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About Prakruty Agri-Tech

Engineered for Real Indian Conditions

Technology Built for the Field, Not the Lab

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We are a data-driven company.

Prakruty collects and analyses agricultural data from farms across Chhattisgarh, and every part of our operation runs there.

From smallholder paddy terraces in Dhamtari to vegetable clusters along the Durg-Raipur belt, our intelligence is grounded in real seasonal field observations, not synthetic laboratory assumptions.

Rooted in Chhattisgarh

Why We Chose to Build in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh represents the true pulse of Indian smallholder agriculture: rich biodiversity, varied agro-climatic zones ranging from northern hills to central plains and southern plateaus, and acute seasonal shifts between heavy monsoon humidity and dry summer heat. By building our edge models and research hubs here, our tools are proven where tough connectivity and diverse pests matter most.

NORTHERN HILLSCHHATTISGARH PLAINSBASTAR PLATEAURaipurDurgRajnandgaonBilaspurDhamtariBastarSurguja
Active StationField Trial
Central PlainsActive Station

Raipur

Chhattisgarh regional agricultural field testing & foliar surveillance cluster.

Target Crops in District:
Vegetables (Tomato, Brinjal)Leafy GreensPaddy
Validated Leaf Scans3,420+
100% Offline Edge ScansConsent-opted
Select District:

Active Regional Clusters & Field Stations

[CLIENT TO SUPPLY: Confirm final list of active pilot districts and primary crops]

Raipur

Central Plains
Target Crops:

Vegetables (Tomato, Brinjal) · Leafy Greens · Paddy

Status: Active Field Station & Agronomy Desk

Durg

Central Plains / Shivnath Basin
Target Crops:

Chili · Tomato · Pulses · Floriculture

Status: Beta Grower Cohort & Nursery Testing

Rajnandgaon

Southern-Western Plateau
Target Crops:

Soybean · Paddy · Maize · Groundnut

Status: Seasonal Leaf Blight Calibration

Bilaspur

Northern Plains
Target Crops:

Aromatic Rice · Tomato · Okra

Status: Cooperative Field Trials

Dhamtari

Mahanadi Basin
Target Crops:

Paddy · Vegetables · Guava

Status: Irrigation & Soil Moisture Telemetry

Bastar

Southern Plateau & Forest Fringe
Target Crops:

Millets (Kodo, Kutki) · Indigenous Pulses · Tubers

Status: Biodiversity & Low-Input Pest Profiling
FOUNDING STORY

From a Terrace to Field-Ready Intelligence

Prakruty started on a breezy residential terrace, with a handful of engineers and agronomists growing vegetables in simple wooden boxes. When sudden fungal blight wiped out our tomato plants within four days, we saw firsthand how powerless growers are without fast, local diagnostics.

We pointed basic camera vision scripts at infected leaves to distinguish early spot from late blight. Soon, neighboring kitchen gardeners and terrace farmers began bringing us troubled leaves to scan.

What started as a kitchen-garden experiment has matured into a production edge architecture. Today, our quantized vision models run in 2.4 seconds on basic smartphones without cellular data, powering everyday decisions for growers across Chhattisgarh.

Early terrace garden testbed
Co-designing models with farmers
OUR PURPOSE

Our Mission

To give every grower instant, practical agricultural intelligence in their own field, eliminating chemical guesswork and protecting harvests with zero jargon and zero dependence on cloud networks.

OUR HORIZON

Our Vision

A future where regional farm data empowers farmers rather than exploiting them, and where sustainable food production is resilient, water-efficient, and accessible to every family farm.

CORE PRINCIPLES

Our Values

The four clear standards that determine how we write code, test hardware, and partner with rural communities.

01 // VALUE

Ecological Integrity

Zero chemical runoff, biological remedies, and circular nutrient loops. We never recommend synthetic quick-fixes that leach into local groundwater or damage beneficial soil microbiomes.
02 // VALUE

Practical On-Device Intelligence (Works Without Stable Internet)

Agricultural software must not require high-speed LTE or 5G connectivity. Our vision models run directly inside phone memory, functional in remote valleys, deep furrows, and offline fields.
03 // VALUE

Co-Designing with Farmers

We don't develop tools in isolation. Every diagnosis screen, every organic recipe recommendation, and every hardware shelf spacing is tested and refined directly with Chhattisgarh growers.
04 // VALUE

Responsible Data Use

Farm data belongs to the farmer who produced it. Scans remain strictly local to the device unless the grower explicitly consents to anonymized regional pest surveillance. We never monetize, sell, or trade individual farm data.
PEOPLE IN THE FIELD

The Core Team

Agronomists, hardware builders, and edge AI engineers with boots in Chhattisgarh dirt.

Portrait of Dr. Ananya Rao

Dr. Ananya Rao

Lead Plant Pathologist & Agronomist

Ph.D. in Botanical Pathology. 11+ years diagnosing foliar fungal and bacterial blights across Central India and Maharashtra.

Portrait of Vikram Shenoy

Vikram Shenoy

Hardware Systems & Hydroponics Lead

M.Tech Mechanical Systems. Designed closed-loop nutrient plumbing manifolds, thermal LED dissipation channels, and modular vertical racks.

Portrait of Pranav Deshmukh

Pranav Deshmukh

On-Device AI & Vision Systems

Specialist in edge machine learning and quantization. Compressed complex vision architectures into 14MB local weights executing in 2.4s.

Portrait of Meera Kulkarni

Meera Kulkarni

Farmer Co-Design & Regional Outreach Lead

Former agricultural cooperative coordinator. Coordinates participatory field testing with smallholder farm cohorts across Chhattisgarh districts.

Join us in transforming regional agriculture

Whether you represent a farming cooperative, research institute, ag-tech organization, or are an active grower in Chhattisgarh, let's collaborate.