Tag: agriculture

Can agri-based start-ups transform the rural economy?

Earlier this year (2017), two India-based agri-technology (AgTech) start-ups hit the headlines for raising millions in funding from private equity firms. AgroStar, which provides agricultural inputs directly to farmers, raised $10 million, and RML AgTech, which offers smart farming solutions, rai…

राजस्थान: स्टार्टअप के विशेष पैविलियन में प्रदर्शित हुए किसानों के उत्पाद

मेगा एग्रो इवेंट – ग्लोबल राजस्थान एग्रीटेक मीट (ग्राम 2017), कोटा में कुल 7800 वर्ग मीटर क्षेत्र में फैली एग्जीबिशन किसानों का पसंदीदा स्थान रही। ग्राम कोटा ने किसानों को कृषि, एग्रो प्रोसेसिंग व पशुधन क्षेत्र की आधुनिक तकनीकों व उपकरणों के बारे में जानने का अवसर प्रदान किया। एग्जीबिशन में…

Create ecosystem to make new IPR Policy successful: Suresh Prabhu

Start-ups in India show a positive approach towards creation, protection and management of IPR, so as to enable them to compete in the global market and achieve growth in business. It is widely acknowledged that Intellectual Property (IP) can improve the competitiveness of start-ups and act as a …

Leasing expands in India’s SME market

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) is to team up with IFMR Capital to offer a range of leasing and financial services to companies in the agriculture and micro, small and medium sized enterprise (MSME) sectors in India. The two companies have signed a memorandum of understanding designed …

SME loan portfolio to witness 15% growth: Lakshmi Vilas Bank

Lakshmi Vilas Bank would continue to focus on the retail and SME segment, its Chief Executive and Managing Director Parthasarathi Mukherjee said. Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the 2-day SME Expo now underway at Suguna Kalyana Madapam in Coimbatore, he said that the 90-year-old institut…

लक्ष्मी विलास बैंक SME, रिटेल और कृषि क्षेत्र में देगा ज्यादा लोन

चेन्नई: लक्ष्मी विलास बैंक (LVB) साल 2019 तक मुख्य व्यवसायी क्षेत्रों की हिस्सेदारी को बढ़ाने के लिए अपनी ॠण नीति में सुधार करेगी। अभी तक बैंक की लोन नीति में खुदरा, एसएमई और कृषि की 55 फीसदी हिस्सेदारी थी। जो लगभग 20,069 करोड़ है जिसमें कॉरपोरेट सेगमेंट की गणना शामिल नहीं है। चूँकि एमएसएमई और [&…

Lakshmi Vilas Bank to lend more to retail, SME, farm sectors

Chennai: Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) will revamp its loan policy to increase the share of its core business segments to three-fourth of the loan book by 2019. Its key segments — retail, SME and agriculture — had a combined share of about 55 per cent in its loan book of ₹20,069 crore (as of September…