Hesa
India
Hesa is a technology platform designed to help businesses, including corporations, SMEs, banks and NGOs, access rural India for buying and selling, brand promotions and fulfilling social responsibilities. Supported by village-level entrepreneurs known as Hesaathis, it caters to sectors such as banking, finance, insurance, agro-based businesses, consumer brands, NGOs and CSR initiatives. The platform’s mobile-based application is user-friendly and easy to navigate.
Digital Solution (DS) Category
Digital Agrifood Services
Digital Solution Type (sub-category)
Digital marketing and trading
Delivery type (format)
Mobile app
Web based platform
DS supplier-user category
Business to business
Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)
Agritech company
Bank / financial institution
Name of supplier/developer
Hesa Enterprises Private Limited
Primary Users
Farmers , Traders , Value chain actors , SMEs / agripreneurs , Banks / financial institutions
Digital Solution Development Stage
Commercial stage (broad use use locally)
Number of users or subscribers
The application covers 5 Indian states, 200,000 customers and mobilize over 36000 village entrenrepeurs (hesaathis).
Source: Developer website
Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience
Digital Solution Geographic scope
5+ states in India
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