Kerala-based agri-business startup Greenikk has launched country’s first full-stack supply chain which connects banana cultivators, traders and exporters on a single platform. The startup, co-founded by Fariq Naushad and Previn Jacob, should seamlessly connect banana farmers, traders, wholesalers and B2B buyers of the country.
India is the world’s biggest banana producer and this would give a boost to India’s fruit exports. The platform will help farmers convert stems of the post-harvest banana plants into natural fibre and re-purpose the other leftovers as manure or poultry feed.
Greenikk has built enablement centres in the major banana producing regions of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. These centres would provide the farmers with required supports such as finance, seeds, crop advisory, insurance coverage, agri inputs, including weather tips, and market connect, covering the entire range of production and marketing of the fruit.
The company plans to set up such centres in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other states.
Source: financialexpress.com