How next-gen technology in agriculture can make food safer in India
Agricultural businesses are taking advantage of disruptive tech to ensure food safety and quality during the production, procurement, storage and trade of produce.
Taranjeet Singh Bhamra is the Founder & CEO of AgNext Technologies, a globally award winning venture-capital backed
company, that is solving for trust and transparency in global value chains using AI based solutions for enabling quality based
assessments.
A graduate of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Calcutta, Mr. Bhamra is an accomplished professional and business leader, having worked
for more than 20 years in Strategy Consulting, Investment Banking and high impact entrepreneurial roles in Indian and
international markets.
Taranjeet envisions a world where farmers and agribusinesses are able to transact better with the most efficient application of technology. Working in Deep technology, AgNext under Taranjeet’s leadership has pioneered computer vision, spectral and IoT based AI technologies, which today is employed at multiple transaction points enabling transparent and profitable trade in agriculture and food value chains.
Presently, Mr. Bharma holds honorary representative positions across the following industry and educational bodies-
1. Council Member of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), North India
2. National Agriculture Committee of FICCI
Mr. Bhamra is a sports enthusiast and regularly plays basketball and golf. He also indulges in playing bass and rhythm guitars as a hobby, and volunteers for social causes.