Archive · 22 Dec 2025
Bharat Intelligence Aims to Revolutionize Horticulture
Bharat Intelligence is a new company that helps farmers find workers for their farms.
They use a special system that connects farmers with workers through WhatsApp.
This helps farmers get the workers they need, and workers get better pay and jobs.
The company also teaches workers new skills to make them more efficient.
They started with grape farms and plan to help banana farmers next.
A big farm company, Sahaydri Farms, invested money in Bharat Intelligence.
The goal is to make farming easier and more profitable for everyone.
Bharat Intelligence connects farmers with skilled agricultural workers via an AI-powered WhatsApp platform.
The startup has begun operations in the Nashik region for grape farms and plans to expand to banana farms in Solapur in January 2026.
Workers earn an average of ₹800 per day, up from ₹600, with same-day payments.
The company aims to train and upskill 10,000 workers in the next 12 months, improving their efficiency and productivity.
Sahaydri Farms, India's largest farmer-producer company, has invested ₹7 crore in Bharat Intelligence, with 22,500 farmer-shareholders holding stakes.
- Who
- Bharat Intelligence, founded by Azhaan Merchant and Gourav Sanghai
- What
- An agtech startup connecting farmers with agricultural workers
- When
- Started offering services two months ago, plans to expand in January 2026
- Where
- Nashik region for grapes, Solapur region for bananas in Maharashtra, India
- Why
- To address the lack of skilled farm workers and improve labour conditions
- Founders
- Azhaan Merchant and Gourav Sanghai
- Investment
- ₹7 crore from Sahaydri Farms
- Current Workers
- 1,000 labourers
- Target Workers
- 10,000 in next 12 months
- Average Worker Earnings
- ₹800 per day
- Previous Worker Earnings
- ₹600 per day
- Farmers' Stake
- 22,500 farmer-shareholders of Sahaydri Farms
- Grape Farm Area
- 1.5 lakh acres