The eFarm Solution

eFarm's  solution takes a more holistic approach , addressing the key needs and pain points of all stakeholders in the agri supply chain - farmers, transporters , intermediaries end consumers - to evolve a sustainable , transparent and efficient new distribution mechanism. It operates in the B2B space and serves bulk consumers of agri produce such as hotels, caterers, retail chains , food processing industries and vegetable vendors, and also runs a retail outlet for the Indian army.

eFarm's solution is based on following key strategies :

• Develop a IT based backbone for data gathering, analysis ,planning and monitoring the entire operation
• Setup low cost collection centres close to villages in partnership with farmers for organised collection and grading
• Setup distribution centres in metros , close to customer location , for final delivery
• Train intermediaries like transport operators in proper handling of perishables to reduce transit wastage
• Map the demand and supply and ensure just in time distribution

eFarm is currently operational in Chennai and sources from over 1500 farmers in surrounding areas of tamilnadu .

The presentation below gives an overview of the eFarm solution .

Summary

• Identify farmer's production details in advance
• Identify the demand from customers in advance
• Aggregate the demand by produce type and identify the best source of supply
• Use a simple, IT driven order matching system to determine right sourcing & logistics strategy to fulfill the order.
• Minimise wastage by procuring only what is required
• Fix rates based on overall operational costs and margins taking into account all members in the supply chain
• Immediate distribution through different marketing channels (bulk orders, door delivery, hand carts, walk-ins) to reduce need for storage/deep freezing etc.,