Indian agritech startup targets 10m users in nationwide expansion

ULink looks to raise farmer productivity with more experts and products

India rice farmers

India's farmers suffer low productivity as they lack expertise. Startups such as ULink AgriTech hope to change that. © Reuters

AKIRA HAYAKAWA, Nikkei staff writer

MUMBAI -- ULink AgriTech, an agricultural startup based in the Indian state of Maharashtra, is preparing to expand nationwide by 2022.

With its smartphone app, AgroStar, which has 2 million users, the company is working to raise the productivity of India's farmers. By offering its services across the country, ULink AgriTech is aiming for a fivefold rise in the number of AgroStar users.

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