Posted by Mumbai: Indian agritech startup Farmers FZ (Fresh Zone) was one among the 12 agri-food startups selected across the world by the United Nations (UN)’s Food and Agriculture Organisation’s programme.
For the first time, the UN hosted the SDG Agrifood accelerator programme and Farmers FZ stood out for its unique module and practices which are scalable in any part of the world.
The Kochi, Kerala-based agritech startup Farmers FZ was one of the three startups to be part of the panel discussion during the event. While six were invited to present their unique SDGs, a total of 12 were selected for the programme.
“India is the second largest country in agriculture production and we, at Farmers Fresh Zone, are super proud to represent as the only one from India at a global forum. The event was at Rome, Italy aiming to attain the UN sustainable development goals,” said Pradeep P S, CEO of agritech D2C and FAAS ( farm to fork as SaaS)
“Being recognised as a leader of sustainability in the agriculture sector is no mere feat. I am extremely elated that our sincere thoughts and efforts to bring down carbon emissions have garnered attention. We presented our model before an august audience in the event. Participation at UN function in Rome also opened roads to network with global names in this sector,” he added.
Under this programme, the agritech startup Farmers FZ will receive grants and other funds to make the necessary changes needed for each market, thus helping them widen their reach and make their business global.
The support offered by the accelerator includes financial readiness, innovation potential and market reach. The core objective of the programme is to help agrifood startups to scale while conforming to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Farmers FZ business model contributes majorly towards SDG 1, SDG 2 and SDG 12 along with others.