Comprehensive guides for India’s agri-business leaders.
Longform pillar playbooks — deeper than an insight, narrower than a report. Written by partners who have shipped the same work from the operating seat.
Where our insights are monthly field notes, our guides are reference documents you can hand to a team and ship against. Each is authored end-to-end by a practice partner, cites its sources, carries a last-reviewed date, and cross-links to the services we run for clients who want the playbook delivered rather than read.
TEV Studies for Agri Projects in India — The Complete Reference Guide
A complete reference guide on Techno-Economic Viability (TEV) studies for agri-projects — food processing, dairy, cold chain, warehousing, farm-machinery manufacturing. Covers bank-format structure, empanelment, scenario design, downside analysis, working-capital sensitivity, and a full engagement calendar.
The Agri-Talent Acquisition Hiring Playbook — How to Hire Right in Indian Agri-Business
A full playbook for hiring senior agri-business talent in India — what a good brief looks like, where the real candidate pool sits beyond LinkedIn, how to run a structured assessment, how to price offers against a moving market, and how the first 90 days determine 24-month retention.
India Market Entry for Agri-Businesses — A Complete Operating Guide
A 4,500-word operating guide for foreign agri-businesses entering India — entry-mode comparison, 100% FDI on automatic route, entity formation, regulatory sequencing (CIBRC / FCO / BIS / FSSAI), channel design, team build, and a 24-month execution calendar.
Tractor & Farm Machinery Homologation in India — End-to-End Guide
A full reference guide on homologating a tractor or farm machine for sale in India — the CMVR framework, the three type-approval test levels, TREM emission norms, FMTII performance testing, fees, calendar, component approvals, and the full working sequence.
BIS Certification for Farm Machinery in India — The Definitive 2026 Guide
A definitive 4,000-word reference on BIS certification for farm machinery in India — covering the ISI-mark scheme, fees, the two grant paths, relevant IS standards for tractors and implements, common rejection reasons, and how to plan the calendar for a foreign OEM.