r/AgriBusinessIndia

Hi everyone,

We’ve been cultivating mushrooms for the past few months and have started supplying fully colonized, ready-to-fruit mushroom bags from our farm near Tumkur, Karnataka (about 60 km from Bangalore).

What’s available:
Milky Mushroom
Oyster Mushroom

Bag details:
3.4–3.6 kg per bag
Hardwood sawdust-based substrate
Fully colonized and ready for fruiting
Steam sterilized
No chemicals used
Healthy, vigorous mycelium
Typical biological efficiency: 90-120% under proper growing conditions

The idea is to help growers skip the most expensive and time-consuming part of cultivation substrate preparation and sterilization. If you have a suitable grow room, you can start fruiting almost immediately. Currently we are sterilising around 120-150 bags per day.

We offer:
Weekly fresh batches
Consistent year-round supply
Technical guidance from pinning to harvest
Suitable for both beginners and commercial growers

If you’re interested in starting mushroom cultivation or looking for a reliable supplier, feel free to DM me for pictures, pricing, or any questions.

We've been making jeevamruta, 'liquid gold' knowing how beneficial it is to revive the entire ecosystem in any growing medium. It is known to house a plethora of bacteria and other microbes that would otherwise be absent in an overworked soil with low fertility.

Brainchild of Dr.Shubash Palekar...specifically crafted by him for quick replenishment of micro and macronutrients in the soil! It is a microbial concentrate made using cowdung, urine, bacterial culture and many more ingredients....

Thus it can be diluted with a specific ratio in water and applied in the form of spraying on foliage or mostly directly into the soil especially helpful during the monsoons now. Making it more useful in terms of use.🍺

Looking forward to seeking so valuable knowledge in the comments

Interested buyers can DM...the price is reasonable too!😊

I shall also keep you guys updated with real time pictures as soon as possible.✌️

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My family has a coffee farm in Coorg, and we have around 200 avocado trees planted between the coffee plants. Avocados are a secondary crop for us, but demand seems to be growing every year.

Our avocados are the larger Indian variety (not Hass). Some fruits weigh up to 700–750g, the taste and texture are excellent, although a few trees produce smaller fruits. Since they're grown alongside coffee, the water requirements have worked out well for our farm.

Here's what I'm struggling with:

I'm currently selling directly to local cafés, juice shops, fruit vendors, and restaurants by cold outreach. Prices I've sold at range from ₹50–100/kg, with an average of about ₹70/kg.

But then I see supermarkets, premium fruit stores, and quick-commerce apps selling avocados for ₹150–300/kg, and sometimes even ₹150 per fruit. I know there are middlemen, logistics, and retail margins involved, but I still feel like I'm missing something.

Long term, I'd like to build a reliable supply business rather than just selling as a farmer. I want to understand the market, create consistent demand, and maybe even build a brand around our avocados.

If you were in my position:

- How would you find better buyers?

- Would you focus on D2C, B2B, branding, or something else?

- Is digital marketing actually worth it for a farm like this?

- What mistakes do you think I'm making?

I'm not looking to promote my farm here—I'm genuinely trying to understand how this market works. I'd really appreciate advice from anyone who's worked in farming, food businesses, retail, or distribution.

A new crop?
A new irrigation method?
Buying machinery?
Switching markets?

Tell us the story.

Hello guys!!
I am a research scholar working on adoption of green business strategies by exporting firms (what pressures in foreign markets drive this adoption, what are the capabilities needed and if they do adopt- do they realise advantages). I do not have funds to collect data and I am really working hard but working people do not really entertain someone like me who has no money to give in exchange of information. Please if someone is willing to fill my survey on this research- kindly dm or comment- I will approach. I hope you will understand me. Thank you all.

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Hello seniors,

I am a newbie in farming, I recently finished my M.Tech in bio field and wish to pivot to farming, we have a 5 acre farming land in Rajasthan near Kota. I am hoping to recover some guidance on what would be the best crop according to region? From my own research I see a few options such as dragon fruits, anjeer(fig), moringa, pomegranate and guava as options. But I am not sure about the market neither do i or anyone in my family has prior experience.

I expect hurdles and failures however I hope others who have some more experience can drop in any advice they might have.

Further how do I go about the market and selling? I am also worried about the crop's survival and caretaking, on paper I have some confidence however real world is different and varies more than my expectations.

Any word of advice or help. I would be really grateful. Thank you for reading.

EDIT 12.38 Acres to 13.77 Acres. the land area aproxx

1. i have land that land is having Mango, Lichi and 0.5% bamboo
2. How can i get the credit and get money for it or it is just face content by Instagram influencers.............. please guide me

I Am a small time Toor dal and Moong dal Manufacturer, I make it on A Traditional Chakki Unpolished Do u think Ther Is a Market For My Products Kindly advise

Hi everyone,

We're looking for a trustworthy permanent farm helper (single person or a small family) for our 30-acre farm near Akluj, Solapur.

We provide:

- Stay on the farm (house available)

- Electricity & water

- Long-term work

- Fair monthly salary (based on experience)

If you know someone who is genuinely looking for this kind of opportunity, please let me know. Even a referral would be greatly appreciated. If someone you refer joins and works out well, we'll make sure to thank you appropriately.

Please DM me if you have any leads. Thanks!

Looking for reliable suppliers for the following requirement:

Product: Red Dry Chilli

Quality: Low Grade

Quantity: 6 Tons

Delivery Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

If you can supply or know a trusted supplier, please comment below or send me a DM with your:

Price per kg/ton

Available quantity

Photos/videos (if available)

Delivery timeline

Serious suppliers only. Looking for a quick response

Example:

"We grow rice, floods are common, and tea gardens are nearby."

Everyone else guesses the state.

If you google about buying Alphonso or Dasheri, there is 101% chance that search options will show Dhanse's Farm.

Everything will look legit - there is proper website, whatsapp business profile, customer care number and email id, they have their own facebook and instagram page, they are on Flipkart, heck they even have their own app which you can download from Playstore and order Mangoes!

But still, Don't buy. Why? Because these people are scammers who are there to steal your money.

You will order crate of Mangoes ranging from 2500 to 13000 Rs (depending on quantity).

And then you wait.

Two things happen -

Case 1. Mangoes never arrive.
You call their customer care numbers, text them, mail them, nobody picks or response. Sometimes a short reply will come, and then again a silence. You realise as your refund request is ignored that you are scammed.

Case 2. Mangoes come but almost 60% of them rotten or spoiled or over riped. Jumbo mango come in size of lilliput mango
You call them and you are told - please check our T&C, only if more than 70% come spoiled we exchange. Remember, not refund, but exchange. You realise you are scammed.

You go on their facebook page and instagram page - few thousand followers are there - but no comments. You then realise comments are set off and hence you cant read a negative comment.

In my case,

I ordered Mango from them on Jun 11th and immediately after order i sensed something is off as I went through internet to read reviews (Yeah, I know I should have read earlier) - I understood these people seem shady.

I immediately asked for refund within 15 mins citing their policy that you can ask for refund if Mangoes are not shipped.

However, i got no response from customer care, whatsapp, email team, moment i asked for refund.

Next morning I get message, Mangoes packed and delivered overnight.

Wow, so I cannot ask for refund now. I mailed them and threatened them of consequences of their malpractice.

Been 2 weeks now - they have not replied to my call, mail, whatsapp message.

And Biggest lie the Mangoes were never shipped, as I checked with Amazon Shipping. No mangoes ever handed over to them. They cancelled order themselves.

INR 2500 neatly pocketed without even sending me rotten mangoes. LOL.

The whole scam is run by husband -wife duo of Mohd Hussain Dhanshe and Rahina Dalvi and their extended fufa, chahcha, bhatija family all based in Bankot.

For example, their cousin, Rehan Dhanshe who owns another mango selling website named RQD Farm and runs a skyline consultancy in mumbai for sending blue collar workers in Gulf.

Another cousin, Munif Dhanshe sells Mango too through his personal number

Each one of them, based in Bazar mohalla Bankot,Mandangad, Dhanshey, Bankot. I don't understand why the police of Bankot not taking action agaisnt them!

This 3rd class family is robbing thousands of people from INR 2000 to 13000, or even more in guise of delivering you picture perfect Mangoes.

What is shocking is that these scammers are not some under-educated people who took to scamming to make living.

The guy Hussain is Mumbai educated, in late 20s or early 30s and is a passout of Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies (Lonavala, 2015) and Kishanchand Chellaram College (2021). And shocking thing is his bio says he works as system engineer in TCS from Nov 6, 2018 to present.

His wife Rahina Dalvi is 10th topper of Dunnes Institute, Colaba, Mumbai in year 2012-13. And this is the character of this topper!

If anyone of you are from these colleges or know somebody who knows them, please shame them for what they are doing with thousands of innocent Indians everyday.

I have list of 50 people of this Husband-Wife family who I will individually text and request to pressurise this couple to return my hard earned money. Not to mention his college, school, work place and Bankot police. Thankfully I will not be reporting these people now that I have got my money back. (see P.S)

I will be putting these people one final mail before registering a consuemr case on them and I will keep you updated. I will also be posting the photos of both these husband wife in my next edit, if they dont respond to my mail (Will not be doing this now, as I got my money back).

https://preview.redd.it/d3vupdbc62ah1.jpg?width=852&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d0ab26ebb3529ce558eeccc59e325e4ee79558f

But still, my advice, as per my experience, PLEASE DONT ORDER ANYTHING FROM THIS SCAM BUSINESS.

P.S

Yesterday evening, after 16 days, finally I got whatsapp reply from them. They have refunded my amount.

I think this is something to do with my critical post for them i did on Ratnagiri reddit forum, where I identified them for the world (same as in this post). I also gave them zero stars on their Indiamart and Google review.

I think it is also because i mailed them with specific name of their owner Ms Rahina Dalvi in the mail, which might have made them uncomfortable.

Anyways, I will not be ordering anything from them again.

Should you?
I leave on your wisdom.

Strangely, yesterday I also got banned on Ratnagiri reddit and my post there locked. It seems these days anyone who points out scammers who rob innocent people of money is seen as criminal by some reddit moderators.

Anyways, I am posting same post now on this new community started by me. Wish you all well.

Hi everyone,

We have around 30 acres of agricultural land near Akluj, Maharashtra. Our main crops are banana, sugarcane, pomegranate, and custard apple.

The biggest problem is that almost all the farming is managed by my father, who is around 60 years old now. Traditional farming has become very difficult because of unpredictable weather, fluctuating market prices, labour shortages, rising input costs, and the physical effort involved.

Some years we earn ₹50–60 lakh, while in other years we barely break even or even make losses. The uncertainty is becoming stressful.

We've already explored solar land leasing, but couldn't find any company interested in our location.

At this point, we're open to almost any practical option:

- Leasing the farm to someone

- Contract farming

- Revenue-sharing partnerships

- Long-term land lease

- Agroforestry or other low-maintenance crops

- Any business that can generate a stable monthly income from the land

- Or any other ideas we may not know about

We're even considering selling the farm and moving to Pune for a more stable source of income, but it's a huge decision and we're very confused.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? If you own agricultural land or know of successful models that provide more predictable income with less day-to-day involvement, I'd really appreciate your advice.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone,

I have been researching high-value farming and I keep seeing videos/posts about farmers earning very good money from crops like coloured capsicum (red/yellow bell pepper) grown in polyhouse or shednet. I have also recently seen a lot of people talking about ginger farming being very profitable.

I want to understand the reality from people who are actually doing it.

For coloured capsicum:

Are farmers really making ₹5–15+ lakh profit per acre/year, or are these numbers exaggerated?

For ginger:

Is ginger still a profitable crop recently?

What kind of investment and returns are realistic?

Are farmers getting good prices or is it only profitable in certain years?

Looking for real ground experience, not YouTube numbers. Thanks!

Hello, First of all i want to say that i am 17 years old. I want to do a business in which i sell chelated mineral mixture for cows/buffaloes. It will be white labeles product and will be manufactured by Vetco India (which is a well known and trusted company).

I asked many dairies and cattle feed stores across many places but no one seems to know what a Chelated mineral mixture actually is.

I have got the place to buy it but i haven't got a place to sell it, please help me in selling it, tell me where to sell it, and to what type of stores?. I am from Punjab if anyone know it about and want to buy it in bulk just tell me.

I'm researching agricultural land around Chikkaballapur, Nandi Hills, Chintamani, Gudibande and nearby villages.

I'd really appreciate replies from people who have actually bought, sold, leased, or managed farmland in this region.

I'm trying to understand the current market, not broker quotes.

Some questions:

What is the realistic price per acre or per gunta?

How much difference does location make?

State Highway frontage

Village tar road

Kachha (mud) road

How much premium do you pay for:

Borewell

Electricity connection

Fencing

Clear title

Good approach road

For agricultural leasing, is rent normally agreed per year or per month in Karnataka?

What are the typical lease rates per acre or per gunta?

If you've leased land yourself, what terms did you include in the agreement?

What legal or practical issues should a first-time buyer or lessor watch out for?

I'm especially interested in hearing from farmers, landowners, or investors who have completed transactions in the last 2–3 years.

Please share:

Approximate location (village/taluk)

Price paid or current market price (if you're comfortable sharing)

Size of the land

What you wish you had known before buying or leasing

Thanks in advance. Real experiences are far more valuable than broker estimates.

Everyone has one.

Wrong seed.
Late sowing.
Trusted the weather forecast.
Bought expensive equipment.
Sold too early.

Share yours. Someone else might avoid making the same mistake.

What’s the biggest problem farming in india ?

I know there are many problem like water scarity, uneven weather or infertile soil and much.

But is there any more bigger problem than this ?
While doing farming in india ?