Rahul Singh

Indian agritech pioneer whose crop optimization platform helped 500,000+ farmers triple yields sustainably

Rahul Singh (b. 1989) disrupted traditional farming with his GreenHarvest AI platform launched in 2020. Growing up in drought-prone Rajasthan, he witnessed crop failures firsthand. His machine learning model analyzes soil health using satellite data and farmer-reported metrics, providing hyperlocal recommendations. By 2023, the platform had reduced water usage by 40% while boosting wheat yields to 6.8 tons/ha - three times India's national average. The Farmer Empowerment Network (2022) extended this tech to 12 African countries through partnerships with CGIAR. Singh's FAO collaboration created drought-resistant crop varieties using blockchain-tracked seed banks. His 2024 documentary Seeds of Resilience highlighted how his platform helped Kenya's Maasai communities adapt to climate change. Critics questioned scalability, but a 2025 World Bank report validated his model's profitability, showing farmers increased net income by 270%. Singh's open-source AgroData Commons initiative (2023) now powers 19 UNDP projects, earning him the 2025 Global Social Entrepreneur Prize. His approach bridges traditional knowledge with AI, as seen in his collaboration with Tamil Nadu's tribal farmers preserving ancestral seed varieties through digital registries.