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25 Shameek Chakravarty, left Amazon to start a real life FarmVille in rural India

25 Shameek Chakravarty, left Amazon to start a real life FarmVille in rural India

FromInvesting in Regenerative Agriculture and Food


25 Shameek Chakravarty, left Amazon to start a real life FarmVille in rural India

FromInvesting in Regenerative Agriculture and Food

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51 minutes
Released:
Jan 10, 2018
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Podcast episode

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How the regenerative agriculture revolution starts by connecting small holder farmers in rural India with customers in the city.----------------------------------------------------------Welcome to Investing in Regenerative Agriculture and Food.Join our Gumroad community, discover the tiers and benefits here: www.gumroad.com/investinginregenag. Other ways to support our work:- Share the podcast - Give a 5-star rating- Or buy us a coffee… or a meal! www.Ko-fi.com/regenerativeagriculture. ----------------------------------------------------------- Today I’m talking to Shameek Chakravarty cofounder of Farmizen based in Bangalore India, on Farmizen everyone can rent mini-plots of farmland close to the city. You choose your vegetables and farmers then grow them organically for you and you can keep track of the harvest using the app. Basically it is a real life, organic, version of Farmville. We discussed the lives of Indian farmers and what challenges they face every day and how Farmizen is trying to fix those challenges. Key points:remove short term incentives for the farmers and they will take care of the land (farmers working with Farmizen receive 4/5 times as much and it is predictable)historically India had a very interesting natural farming practises, like Zero budget natural farming which Farmizen is bringing back with modern technologywhen you reconnect consumers with farmers and the land, trust will build Tips from Shameek for investors who want to start investing in the Regenerative Agriculture space:have a much longer investment horizonboth India and China are very interesting markets to look at from a regenerative agriculture point of view. Their soil quality has been deteriorated significantlyFor show notes and all links:www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com/2018/01/21/shameek-chakravarty. Please hit the share button if you think this interview is relevant for someone you know!----------------------------------------------------------- For feedback, ideas, suggestions please contact us through Twitter @KoenvanSeijen, or get in touch through the website www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.com. Join our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P. The above references an opinion and is for information and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice.https://groundswellag.com/2023-speakers/ https://groundswellag.com/2023-speakers/ Support the showFeedback, ideas, suggestions? - Twitter @KoenvanSeijen - Get in touch www.investinginregenerativeagriculture.comJoin our newsletter on www.eepurl.com/cxU33P! Support the showThanks for listening and sharing!
Released:
Jan 10, 2018
Format:
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We talk to the pioneers in the regenerative food and agriculture space to learn more on how to put our money to work to regenerate soil, people, local communities and ecosystems while making an appropriate and fair return.