Happy Roots

Industry: Agriculture/Agribusiness
Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra
Website: www.happyroots.in
Cohort: 2018

Happy Roots grows, manufactures, and markets ready-to-eat products made from indigenous, locally sourced grains by rural women. It is building a transparent food supply chain that transfers 50% of business ownership to smallholder farmers and rural women. They trust that the next big disruption in the Indian agriculture space will come from efficient supply chains and affordable technology. Happy Roots is trying to marry both while generating profitable livelihoods for rural communities and protecting local crop biodiversity.

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Reema Sathe is on a mission to improve the lives of small-holder farmers in India through her company Happy Roots.

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Reema Sathe

FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR

Reema Sathe is passionate about rural development and women’s empowerment, a believer in bringing positive social change through sustainable business. She has worked across tomato, onion, poultry, and grains value chains and has helped small farmers connect with high potential markets. She has briefly served as an online UN volunteer where she worked on projects supporting child education in India and women’s empowerment in Africa. She currently wears several hats at Happy Roots that allow her to combine her expertise and passion across various aspects of food and agriculture.