AgTech Marketplace: Promising Technologies to Help Improve Farmer Producer Organizations' Market Access 6 December 2021 To increase the farming income of smallholder farmers and minimize food waste in horticulture value chains, ADB assisted the state governments in Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh, farmer producer organizations (FPOs), and their value chain partners under horticulture value chain development projects. AgTech solutions have the potential to improve the capacity of FPOs to become professional crop suppliers in commercial agribusiness value chains. In partnership with its project offices, ADB facilitated interactive sessions between AgTech service providers and FPOs for low-cost technology solutions that can help generate new sales opportunities or improve sales prices of their crops. Six innovative technology service providers in three key areas of interest introduced their solutions to FPOs. Key FPO representatives also took part in the interactive discussions with the presenters. Program and Learning Materials 06 December 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Opening Postharvest Extension Video Streaming Moderators: Hemendra Mathur, Chairman, FICCI Task Force on Agri Start-ups FICCI Krishan S. Rautela, India Resident Mission, ADB Opening Introduction of Topics and Instructions Krishan S. Rautela, India Resident Mission, ADB Presentations: Cold Chain and Storage Solutions for FPOs Presentation 1: Inficold This presentation gives an overview on an inexpensive off-grid solar cooling solution for perishable commodities. Nitin Goel Presentations: Cold Chain and Storage Solutions for FPOs Presentation 2: Rukart This presents Rukart's low-cost storage at farm households up to 100 kg of vegetables for a week. Vikash Jha Presentations: Cold Chain and Storage Solutions for FPOs Comments Ganpath Parthe, Shriram Fal Prakriya Sahakari Sanstha Ltd. Postharvest Services to Extend Crop Shelf-life Presentation 3: Greenpod Labs This gives an overview of Greenpod Labs' use of nanotechnology to extend the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables. Vijay Anand Postharvest Services to Extend Crop Shelf-life Presentation 4: S4S Technologies This gives an overview of S4S Technologies' solar-powered dehydrators for high-quality dry vegetable and fruit products. Vaibhav Tidke Postharvest Services to Extend Crop Shelf-life Comments Anita Malge, Yashaswaini Agro Producer Company Limited Postharvest Services to Extend Crop Shelf-life Comments Poonam Patil, Matoshri Indutai agro FPC, Jalgaon Traceability to Expand FPOs’ Marketing Channels Presentation 5: Borlaug Web Services (BWS India) This gives an overview of BWS India's blockchain SaaS platform that provides transparency and Traceability. Ayon Hazra Traceability to Expand FPOs’ Marketing Channels Presentation 6: Innotrace This presents an overview of Innotrace's farm trace for GI-tagged Alfonso mango and QR Code for banana. Suniti Gupta Traceability to Expand FPOs’ Marketing Channels Comments Sanmati Nalage, Chandneshwar Agro FPC, Banwadi, Tal-Koregaon, Dist Satara Feedback & Discussion Summary/Next Steps Deepak Shinde Project Director - MAGNET and General Manager, Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Michiko Katagami Krishan Rautela Related Full Agenda ADB Organizer/s Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office South Asia Department Read Also Webinar Recording in Hindi Agri-logistics Innovation and Best Practices in India ADB's Focus on Agriculture and Food Security About the Event Webinar Recording in English Partner Organization/s India Resident Mission Topics Agriculture and Natural Resources ICT Regional Cooperation and Integration