Sensing a systemic problem that needed addressing, Kappagantulu pivoted to agriculture. In 2015, he launched an agri-tech enterprise called Kheyti, which means farming in Hindi. The goal was to help the more than 100 million smallholder farmers who produce the bulk of India’s staple foods like rice, wheat, and pulses. And one of the biggest challenges facing farmers today is the changing climate.
In India, the combination of extreme heat, unseasonable rain, and depleting groundwater is making it difficult for farmers to grow during the summer season from March to June. During a heatwave this April, sensors installed by Kheyti recorded ground…
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