agritech in six hours. Ideal for both newbies and veterans in agribusiness.

About The Course

                                      Short and Intense Context Setting to Global Agritech in 6 Hours



Module 1: Agritech Evolution (2 Hours)

> Technological Evolution Patterns in Agritech and Beyond
> Five Climatic Patterns Affecting Upstream and Downstream Agritech
> Geopolitical Dynamics Affecting Agritech Adoption in Asia, Africa, and Europe
> Implementation Patterns and Response to Consumer Tech
> Why Agritech Innovations Cluster Around 1980s

Module 2: Roller Coaster Ride of Global Agricultural Value Chains (2 Hours)
> Understanding Horse (Value Chain) and the Cart
> Seven Types of Agricultural Value Chains
> Case Studies of Regenerative and Non-regenerative Agricultural Value Chains
> Bioregions and Inverting Value Chains
> Value Chain, Extended Value Chain, and Digital Value Chain

Module 3: Tech of Agritech- Problems and possibilities (2 Hours)
> Tech from Funding Numbers
> Tech from First Principles - Mechanism-Organism Philosophy Spectrum
> Six Timeless Elements of Agriculture - Seeds, Soil, Water, Labour, Nutrients, Protection and the role of Technology
> Understanding Agro warfare
> Case Study on Saas in Agritech
> VC Interest Vs Scaling

WHY TAKE THE COURSE

We entered the agritech sector around the same time - 2016. It was sheer love and passion for the sector that drove us and continues to keep us here. But there was no one to orient us to the sector. Everyone kept talking about feeding 10 billion in 2050 and we naively believed those marketing messages.

Nobody told us that the precision agriculture wave began in the 1980s. Nobody told us that some of the agritech innovations we see are decades old. This is a gap that many have told us about and we experienced while hiring too. There is not much in terms of a primer, refresher or industry orientation out there. Despite the global footprint and size of the sector, this is a task that all companies have to to inhouse.

So, when decided to design 'Global agritech 101' course, we wanted to design a perfect industry primer that looks at possibilities and problems with equal honesty.

WHO IS IT FOR

The course should be a good handy primer whether you are a techie trying to enter agritech or agrotech or a veteran agribusiness exec trying to see what the fuss of agritech is all about. It is also a great resource for early entrepreneurs industry watchers, analysts and talents looking to make the move.

OUR NEXT COHORT

We have completed one cohort that was joined by participants from US, Pakistan, the Philippines, and India. Join our next cohort, details below.

September 2024 COHORT

SIGNUPS ARE OPEN

20K INR /240 USD PER PERSON

  • Time: Time: 8 - 10 PM IST
  • Dates: 17th, 24th September & 1st October
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THE FACILITATORS

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Venky Ramachandran

Venky is an agritech consultant working with agritech startups, development orgs & agribusinesses across smallholding contexts in South East Asia and Central America. He is an agritech analyst at Agribusiness Matters

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Om Routray

Om has previously worked as Vice President at SourceTrace and had set up the agritech initiative at NASSCOM. He writes for global publications, contributes to industry consultations on DPIs and had co-founded Indian Culinary Agenda.

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