Connecting producers with market and institutional buyers.
About us
About Krishikalpa Foundation
- Established on 15 September 2020 as a Section 8 not-for-profit organization, KrishiKalpa was founded to empower farming communities by addressing challenges in market access, technology adoption, and agricultural innovation.
- We develop sustainable business models through Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs), transforming them into professionally managed and entrepreneur-driven institutions that create long-term value for farmers.
- KrishiKalpa supports mission-driven entrepreneurs and pilots innovative agricultural solutions with farmer groups, creating scalable models and practical playbooks based on field-level implementation and learnings.
- Rather than providing direct financial assistance, we invest in manpower, expertise, and execution support, enabling successful interventions that can be adopted and scaled by government agencies and CSR organizations.
Our Vision
To be a catalyst for positive transformation in agriculture by empowering farming communities. We promote entrepreneurship, sustainable growth, and improved livelihoods, enabling farmers to realize their full potential and contribute to the nation’s development.
Our Mission
To design, demonstrate, and scale practical solutions that improve farmer prosperity and strengthen rural livelihoods. We foster entrepreneurship, support innovation, and enable sustainable growth by creating models that generate measurable impact across the agricultural ecosystem.
Our Values
Guided by Farmer First, Integrity, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Impact Through Execution, we place farmers at the center of everything we do. These values inspire transparency, encourage entrepreneurial thinking, drive innovative solutions, and ensure measurable impact through effective execution.
Our Intervention Channels
Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)
We strengthen FPOs by improving market access, governance, and sustainable growth through:
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Strengthening operational capabilities and governance.
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Promoting value-addition to improve farmer incomes.
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Building trust and reliability within farming communities.
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Supporting sustainable growth before expansion.
Rural and Agri Entrepreneurs
We support We support entrepreneurs driving rural transformation by solving challenges in agriculture and rural livelihoods.
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Mentorship and strategic guidance to build and scale ventures.
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Access to markets and business networks for growth.
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Facilitation of funding and financial linkages for enterprises.
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Opportunities for collaboration and ecosystem support.
Our objective is to nurture sustainable enterprises that generate both economic and social impact.
Pilot Farmer Groups
We work with selected farmer groups to demonstrate practical interventions that strengthen livelihood security, focusing on:
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Dairy development, goat rearing, and livestock-based livelihoods.
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Reducing dependence on agriculture and horticulture as the only income source.
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Creating diversified and sustainable income streams.
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Improving cash flows and reducing indebtedness.
Through successful pilot models, we encourage community adoption and scalable rural transformation.
What We Do
Our Founder & Advisory Board
Prashanth Prakash
Chairman & Director
Dr. Shyam Shetty
Director & Co-Founder
Manoj Kumar Bhatt
Director & Co-Founder
Ashok Kumar Meda
Director & Co-Founder
Initial Believers, Backers & Advisory Board
Dr. Mohandas Pai
Chairman Aarin Capital , Manipal group
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman Axilor Ventures, Co-founder Infosys
Prashanth Venkatappa
Director - Bhoomi Organic Ventures Pvt.Ltd
Neelesh Bhatnagar
Owner and CEO, NB Ventures
Execution Leaders
C M Patil
Chief Executive Officer
Iranna Rotte
Vice President
Pavan Patil
Head of market linkages and partnership
Abhinandan
Head-Yuva Entrepreneurship
Our Impact
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