AgriVijay startup helps farmers cut down dependency on fossil fuels

To boost farm income and mitigate CO2 emissions, AgriVijay, India’s first marketplace of renewable energy products, brings solar energy-based agricultural solutions for farmers and rural households. AgriVijay was co-founded by Pune’s Vimal Panjwani with a vision to boost farm income by cutting down dependency on expensive fossil fuel products and mitigating climate change.

The startup offers more than 200 types of green energy equipment tailored to farm needs and infrastructure set-up including solar water pumps to solar inverters, biogas digesters, solar water heaters, solar cold storage,, and solar dryers.

These solar energy-based products also help minimise post-harvest losses and increase the shelf-life of produce.

So far, the startup has sold more than 500 such products from its 75 renewable energy stores present across Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh.

The startup has onboarded more than 300 farmers from across the country including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu. Vimal aims to expand the reach to 1,000 farmers through 100 renewable energy stores this year.

Vimal’s journey to AgriVijay started amid the COVID-19 pandemic when he was looking to switch from his previous job in rural and agricultural space. Having 10 years of experience in building startups for others in agri-tech, the MBA graduate co-founded his own venture along with his mother Shobha Chanchlani in 2020.

In 2020, Vimal co-founded his own venture along with his mother Shobha Chanchlani.

With their products, the startup claims to have mitigated more than 7,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

The mother-son duo also built a team of 15 people and expanded its reach across the country. Together they clock an annual revenue of Rs 1.3 crore. Now, they are targeting to include agri-tech products such as drones, soil testing devices, organic fertilisers, and hydrogel.