About Us

About ERDE

Our Company was established in January, 2022 with an ambitious aim of converting farms from chemical-based to organic farming while providing better prices and infrastructure at lower risks.

We started our organic farming activities in our associate company i.e. Erde Agrotech LLP, in 2019 with ~160 acres at Shri Radhanpur Khoda Dhor Panjarapole Sanstha, Godhana village, Sami Taluka, Dist. Patan, Gujarat. This 219-year-old trust spans approximately 1,200 acres of land and is home to over 3,200 cattle.

Our Vision & Mission

For most of the Farmers who struggle to sell directly to End-Users, Erde Agro Ecosystem brings together the farmers, best practices, and end-users to share value, increase transparency, and build lasting trust.

Erde Agro Ecosystems helps farmers to implement best practices while protecting them from predatory market syndicates and aids commercial buyers by aggregating farm supply.

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Present Scenario of India's Agricultural Sector

  • Share in GDP (2024): The agriculture and allied sector contributed approximately 18.2% to India's GDP at current prices in 2023-24. (Press Information Bureau, Statistics Times)
  • Agricultural Market Value (2024): The Indian agriculture market was estimated at USD 372.04 billion in 2024. (Mordor Intelligence)
  • Target for 2030: While specific targets can vary, projections suggest significant growth in the agriculture sector by 2030, aligning with increasing demand and policy initiatives.

Global Agricultural Land and Degradation

  • Agricultural Land Use: Approximately 44% of the world's habitable land is used for agriculture. (Our World in Data)
  • Land Degradation: An estimated 52% of agricultural land worldwide is moderately or severely degraded. (FAO Home)
  • Projected Degradation by 2050: If current trends continue, land degradation could affect up to 90% of the Earth's land by 2050.
  • Food Production Needs by 2050: To feed an estimated global population of 9.3 billion by 2050, food production must increase by approximately 60%.

Land Degradation in India

  • Extent of Degradation: Around 29.3% of India's total geographical area, equating to 96.4 million hectares, is degraded.
  • Restoration Commitment: India has pledged to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 as part of its commitment under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. (TV BRICS, Hindustan Times)

Economic Implications

  • Global GDP at Risk: Land degradation threatens approximately $44 trillion of global economic output, which is over half of the global GDP. (UNCCD)
  • India's Agricultural Wastage: India experiences significant post-harvest losses, estimated at ₹1.52 lakh crore annually, due to inadequate storage and supply chain inefficiencies. (The Economic Times)

Additional Concerns

  • Land Conversion: The transformation of agricultural land for industrial and urban development poses a threat to food security and environmental sustainability.
  • Market Syndication: Market manipulation and lack of transparency can adversely affect farmers' incomes and market efficiency.
  • Disinformation on Fertilizers and Pesticides: Misinformation regarding agricultural inputs can lead to misuse, affecting crop yields and environmental health.
  • Demand for Organic Inputs and Outputs: There is a growing demand for organic farming practices and products, driven by health consciousness and environmental concerns.

Benefits to Farmers

  • Our main aim is to support smaller farmers, who own land below 2 to 5 acres and depend on a single seasonal crop, and do not get/ have sufficient income to meet their family needs.
  • Our contract farming model helps farmers adopt intercropping and multi-layer farming techniques, including cultivating herbal and medicinal plants on the periphery of their land. It also offers premium rates for precision or organic produce, helping farmers increase their revenue.
  • Support farmers with training in advanced farming practices.
  • This may help young generations of the farmer families to take more interest in their own family's farming activities and stop their migration/ stop migrating to metropolitan cities.
  • We are supporting our farmers to convert their farming practice from abundant use of chemicals to precision farming with IPM to residual free & organic as per international standard, which can help to improve the soil conditions, underground water quality and environment.

Benefits to Commercial Buyers

  • Most important part of our business model is “Supply Securities”. How does Supply Securities Work?
  • The common practice is to grow a single crop on a large scale within a specific area or cluster. This often creates a form of monopoly for that crop in the region, for example, Guntur for chili or Unjha for cumin. As a result, market prices tend to be unstable due to syndication and limited competition
  • We are helping our buyers with “Geographic Diversification”, which means that crops will be developed in different states and even in different locations of the state as per the suitable conditions.
  • If any specification location is affected due to the natural calamities, it doesn’t mean that other areas are affected, which helps to secure a minimum threshold supply and not suffer with the heavy market rate fluctuation, shortage of materials & compromising quality standard.
  • Helps buyers to develop the specific varieties as required with POP and maintain the quality standards.
  • APMC Traders/ Wholesalers/ Brokers are not trustworthy for the constant supply & quality standards. They offer as per availability and are free to sell anyone who can offer a better rate.
  • Geo tagging also helps the buyers to monitor their crops.
  • We have also started to develop the contract farming models in African countries like Ghana, Kenya, etc. with the support of our buyers.