MANAGE and Samunnati jointly organised the first edition of Agri Startup Awards commemorating the foundation day of MANAGE – 11th June 2021 to recognize startups in the agriculture space. Samunnati and MANAGE have a single goal of strengthening the Agri ecosystem through their unique interventions. The collaboration between Samunnati and MANAGE created a platform where like-minded people from the sector can come together to acknowledge the work being done by entrepreneurs and put their thoughts to take the sector to newer heights.

This annual award event is an initiative to celebrate the finest and innovative ideas of the Agri space. It is recognition of upcoming ideas that envision to shape the future of small and marginal farmers.

The theme for the award summit was “Building the agriculture ecosystem with new-age agriculture start-ups”. The summit brought key stakeholders from the Agri ecosystem to celebrate successful start-ups and deliberate on how the ecosystem works together for the growth of the sector.

Key Highlights of the summit includes:

  • Participation from 350+ agri start-ups.
  • The award day witnessed the participation of around 650 stakeholders from the agriculture ecosystem that included policymakers, ag-tech institutions, financial institutions, and other development organisations working in the Agri sector.
  • 18 awards presented to the Agri startups at the regional and national level from across the country.

Click on the link to watch the award function: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzFeSsVffC0