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Proparco invests in ARYA.AG to strengthen climate-resilient agriculture and reduce food losses in India

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Proparco has invested USD 12.4 million in Arya.ag as part of an USD 83 million Series F fundraising round led by GEF Capital Partners, alongside IFC, BII and Swedfund. This equity investment will support the scaling of India’s leading integrated agri-services platform, aiming to reduce food losses, increase smallholder farmers’ incomes and promote climate-resilient agricultural practices across the value chain.

Arya.ag is an Indian leading and integrated agri-services platform combining storage, trading and financial services across 21 States to 1,600 farmers organisations and 5,000 traders. In less than 15 years, the company founded by 3 former agri-financing executives has become the only integrated player able to scale across India’s untapped and fragmented agricultural output value chain. It provides post-harvest close-to-farm storage, collateral management for financial institutions, warehouse receipt financing and trade financing for both sellers and buyers. Arya.ag’s approach helps smallholders defer sales and optimize price realization increasing their income by 15-40%, and reduce post-harvest losses from 7% to 1%. As India’s agricultural value chain continues to face structural inefficiencies, Arya.ag’s platform addresses both supply and demand constraints, unlocking equitable participation in the value chain for even the smallest stakeholders. Besides, more than 50% of Arya.ag’s activity is concentrated in low-income states, contributing to the reduction of territorial inequalities.

Proparco’s investment will strengthen Arya.ag’s mission to promote climate-resilient agricultural practices such as advisory services and satellite crop monitoring, in a country particularly vulnerable to climate shocks. This partnership also provides an opportunity for Proparco to further its strategic engagement with high-impact agricultural models in India following recent investment into Sahyadri Farms.

The project is expected to avoid approximately 207,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions per year through reduced food losses and improved logistics, maintain more than 11,000 jobs and create around 500 new ones across Arya’s value chain. It will also increase Arya.ag’s network supported towards climate-resilient agricultural practices. As so, the investment contributes to SDGs 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), 13 (Climate Action) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities).
 

This partnership reflects our strong vote of confidence in Arya.ag’s model. Arya.ag has built a differentiated and scalable platform that we firmly believe in and trust to deliver concrete impact for smallholder farmers in disadvantaged regions of India. We are very proud to pursue this transaction alongside our long-term and trusted partner GEF Capital Partners and leading development finance institutions. Together, we are supporting a high-impact company that delivers measurable climate, social and economic outcomes. Finally, it deepens Proparco’s commitment towards resilient and innovative agricultural models in India.

Stéphane Froissardey

  • Deputy Global Head of Private Equity at Proparco

Arya.ag was built to address the structural challenges that limit farmer participation in agricultural markets. Building climate resilience for smallholder farmers and FPOs while reducing post-harvest losses is central to Arya.ag’s mission. Through our integrated platform that combines near-farm storage, financing and transparent market linkages, we help farmers preserve value and access better market opportunities. We are delighted to welcome Proparco as a partner in furthering our objective of building equitable and resilient agri value chains across India.

Anand Chandra

  • Co-founder and Executive Director, Arya.ag
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