KRIMT team at work
Farmer empowered by KRIMT
Indian farmer in the field

About KRIMT

We exist to fix a broken system.

India's farmers feed 1.4 billion people. Yet 70% of them earn below the poverty line — not because they don't work hard enough, but because the system between farm and market is stacked against them. KRIMT is changing that.

Our Mission

Fair prices. Fast payments. No middlemen.

KRIMT was founded on a single belief: that the farmer who grows your food deserves to be paid fairly for it. Today, the average Indian farmer receives less than 20 paise for every rupee a consumer spends on fresh produce. The rest is captured by a chain of intermediaries who add cost but not value.

We built KRIMT to collapse that chain. By connecting farmers directly to supermarkets, restaurants, exporters, and food processors — and by using AI to make pricing transparent and logistics efficient — we're rebuilding the agricultural supply chain from the ground up.

Our mission is simple: ensure every farmer on the KRIMT platform earns at least 40% more than they would selling through traditional mandis — and every buyer pays at least 20% less than they would sourcing through wholesale markets.

Indian farmer facing hardship

Farmers receive less than 20 paise for every rupee consumers spend on produce

Farmer empowered by KRIMT

KRIMT farmers earn an average of ₹2,400 more per month

Farmer using KRIMT app

Direct access to buyers — no middlemen, no information asymmetry

The name

KRIMT is Indian agri-tech — not Klimt the painter.

KRIMT (pronounced krim-t) is an agriculture technology company in India. We connect farmers with retailers, hotels, restaurants, and exporters. We are not related to the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt, Kermit the Frog, or K.R. Institute of Management & Technology in Haryana, which is sometimes also abbreviated KRIMT.

Our Story

Born in the fields of Bihar.

1

The problem becomes personal

Co-founder Pawan Kumar watches his town — farmers sell an entire season's harvest for less than the cost of production. The middleman took 60% of the final sale price. That moment became KRIMT's founding story.

2

First pilot in Gurgaon

A 12-farmer pilot connecting onion growers directly to Mumbai restaurants. No app, no AI — just WhatsApp groups and spreadsheets. Farmers earned 38% more. Buyers paid 22% less. The model worked.

3

Building the technology

Assembled a team of 10 engineers, agronomists, and logistics specialists. Launched the first version of the KRIMT app in Hindi and English.

4

Scaling across Delhi NCR

Expanded to 500 farmers across 8 districts. Launched cold-chain logistics network. Onboarded first supermarket chain and hotel group as verified buyers. Processed ₹12 crore in transactions.

5

AI and national expansion

Launched KRIMT Intelligence — our AI pricing and demand forecasting engine. Expanded to Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar. Crossed 5,000 farmers and 200 verified buyers on the platform.

6

10,000 farmers. 100+ cities.

Reached 10,000 verified farmers across 12 states. 500+ business buyers. ₹180 crore in annual transaction volume. Launched KRIMT Finance — embedded crop loans and insurance for platform farmers.

Nashik onion farmers

2019 — A Nashik onion farmer loses a season's income to middlemen

Farmer community pilot

2020 — First 12-farmer pilot in Nashik. Farmers earned 38% more.

KRIMT engineering team

2021 — 18-person team builds the first KRIMT app

KRIMT marketplace launch

2022 — First supermarket chain and hotel group onboarded

KRIMT AI intelligence launch

2023 — KRIMT Intelligence AI engine goes live

Farmers on KRIMT

2024–25 — 10,000 farmers. ₹180 crore in annual transactions.

Our Values

What we stand for

Farmer First

Every product decision starts with one question: does this make the farmer's life better? If the answer is no, we don't build it.

Radical Transparency

Prices on KRIMT are visible to both farmers and buyers. No hidden margins. No information asymmetry. The same data that buyers see, farmers see.

Technology with Purpose

We build AI and data tools not to impress investors, but to solve real problems — fair pricing, demand forecasting, quality grading — for people who have never had access to them.

Long-Term Thinking

We're not optimising for the next quarter. We're building infrastructure for Indian agriculture that will still be running in 50 years.

Inclusion by Design

Our app works on 2G. It speaks 12 languages. It has voice input for low-literacy users. Inclusion isn't a feature — it's the foundation.

Accountability

We publish our farmer income data publicly every quarter. If we're not delivering on our promise of 40% higher earnings, we want the world to know.

Farmer income impact

Average ₹2,400 monthly income increase per farmer household

KRIMT coverage across India

100+ cities across 12 states — Tier 1, 2, and 3 markets

Buyers sourcing on KRIMT

500+ verified business buyers — supermarkets, restaurants, exporters

Our Impact

Numbers that matter

10,000+

Farmers on the platform

Across 12 states

₹2,400

Average monthly income increase

Per farmer household

500+

Verified business buyers

Supermarkets, restaurants, exporters

100+

Cities served

Tier 1, 2, and 3 markets

₹180 Cr

Annual transaction volume

FY 2024–25

0%

Commission on first 10 orders

For every new farmer

Indian farmland

Join us in rebuilding Indian agriculture.

Whether you're a farmer looking for better prices, a buyer looking for reliable supply, or a builder who wants to work on a problem that matters — KRIMT has a place for you.