ANNUAL REPORT

2023

Project Zaraat aims to minimize post-harvest losses and thus provide better opportunities to
farmers by empowering them through a self-sustaining enterprise.

NEED SOLUTION

Post Harvest Lack of Affordable Lack Of Distress Providing Affordable, Enhancing B2B
Losses/year Storage Awareness Selling Portable and Evaporative Linkages
among Farmers Solar Powered Cooling
Storage

BUSINESS MODEL
Community Farmer Storage Entrepreneur Building B2B
Identification Mobilization Establishment Creation Linkages

REVENUE MODEL ZARAAT MART

Total Revenue 850+ kgs -Produce

sold
15% ₹9,000

₹30,000
Entrepreneur Income
-Revenue
₹6,300 Generated
15% Expansion Cost
₹1,350
70%
₹15,000
Recouping Initial Cost -Profit
₹1,350 Generated

*Charging ₹ 1 per kg per Day WHAT?

We organised three two-day Farmer's Markets by putting

ZARAAT PORTAL up stalls where we connected the farmers and customers

directly.

Zaraat.in A one stop solution for every farmer in WHY?

need, the Zaraat portal provides a
compact and concise platform with
structured first hand data revolving
Click or Scan
around farming essentials.
Unnecessary meddling of the middlemen results in the
acute oppression of farmers and as a result they cannot
sell their produce at reasonable prices, hence forcing them
to leap into distress selling.
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INSIGHTS IMPACT ACHIEVEMENTS

PLANET Runners up oF race
11,000+ to feed the planet
215.3
2

LIVES IMPACTED
Tonnes 60% 20%
of Energy Consumption
competition 2022

of CO₂ Emissions of Post Harvest

Losses Reduced Reduced amongst the top 5
PEOPLE
Reduced
10,000 finalists worldwide in
Race for Climate
HOURS CONTRIBUTED Expanded to Action by Enactus 2022

5 LAKH+ 3
States
500+
Farmers Uplifted
9
Entrepreneurs Winner - enactus race
Created for a better india
PROSPERITY
MEDIA IMPRESSION

150+ ₹60 Lacs+ 20% Applauded by Mr. Anurag

Kumar Singh, Deputy
Manager at Agriculture
ENTREPRENEURS Revenue Generated Increase in Monthly Skill Council of India
CREATED Income of the Farmers

1st position - pitch

INNOVATIONS
perfect, IIM BodhGaya

special mention -
Enactus india early
stage competition 2021

Soil Testing was conducted in Conducted Digital Profiling in Introducing Organic Farming by winner-KpMg Business
our community with the help of association with Samunnati to monitor using Compost produced to Ethics Grant 2021
our partner, Kisaan Helpline. the data of all our beneficiaries. create a zero waste model and
ensuring healthier consumption.

SCALABILITY SUSTAINABILITY
Integration with FPOs

Community based model

Storages Set-up Sustainable Packaging Solar Dryers

Having established 9 storages Employing stubble and other Preserving produce for more
already, we are expanding our agriculture waste in sustainable than six months through Solar Contract with B2B Companies
reach to more than 15 packaging solutions. Dryers, thus reducing spoilage
communities across India. risk.