Harvesting Farmer Network raises $4-M from Social Capital

Harvesting Farmer Network (HFN), a Chandigarh-based agritech platform, has raised its first institutional funding of USD 4 million from Social Capital. The funds will be used by the company to reach more than 120 million smallholder farmers, as well as explore new markets in rural India. Founded by Ruchit Garg during the Covid-19 pandemic, HFN aims to reduce the friction between farmers and buyers, by enabling them to connect directly on Twitter. Since inception, over 360 crop varieties worth more than USD 500 million have been listed on HFN's digital platform from states across India. These crops have been sold domestically as well as in international markets.