Cornext Agri Products, a fodder manufacturer, is starting a new franchise model to boost ‘Fodder Entrepreneurs’. Cornext Agri Products is a startup that is creating more startups in the animal nutrition space.
Through this franchise model, Cornext is encouraging more and more rural youth to become ‘Fodder Entrepreneurs’. The company is also addressing the fodder crisis in India.
With this model, Cornext will be supporting village level fodder entrepreneurs by offering them a buyback guarantee for the first 3 years, and training and technology support.
Madhav Kshatriya, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Cornext, said, “We will also offer them technical support and training to manage the franchises.”
Benefits of Franchise Model for Rural Fodder Entrepreneurs
Cornext is targeting to create a change in the dairy farming sector on a community level with the upcoming Franchise Model for Rural Fodder Entrepreneurs.
Through this model, the startup is expecting to make a difference in the following ways:
-The model is aimed at supporting the Baled Silage sector for which rural entrepreneurship is a must.
-There is a need for micro-level entrepreneurship which can be a great employment generator for many dairy farmers throughout India.
-This new franchise model can benefit the Maize & Dairy Farming community as a whole.
-The company is bringing the power of e-commerce to the door-step of the Indian farmer with this model.
-Creating a new Farmer Business Network will be possible.
-It will also bring world-class technology at the cheapest possible price through the Make in India initiative.
Inception of Cornext
Cornext Agri Products was started in 2015 for making Baled Silage which is the most advanced technology in silage making. In the initial years, the startup began working with the Andhra Pradesh Government as a PPP partner for distributing Baled Silage to marginal dairy farmers at subsidized prices and became an instant hit.
With the increased demand for Silage, it understood that one Cornext is not enough to address this fodder crisis. The startup expanded its vision to empower small dairy farmers to become self-dependent, which required customizable solutions to help the farmers produce silage on their own. In order to achieve this vision, the company designed and developed Mini Silage Baler, which produces 50kg bales that is again a big success among rural dairy farmers.
Cornext received an overwhelming response for pioneering this technology globally. Presently, Mini Silage Balers produce silage bales in over 20 states across India and countries such as Kenya, Kuwait, Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, etc.
