Supported by Rockefeller, MIT Competition Finalist Provides A Solution For India’s Farmers
As a first-of-its-kind human-digital platform, eKutir Global, a finalist in the MIT Inclusive Innovation Competition (IIC) under the ‘new models’ category, has reached 70,000 farmers through a network of licensed community agents, capturing data to recommend the best solutions for smallholder farmers throughout their production cycle by connecting them to tools, finance and buyers.
This MIT Competition falls under the ‘Initiative on the Digital Economy’ (IDE), which explores how people and businesses can work, interact, and prosper in an era of profound digital transformation.
The competition is funded with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the NASDAQ foundation, and Eric and Wendy Schmidt...