Transforming agriculture into the most dignified profession
We are committed to building an ecosystem where every farmer cultivates with dignity and feeds the world with pride
We provide holistic services to farmers at their farm-gate.
Having understood the complexity of agrarian distress, we have come up with a holistic model which provides end-to-end post-harvest services to farmers through a digital platform—GramHeet Mandi. We collaborate with Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and Village Entrepreneurs (VEs) to deliver these services at their farm-gate. This integrated model not only helps farmers in increasing their income by reducing post-harvest expenses, but also offers better prices for their produce.
Storage Facility
- Accessible and affordable storage facility at the village level
- Tradeable electronic receipt against stored produce
- Detailed quality analysis report
- Unique process innovation of aggregation
Post-Harvest Credit
- Instant post-harvest credit in a single click
- Repayment only after the sale of produce
- Minimal interest rates
- No additional documents required
Market Linkages
- Farmer-friendly digital platform to sell produce to processors/wholesalers
- Competitive price & Instant payment
- Daily price information and price trend analysis
- Transparent price determination process
Progress So Far
40%
Increase in Farmers' Income
3000
Farmers Benefitted
800 MT
Saved Foodgrain Losses
33%
Women Included In Value Chain
16000000 INR
Post Harvest Credit Disbursed
400MT CO2 eq
Reduced GHG Emission
4
Crops
91+
Covered Villages
6
No. of GramHeet Mandis
Let Us Tell You Our Story
GramHeet is an amalgamation of two vernacular Marathi words—‘Gram’ and ‘Heet’ which translates into ‘prosperity of the village’. We, at GramHeet, espouse this through the ‘farmers first’ approach. This stems from the fact that both our co-founders themselves come from farming families in a small village called Warud in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra, whose lived experience of agrarian distress propelled them to build this organisation.
What Farmers Say About Us
“I never knew why my produce was getting a particular price. GramHeet provided me with a Quality Analysis Report and explained how the price is determined. Overall, I got better prices for my produce, and also saved on the transportation cost.”
Dipak ChavanUmari, Yavatmal
“ The male-dominated mandi never allowed me to sell my produce—a product of my hard work and months of labour. But now, because of GramHeet, I can sell my produce directly to processors, from my village itself.”
Laxmibai BhendeWarud, Yavatmal
“ We get daily price information and price trend analysis on GramHeet Mandi mobile app . This information helps us to make decisions regarding when to sell our produce and at what price.”
Sunita HatwarGudha, Yavatmal
“ After harvesting I used to sell my produce directly at APMC mandi at whatever price the traders quoted because I was in urgent need of cash. Now, thanks to GramHeet I'm able to store my produce and also get credit against it which has helped me get better prices than before!”
Suryabhan MangamWarud, Yavatmal
“ I decided to sell my produce directly at GramHeet Mandi in my village itself, instead of having to travel long distances to the APMC/private mandis. Also as I knew the FPO members at the GramHeet Mandi I could trust them with my produce. I feel more women like me will be able to sell their produce by themselves because of GramHeet.”
Anusaya DevtaleSawali, Yavatmal
“ In my 34 years of farming and selling my produce, I have never received any formal sale receipt. I was filled with happiness and pride when I received detailed receipts for storage, Quality Analysis and sale at GramHeet. This transparency has increased my trust in GramHeet.”
Suresh MeshramWarud, Yavatmal
