00:00So, you tell me a little bit about AgroStar, what is it, how does it work?
00:14So, the tagline of AgroStar is Helping Farmers Win.
00:18So, our basic moot on which we are working is that
00:26we want to help farmers to grow and produce better.
00:34So, we are a full-stack solution in the agri-space
00:39where we help farmers with the right kind of inputs,
00:44we help farmers with the agronomy practices that need to be followed.
00:50So, we have two touch points for that.
00:53One touch point is our app where lakhs of farmers are already registered
00:59and if they have any problem related to their crop, they can contact us.
01:05Let's understand about the app as well.
01:07So, one is our app through which lakhs of farmers are already connected to us.
01:12Second, we have more than 4000 stores.
01:15We are present in 9 plus states.
01:19AgroStar has a large store.
01:21It is available in a lot of small places where we get our inputs
01:29like the products used for crop protection,
01:32fertilizers used, seeds used by the farmer,
01:36he will get all these from there.
01:39So, all these are on the input side.
01:41We are a business on the input side to help farmers.
01:49Now, when a farmer has used good agronomy practices
01:54and has grown good produce,
01:56we buy that produce from the farmer and export it as well.
02:01So, you help in commercialization as well.
02:05Yes, we buy it and export it.
02:07Farmers are not able to do this on a usual basis.
02:10Exactly. Market access is a big problem for farmers.
02:14So, we try to resolve that as well.
02:18If a farmer is able to produce export quality goods
02:22which meets the export requirements,
02:25then we definitely procure and ship it.
02:30Do you provide any financial assistance to the farmers?
02:34Not directly, but definitely we are trying different models
02:40which we are able to work with the farmers
02:43to provide benefits to the farmers financially.
02:48Although, in terms of the input side,
02:53there are some mechanisms that we use to help the farmer
02:57on the financial terms.
02:59On the output side, whatever we collect from the farmer,
03:04whatever we procure from the farmer,
03:06within 5-7 days, his payment is deposited in his bank account.
03:14There is no cash transaction.
03:16The work is completely transparent.
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