ABOUT US
Our mission at Khethworks is to give small-plot farmers across the world an unprecedented level of control over their lives and livelihoods through affordable and high quality technology. We are driven by impact--we succeed only if farmers grow more, earn more, and provide more for their families and communities.
Khethworks started at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but we are proud to be a venture-backed startup recognized by Startup India that makes in India. With the support of the MIT Tata Center and the Tata Trusts, we developed our flagship technology at MIT, and we have been headquartered in Pune, India since January 2016.
As a for-profit social enterprise, Khethworks commits to reinvest most of our profits to further our social mission.
Our team
Katie Taylor
CEO, Co-Founder
Gaurav Mahto
Field Coordinator
Victor Lesniewski
COO, Co-Founder
Rajeshwar Dhavala
Field Specialist
Rahul Pardeshi
Head of Product Management
Amit Kumar
Gumla Field Coordinator
Vivek Anand
Mechanical Design Engineer
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Our partners
Collectives for Integrated Livelihood Initiatives (CInI)
SELCO Foundation
Transform Rural India Foundation
PRADAN
Our supporters
Volo Foundation
Sangam Ventures
Social Alpha
Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment
Mulago Foundation
MIT Tata Center
Powering Livelihoods
MIT delta V
Villgro
Unreasonable Impact
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Emerging India Accelerator Program
Press
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/16/business/india-solar-khethworks-farming/index.html
http://news.mit.edu/2020/khethworks-irrigate-india-0110
https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/innovators-under-35/2017/humanitarian/katherine-taylor/
https://www.ogunte.com/blog/profile/katie-taylor-khethworks-solar-irrigation-system/
https://unreasonable.is/improving-food-job-security-30-million-farmers-india/