{"id":4660,"date":"2023-11-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2023-11-21T03:20:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T19:20:42","slug":"daily-markup-878-farmart-is-solving-the-worlds-food-security-issues-by-connecting-farmers-to-customers-exporting-food-from-africa-to-india-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=4660","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #878: FarMart is solving the world\u2019s food security issues by connecting farmers to customers; exporting food from Africa to India &amp; more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/VnOfvCSyMDuXrLAtES_f5n9l1jgKZ6Dh1LoechIwHyTI4MLr6gGVrzgpdYCa_b94_Zkv4HEtQ288eb0QnyPH5o6QEkKanIK-UOQn2BhBsX1AMT-kiu1-BQm76U_j09QrXlqZC2VZokPA-ps8CyqQzrw\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Hindu Business Line<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Growing places<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cFood security is an international issue and it can only be solved by global operations,\u201d shared Co-founder &amp; CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/in.linkedin.com\/in\/alekh-sanghera-58a36778\">Alekh Sanghera<\/a> of 500-backed agritech company <a href=\"https:\/\/farmart.co\/\">FarMart<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That\u2019s why the team is expanding their operations to Africa, from where they plan to export food to India and other parts of the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using their technology, FarMart aims to be an integrated global value chain across multiple countries. 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