Omnivore Partners: Investing in the future of Indian agriculture
We are passionate about Indian agriculture. And at Godrej Agrovet, we are looking
for ways to address India's key agricultural crises, innovate and build for the
future.
In 2010, we took this a step further and became the anchor investor in the
India-based agri-tech venture capital fund, Omnivore Partners. This idea was
spearheaded by Mark Kahn, the then Vice President of Strategy at Godrej Agrovet.
Omnivore invests in early stage startups that are developing breakthrough
technologies for food and agriculture. Its focus areas include farm
mechanisation and automation, sustainable inputs and biotechnology, big data and
information services, internet of things and precision agriculture, supply chain
and food safety technologies, innovative food products and services, among
others. F
We invest in Omnivore because we believe that increasing agricultural yields is
one of the greatest challenges of our times. As Mark puts it, "We believe the
global ecosystem for ag-tech innovation is not prepared to grapple with the
future challenge of food security… Omnivore is going to back the Googles and
Twitters of ag-tech."