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lockdown were shambolic, when zealous police stopped food trucks. Supplies from farms to cities picked up after clarifications from the government, and farming also revived just in time for a bumper harvest.“The bounceback has been fastest in agriculture because that part of the economy was not allowed to fail," he says.

This spelt a quicker recovery for agritech startups compared to others. “Most startups in our portfolio are back to where they were in February."Digital platforms for farmers, like Patna-based DeHaat, experienced a surge in demand as traditional agricultural marketing channels got disrupted.

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