Desta Global
DestaGlobal started as an Indian startup technology company working in agriculture sector. The name ‘Desta’ is derived from an Amharic term which means happiness. The organisation was founded in 2010 by Ron Boehm, Marlys Boehm and Nishant Banore. History & funding DestaGlobal is a social impact organization working on the Agri-input distribution space contributing to income and livelihood of farmers. The organisation focuses on distributing a wide portfolio of products to the farmers at the right price point. In 2010, DestaGlobal acquired $2 Mn from the US-based investor Boma Investments LLC in order to expand its products to farmers in Maharashtra. Over the years, the organisation works extensively with farmers, dealers, distributors and Agri Manufacturers existing in overall 36 districts of Maharashtra. The organisation connects around 2.5 lakh farmers, 2,000 dealers and 130 agri input manufacturers in rural Maharashtra. In 2015, technology became the focus of the organisation extending towards the rural hinterland. The organisation outstripped inferior marketing and distribution mediums of agri-inputs establishing an e-commerce portal & a web dashboard for dealers. In 2018 & 2019 the organisation extended the tech platform to farmers and dealers by launching mobile applications with an objective to offer schemes on thousands of