Scientist builds ₹12 crore startup by involving farmers in Odisha
Dr Ramesh C Biswal quit his job as a scientist in the USA in 2016 and returned to his village in Odisha to connect farmers directly with consumers, weeding out middlemen. Today, his startup Villa Mart works with over 15,000 farmers, paying them 20 percent above market rates and selling directly to consumers. It clocked ₹12 crore turnover last fiscal year.