Country: India
Sector: Agri-processing
Our Food is a technology-driven agribusiness platform disrupting the traditional centralized food processing industry by establishing a network of Farmer Franchises (FF) that deploy new-age, low-cost micro-processing units with the help of rural entrepreneurs to process the raw material at the farm gate. C4D investment in Our Food is used to set up more distribution centers, machine manufacturing units, strengthen the technology, and in meeting the operational expenditure (OPEX) requirements of the business.
According to United Nations FAO, approximately USD 14 billion worth of food is wasted annually in India. More than 40% of the produced food gets spoiled before it reaches the consumers. Subsequently, close to 194 million people go hungry all over the country every single day. The major reason behind India’s agricultural wastage is insufficient infrastructure and inefficient logistics, due to which farmers don’t get reasonable prices for their farm produce.
Established in 2016, Our Food is a technology-driven agribusiness platform disrupting the traditional centralized food processing industry by establishing a network of Farmer Franchises (FF) that deploy new-age, low-cost micro-processing units with the help of rural entrepreneurs to process the raw material at the farm gate. Our Food helps these aspiring rural entrepreneurs build a 1000 sq. ft. shed (FF), supplies and installs low-cost food processing machines, train the farmers on value addition, procures the processed produce directly from the farmer franchises, and sells it through various channels. Value addition at the farm level and market linkages ensure a 10-20% increase in price realization for the smallholder farmers. C4D investment in Our Food was used to set up more distribution centers, machine manufacturing unit, strengthen the technology, and in meeting operational expenditure (OPEX) requirements of the business.
