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Emergent Gateway Agri-Tech is an agricultural equipment start-up with a focus on bridging the technology and best practices gap that is critical to the sustainability and viability of the farmer. Our initial focus is on post-harvest, specifically storage and handling solutions for all kinds of grains.

Towards this end, Emergent Gateway signed exclusive distribution agreements with Meridian Manufacturing and Norstar Industries, both of Manitoba, Canada, covering South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East & North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Milestones

The significant milestones are as follows:

Our Vision

To bridge the technology and best practices gap that is critical to the sustainability and viability of farmers in emerging markets. The bridging will be accomplished by partnering with global agri-tech players to offer multiple solutions.

Founding Team

The promoters of Emergent Gateway Agri-Tech, Senthil Kumar and Vasant Bennett, are both pursuing new interests after distinguished careers in business, IT and engineering services spanning North America, Europe, and India. While Senthil’s passion is in sales and marketing and business leadership, Vasant has immersed himself into agriculture and agricultural equipment.

Rishabh Goyal, who makes up the founding team, is an MBA from IIM with a long family history in agriculture. He brings a rare combination of skills in business & finance with sales & marketing, all of which are essential for a start-up.

Senthil Kumar

Senthil Kumar

Promoter

Vasant Bennett

Vasant Bennett

Promoter and Founding team

Senthil Kumar

Senthil Kumar

Founding team

Our Partnerships

Meridian Manufacturing

Meridian is a world leader in storage and handling systems spanning multiple industries but with a focus on agriculture. Over a span of 65 years and through many strategic acquisitions, Meridian offers complete storage and handling solutions to store produce for many months or even a few years.

Convey-All

Convey-All offers a comprehensive line of hydraulic and mechanical conveyors for grain handling and other industrial applications. In agriculture, the offerings include silo fill, truck load or transfer conveyors that are fixed or movable depending on the application.

Norstar

Norstar offers a comprehensive range of fixed handling solutions that can be customized to the specific needs of any grain handling application. The product line includes bucket elevators, chain conveyors and chain loop conveyors. As with EGA’s other partners, Norstar’s products distinguish themselves in their robust construction, reliability and ease of maintenance.