Why Did DeepRooted Shut Down?

For the past two years, Acres of Ice has quietly been building automated ice reservoirs (AIR) in the water-stressed villages of Ladakh. This is an image from their Two-Year Journey recap published by the founder. I wish Bill Gates had met the founder as well in his recent India Trip:)  

State of Agritech - 23rd March 2025

1/ Why did DeepRooted (agritech startup) shut down?

A Brief History of DeepRooted’s pivots; Did the Quick Commerce wave capsize the Deeprooted Boat? Will Quick Commerce Eat Farm-to-Fork Category Forever? Who are the Davids of agritech challenging the Goliaths of Quick-commerce?

2/ State of Agri-Mechanisation in India

Can India’s Agri-Mechanisation levels (49%) catch up with Brazil's (75%)? Recording and data-driven insights from the Agri-Mechanisation Agripreneurs AMA I hosted a few moons ago in the Agripreneurs Community.

3/ Combating Digital Extension Services Misinformation with AI: A Comparative Case Study

Can AI help us diagnose misinformation in digital extension services? I took KissanAI and OpenAI to task with a real-life case study and the results were interesting.