Young Turks: Focus on agri-tech, fin-tech & payments startups

On the CNBC-TV18 special show Young Turks, the spotlight is on two sectors that stood out in 2017, first is payments and second is agri-tech.

In a bid to double the farmers’ income by 2022 the government has launched an array of schemes to facilitate the markets growth and start-ups are leveraging to focus on increasing in crop production.

Production in input prices for farmers and improving the overall supply chain. Of the 250 plus agri-tech startups, 53 raked in USD 313 last year.

So, is the time ripe for next generation companies to come and re-think ‘farm to fork?