Desta Global

DestaGlobal

Company type	Private
Industry	Agriculture, Internet
Founded	2010
Founder	Ron Boehm, Marlys Boehm, Nishant Banore
Headquarters	Mumbai, Maharashtra , India
Area served	Maharashtra, India
Key people	Siddhartha Choudhary (CEO)
Products	Agricultural Inputs
Services	E-commerce
Website	destaglobal.com

DestaGlobal is an agriculture technology company based in India. It operates a marketplace that connects agriculture companies with dealers in Maharashtra.

History & funding

DestaGlobal was founded in 2010 by Ron Boehm, Marlys Boehm & Nishant Banore.[1]

DestaGlobal is a social impact organization working on the Agri-input distribution space contributing to income and livelihood of farmers.[1] The organisation focuses on distributing a wide portfolio of products to the farmers at the right price point.[2][3][4]

In 2010, DestaGlobal acquired $2 Mn from the US-based investor Boma Investments LLC in order to expand its products to farmers in Maharashtra.[5] Over the years, the organisation works extensively with farmers, dealers, distributors and Agri Manufacturers existing in overall 36 districts of Maharashtra.

In 2018 & 2019 the company launched its mobile applications. The organisation connects around 2.5 lakh farmers, 2,000 dealers and 130 agri input manufacturers in rural Maharashtra.[6]

Products and services

The organisation focuses on Agri-products such as seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, plant growth regulators, animal husbandry products. The organisation expanded the product portfolio including Agricultural equipments such as farm machinery, drip irrigation products, solar energy products & Other allied Products. The organisation also encourages organic farming assisting organic manures & organic products.

Awards

• Top 50 Tech Companies Award 2019, Dubai.[7]
• "Rural Activation of the Year" at WOW Awards Asia 2019.[8]
• RMAI Flame Awards Asia 2019[9]
• "Rural Innovation Of The Year" Award at RMAI Flame Awards 2018.[10]
• "Special Mention Award" at Social Media for Awareness Summit 2016[11]

References

1. Verma, Amit (2016-11-11). "This startup aims to help farmers in increasing their income by providing agri-inputs and relevant agriculture information". Startup Success Stories India - News & Updates for Indian Entrepreneurs. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
2. "This firm thinks a combination of e-commerce and AI can help farmers cut costs". Techcircle. 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
3. "Rural India is helping to revive the country's economy". The National. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
4. "Maharashtra's Farmers now Gain Knowledge, Savings and Connect With Dealers via DestaGlobal's Siddhi app". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
5. Menon, Bindu D. (4 November 2015). "DestaGlobal looks to tap rural India with online platform". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
6. Mengle, Gautam S. (2018-09-05). "Siddhi: an app that brings farmers, dealers together". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
7. InterCon Dubai, 2019 (Day 1), retrieved 2020-01-10
8. "Meet the Winners of Experiential Marketing Awards at WOW Awards Asia 2019". EVENTFAQS Media. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
9. Mustaquim, Mohd. "Know the winners of RMAI Flame Awards Asia 2019". ruralmarketing.in. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
10. "Impact Communications, Dialogue Factory & TBB Top Metal Charts at RMAI Flame Awards Asia 2018". EVENTFAQS Media. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
11. defwp-user (2016-03-16). "SM4E feliciates 19 Winners & 4 Special Mentions". Digital Empowerment Foundation. Retrieved 2019-02-26. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

External links

• Official website
• E-commerce portal
• Agri-info portal Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine