Dedicated Agri Services (DAS)

What Dedicated Agri Services (DAS) does

Dedicated Agri Services Private Limited (DAS) is an India-based service provider in the agricultural domain that combines trained manpower with technology to support crop insurance scheme implementation and related government programs. Its core offerings include Ground-Truthing Services, Research-As-A-Service (RAAS), Capacity Building and Training, and a Comprehensive Service Provider package for PMFBY (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana) covering publicity, data compilation, in-season crop monitoring, Crop Cutting Experiment (CCE) co-witnessing, and loss assessment. Supporting technology comprises UAV/drone-based remote sensing, IoT-integrated weather stations, computer-vision-driven crop surveillance, predictive yield forecasting, and a mobile app for GPS-tagged field data collection and claims processing. A separate Forest Center of Excellence vertical delivers the Certificate Program in Agricultural and Forestry Services (CPAFS) and an MBA in Agriculture through the SEVAK partnership network.

DAS serves a primarily B2B and B2G customer base: crop insurance companies implementing PMFBY at national and state levels, central and state government agricultural departments, and academic and insurance-sector institutions including AFC India, Centurion University, and the National Insurance Academy. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity. Headcount is reported at 5 employees, with regional offices in Mumbai (HQ), Pune, Chennai, and Bhubaneswar supporting operations across four Indian states.

The business model is project-based professional services plus limited IT platform development/licensing, with revenue derived from contractual engagements with insurance companies and government departments rather than direct sales to individual farmers. Distribution relies on direct institutional engagement and partner-driven channels such as the SEVAK training network and academic research collaborations. No public pricing, revenue figures, or ARR disclosures are available, and the company is not listed on any stock exchange.

Name

Dedicated Agri Services (DAS)

Legal name

Dedicated Agri Services Private Limited

Website

https://agriservices.info

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dedicated Agri Services (DAS) is an India-based B2B/B2G service provider that combines trained manpower with UAV, IoT, and mobile technology to deliver ground-truthing, crop monitoring, and comprehensive support for crop insurance companies and government agricultural departments implementing PMFBY.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Remote Sensing & Crop Scouting Services (Satellite, Drone Imagery, In‑Field Sensing) (AFACACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Aerial Firefighting & Wildland Fire Suppression (Agricultural Interface) (AFACAIAI)

Keywords

• Crop insurance services
• Agricultural data collection
• Remote sensing agriculture
• PMFBY implementation
• Agricultural research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Insurance Auxiliary Services: Claims and client management services for crop insurance schemes including PMFBY, providing ground support services to insurance companies.
2. Meteorological Projects: Installation of weather stations, system integration, maintenance, weather forecasting, data analytics, and risk management services.
3. IT Platform Development: Design, development and customization of software, IT platforms and tools for administering agriculture related schemes.
4. Consulting Services: Process and program architecture design that harnesses existing institutional capacity for delivering solutions to farmers.
5. Ground Support Services for PMFBY: Comprehensive service offering including publicity and awareness, data compilation, in-season monitoring, CCE witnessing, survey and loss assessments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dedicated Agri Services provides end-to-end ground support services for India's crop insurance schemes (especially PMFBY) and government agricultural programs. Its services combine trained manpower with technology (UAVs/drones, remote sensing, IoT, mobile apps) to deliver ground-truthing, crop cutting experiment (CCE) co-witnessing, in-season crop and weather monitoring, farmer data compilation, IEC/publicity, and Research-As-A-Service (RAAS) for insurance companies, government departments, and academic institutions.

Product overview

Dedicated Agri Services (DAS) is a service provider in the agriculture domain offering a portfolio of services that combine manpower and technology. The core offering includes Ground-Truthing Services, Research-As-A-Service (RAAS), Capacity Building and Training, and comprehensive PMFBY implementation services. These services are supported by technology modules including In-Season Crop and Weather Monitoring, Crop Cutting Experiment Co-Witnessing, IEC/Publicity, and Data Compilation services. Additionally, DAS operates a Forest Center of Excellence business vertical offering training programs like CPAFS and MBA in Agricultural. The services work together to enable beneficiaries and stakeholders to implement agricultural schemes with technology-enabled processes and trained human resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ground-Truthing Services Direct human observation services supporting remote sensing and UAV survey data with trained manpower for surveys, loss assessments, and co-witnessing of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs). For insurance companies and government agricultural programs needing verifiable on-the-ground data.
• Research-As-A-Service (RAAS) High-quality agricultural research service that contextualizes ground truths within a larger body of knowledge to inform action, with implications for policy and project implementation. For academic institutions, government bodies, and insurance companies needing applied research.
• Capacity Building and Training Physical backbone for rural advertising and personal meetings with farmers, combining traditional methods with modern communication approaches to educate and empower farming communities. For government schemes, insurance programs, and rural development initiatives.
• Comprehensive Service Provider for PMFBY End-to-end ground support services for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) scheme implementation, from promotion to claims payment, including publicity, data compilation, in-season monitoring, and CCE witnessing. For insurance companies underwriting PMFBY.
• In-Season Crop and Weather Monitoring Technology-enabled integrated crop health and weather monitoring system providing real-time data via mobile apps for decision-making, crop loss prevention, and accurate damage assessment for insurance claims. For insurance companies, government programs, and farmers.
• Crop Cutting Experiment (CCE) Co-Witnessing Co-witnessing of Crop Cutting Experiments as per PMFBY terms, with proposals for applying new technologies including IoT, remote sensing, and drone usage for improved yield and loss assessment. For insurance companies and government programs.
• Information Education & Communication (IEC) Publicity and awareness services for PMFBY including counselling, IEC materials, and WhatsApp-based communication interventions to promote crop insurance among rural farmers. For insurance companies and government programs.
• Compilation of Insured Details Manpower-intensive ground support service for farmer data compilation including Banks/PACS connectivity, ground sampling, bulk upload, and straight-through processing for insurance enrollment. For insurance companies implementing PMFBY.
• Watershed Micro Planning Micro planning services for watershed management and development. For government departments, NGOs, and rural development programs.
• Forest Center of Excellence Specialized vertical focused on forestry expertise, offering capacity building programs including Certificate Program in Agricultural and Forestry Services (CPAFS) and MBA in Agriculture, along with forestry project execution and evaluation. For forestry programs, government departments, and academic institutions.
• Certificate Program in Agricultural and Forestry Services (CPAFS) 6-month certificate program with 15 learning modules designed to build capacities of rural professionals aged 18-40, covering theoretical, conceptual, and practical aspects of agricultural and forestry services. For rural professionals and capacity-building initiatives.
• Agricultural Research Research engagements with institutions like Insurance Academies, Agriculture Universities, and Management/Technology Institutes to produce applicable knowledge for policy and project implementation. For academic institutions, insurance academies, and government departments.

Quantifiable outcome

• PMFBY aims to cover 50% of India's 194.40 million hectare crop area (current coverage 25-27%)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AFC IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFC India is listed as a partner on the Agricultural Research page. DAS engages with AFC India along with other institutions like Agriculture Universities and Management Institutes for research that has implications for policy and project implementation.
• Centurion University (CUTM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenturion University is listed as a research partner on the Agricultural Research page. DAS partners with the university for research collaboration that contextualizes ground truths within their RAAS offering.
• National Insurance AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Insurance Academy is listed as a partner engaged for research purposes on the Agricultural Research page. DAS collaborates with the academy for insurance-related research and training.
• SEVAK (Sevanivrutt Vana Karmachari Sangh)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEVAK is a registered society of retired forest employees in Maharashtra founded in 1997. DAS joined hands with SEVAK to run the Certificate Program in Agricultural and Forestry Services (CPAFS) as a flagship capacity building initiative. They also collaborated on an MBA program in Agriculture and short-term training programs for rural professionals aged 18-40 years.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CropIn Technology: Indian agtech platform offering satellite/remote sensing-based farm monitoring, yield forecasting, and digital crop insurance support to insurers and agribusinesses — directly comparable to DAS's PMFBY-facing technology stack.
• SatSure: Combines satellite imagery, drone data, and AI for crop monitoring and crop insurance analytics in India, with explicit exposure to PMFBY-style implementation work — the closest technology and use-case competitor to DAS.
• WeatherRisk: Provider of weather forecasting, agri-risk analytics, and insurance support services in India — overlaps with DAS's meteorological and crop insurance auxiliary service lines.
• Skymet Weather Services: India's largest private weather and crop analytics company, providing weather data, yield forecasting, and risk management services used by crop insurers — competes with DAS on the meteorological and risk-assessment service line.

Broad incumbents

• Bayer Crop Science (India): Global agribusiness with growing digital farming services in India; competes for adjacent agronomy and digital extension work, especially through partner-network go-to-market models.
• ITC e-Choupal 4.0 / ITC Agri Business: Large conglomerate with deep rural reach and a digital agri-services platform; competes for government and institutional agri-services contracts at a much broader scale than DAS.
• Mahindra Samriddhi / Mahindra Agri Solutions: Established Indian agribusiness providing farm advisory, crop inputs, and contract farming services — a broader incumbent with overlapping institutional/government distribution.

Emerging players

• Intello Labs: Computer-vision and AI for produce quality and crop assessment, overlapping with DAS's image-based and remote-sensing crop health monitoring capabilities.
• Fasal: IoT and AI precision agriculture platform focused on farm-level microclimate, irrigation, and disease forecasting — overlaps with DAS's IoT-driven crop monitoring offering but lacks the PMFBY service-bureau positioning.

Others

• ClimateAi / IBM Environmental Intelligence (India practice): Climate-risk analytics and agriculture forecasting platforms that increasingly bid for crop insurance and government risk analytics work adjacent to DAS's meteorological services line.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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