Agri-tech startup eFeed helps 2 lakh farmers boost profits by 50%
Kumar Ranjan is the creator of eFeed, an agri-tech business that just featured on Shark Tank India to demonstrate their unique software for cow feeding programs. Lucknow-born Kumar Ranjan has always wished to pursue a job that would have some societal influence. He worked seven years in the automobile business, developing breakthrough technology and creating self-driving cars. He then briefly shifted to the electric car business. But neither could help him get to where he wanted to go: making a lasting effect with his art. During the early stages of COVID-19, he had the opportunity to have an influence when he visited with a few poultry producers to identify the deficiencies in the agriculture industry. Ranjan claims that his father works for a NABARD-funded organization that helps farmers and agricultural students launch their own businesses. Ranjan participated in it by giving lectures to students in 2018-19 to assist them become agri-entrepreneurs. With this insight, ...