Re:Kisan Network (YC W16) is an online marketplace for India...
by sremani on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @01:20PM
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Are you addressing Price Controls on Agri products? What are the plans or steps to improve farm to market and/or market to storage, if any?
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Re:Kisan Network (YC W16) is an online marketplace for India...
by adi_agarwalla on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @01:28PM
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Just like other marketplaces, price is decided by market conditions. But where we come in is that unlike the physical marketplaces where auctions are the way crops are sold, on Kisan Network, the farmer gets a value depending on the quality of his produce.
We aren't looking at the storage aspect yet.
Re:Kisan Network (YC W16) is an online marketplace for India...
by niccolop on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @01:52PM
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How realtime is pricing? And how do take care of verification of buyers and quality?
(congrats on the launch this seems a huge problem!)
Re:Kisan Network (YC W16) is an online marketplace for India...
by adi_agarwalla on Wednesday March 09, 2016 @02:00PM
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Pricing is usually fixed for a 2-3 day period. Generally, market fluctuations take place outside of this.
For the crops, our team ensures that the quality requirements for buyers are met. As for the buyers themselves, ensuring they meet our requirements is taken care of during the on boarding process itself.