Desert to Dining Table

Welcome to Fridays with Venky! Systems Thinking Meets Food Security Meets Agribusiness Meets Agritech

One of the best climate storytelling projects I’ve seen in recent times. It tells the beautiful story of indigenous wool of India and what happens when agriculture forgets its pastoralist roots.

State of Agritech - 25th July 2025

1/ Double-clicking on UPL Q4 FY 25 Results; UPL’s Open Ag Foundation Launch

How did UPL bounce back from its challenging year when overcapacity from China became the new normal? Why does labour shortage lead to increase in herbicide sales? When agritech ventures want to hyperscale, they launch Foundations. Understanding the strategic drivers behind UPL’s Open Ag Foundation launch.

2/ Desert to Dining Table: Analyzing Saudi Arabia’s Food Security Goals

For a country that imports 85.7% of its food and beverages with 1.63% arable land area, what would it take Saudi Arabia to achieve its food security goals, given its collective health scorecard? Is it time we drop AgFoodtech as an investment category and replace it with AgriHealth?

3/ Does the State of Agri-Photo Voltaic Wave Sing “Small is Beautiful”?

What does the recent ITP Survey tell us about the State of Agri-Photo Voltaic Wave in India?