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 From farm to fork, agritech startups have been trying to solve pain points at various levels, which conventional farming failed to address  Debarghya Sil  (correspondent) The Indian agriculture sector over the years has gradually opened its arms and embraced technology. Considered one of the most backward and technology-resistant sectors of this country, farmers have now brought down the wall of skepticism towards technology post understanding what cutting-edge technology has to offer. Though the government and big corporates have done their share to equip farmers with technology, it is the startups which have been the driving force of technology penetration in farming.  From farm to fork, agritech startups have been trying to solve pain points at various levels, which conventional farming failed to address.  According to a Nasscom report in 2019, there were more than 450 startups in the agritech space in the country. Undoubtedly, these numbers have only gone up in two y

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