Agriculture Business Investment Opportunities in Hyderabad

- This is a business in the idea stage. - We plan on leasing out aqua ponds to grow prawns and sell B2B. - Operations focus: Lease areas for cultivating shrimp and prawns. - Target market: B2B sales within the aquaculture industry. - The owner is an alumnus of NSRIT and has many years of experience in the industry working with his dad's aquaculture business. - Expansion strategy: Plan to export products to widen market reach. - The company is yet to register and plans to use the funds to comply with all the regulations.

- The company works as a bridge between the farms and the common market. - Our objective is to end the high costs and business exploitation that farmers face. - We associate with farmers along with some financial institutions to ensure the social as well as economic advantages of both entities. Helping farmers in protecting their crops and reducing their post-harvest loss to improve the food quality as well as their condition in our society is one of our major goals. - The company holds a strong image in offering commodities as well as collateral management services. - Business is governed by an experienced team of board members and managed by a skilled team of professionals that are experts in every section they are serving for. - The company has been established in offering end-to-end solutions for farmers as well as commodities to experience better business in every aspect. - The current state: Since beginning its operations in June 2020, the company has, through its own arrangements, infused Rs. 5 Crores into its infrastructure, solutions development, operations, and management. So far, the company has a strong foothold in four states – Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, and Rajasthan – and it has an ambitious plan chalked out to expand its operations to the whole of India. We generate an annual turnover of INR 2.6 crore. The fund requirement: To fuel the expansion of its operations to other parts of the country where the company sees clear potential and estimates significant growth projections, the company is seeking to raise funds to the tune of Rs. 30 Crores over a period of three years starting FY2021-22. According to this projection, this funding will enable the company to achieve a year-on-year growth of 100% after the three-year mark. The fund allocation: A high-level breakdown of the fund's utilization by this operations-intensive venture shall be as follows: 1. Trade and procurement: 40% 2. Establishment of Collection Centers: 40% 3. Hardware and software assets (desktop and mobile applications development, servers, AI-based Surveillance systems, handheld devices, and lab equipment): 10% 4. Operations and operating costs: 10% The Future: With its strong ongoing presence in four states and with its teams and tools in place, the company has all the required experience and confidence to scale its operation up as and when the funds are made available. The high-level growth phases are drawn up to look as follows: 1. Phase-1: Technology apps implementation and go-live – shall be achieved with the existing staff. 2. Phase-2: Onboarding of new warehousing entities; installation of surveillance systems; establishment of quality control labs in the present four states – shall be achieved through the addition of required teams. 3. Phase-3: Scaling up the operations to an additional five states – shall be achieved through adding the required operations and management personnel in the new markets. 4. Phase-4: Expansion of operations to an additional 20 states in India. The company will work on plans to replicate the success framework and best practices in other emerging markets such as Africa, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, UAE, Turkey, Canada, Europe (some parts), and the USA.

- Manufacturer of soft drinks and animal feed supplements under own brand. - On a daily basis our production capacity is 500 packets. - Have tie ups with 5 super stockist and 25 distributors across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. - We have technical collaboration with a German MNC for producing aloe vera products. - We sell animal feed supplements to 21 distributors. - Promoter has 20 years of industry experience.