Noida-based company Leads Connect will conduct crop cutting experiments (CCE) on a pilot basis in 23 districts of Assam
The Government of Assam (GoA) for its World Bank-backed project, Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) has given the Crop Cutting Experiments (CCE) mandate to Noida-based agri-tech company, Leads Connect. The agritech will conduct the CCE in 23 districts of the Assam state, on a pilot basis.
Leads Connect, with its cutting-edge technologies such as Remote Sensing and GIS, Numerical Modeling, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics frameworks, will co-observe the CCEs conducted by the Assam government. This pilot study will start from September 2021 and will be done for Kharif 2021. Currently, the agritech is engaged in delivering projects in more than 100 districts of India and has a pan-India presence backed by a comprehensive presence of field team and well-equipped research lab.
APART was launched in the year 2018 by the Government of Assam through the Government of India and received huge funds from World Bank to uplift the agricultural sector of the state and encourage farmers to use technology to increase production.
On being appointed, Navneet Ravikar, CMD, Leads Connect Services informed, “Getting a mandate to conduct CCE for different zones of Assam is a huge achievement for us an organisation, and we are excited and prepared to deliver the project successfully.”
