Falca E-Solutions
India
Falca is a rural AgTech supply chain startup that provides various advisory services to meet the needs of farmers. It offers a farmer-centric “phygital” (physical and digital) platform, delivering input market information, advisory services and market linkage support. These solutions are available through several technology platforms, including F-Shop (an input e-commerce platform) and F-Market (a market linkages platform), as well as a network of physical centres known as Raita Unnati Kendras. The company has established nine centres in Karnataka and Maharashtra, covering 23 districts. Through these centres, over 50 000 farmers have registered on the platform, facilitating more than 35 000 tonnes of products through market linkages and over 15 000 agri-input transactions.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agriculture
Digital Agrifood Services
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Farm advisory services
Market and price data analytics
Delivery type (format)
Web based platform
Mobile app
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Business to consumers
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Agritech company
Name of supplier/developer
Falca Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Primary Users
Farmers , Agribusiness / private company
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (limited use)
Number of users or subscribers
Through these centres, over 50,000 farmers have been listed in the platform and over 35,000 tonnes of products facilitated through market linkages and over 15,000 Agri Input transactions have been performed through the platform.
Source: Developer website
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
9 centres in Karnataka & Maharashtra covering 23 districts
Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed
On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)
DS Links to FAO, UN and other Development agencies projects, initiatives and programmes