A three-layer system connecting pond to port.
SnackMint doesn't sell farmers a single gadget or buyers a single certificate. We connect monitoring, processing and market infrastructure into one system, so quality and origin data travel with the crop at every stage.
Farm Layer — IoT sensors & drone pond surveys
Solar-powered sensors installed across pond clusters track the conditions that make or break a Makhana harvest — continuously, not on a farmer's next visit. Periodic drone flyovers add a bird's-eye view no ground sensor can give.
- Water quality & temperature tracked in real time
- Early disease-risk alerts sent directly to farmers
- Drone surveys spot stress across a pond that ground checks miss
- Shared, low-cost hardware — no farmer buys a sensor alone
Processing Layer — Common Facility Centres
Roasting and popping raw seed into Makhana is a craft — but done by hand, batch by batch, it's nearly impossible to standardize. Shared Common Facility Centres (CFCs) give farmer clusters access to semi-automated lines built to export-grade consistency.
- Semi-automated roasting & popping to a consistent standard
- Shared equipment access, so no single farmer bears the capital cost
- Grading built into the process, not bolted on afterward
- Husk waste collected on-site for the sustainability loop below
Market Layer — QR traceability & a B2B export platform
Every processed batch is tagged with a QR code linking back to its pond, harvest date, CFC and quality grade. That record feeds a B2B platform built for export buyers, and is structured to interoperate with the national AgriStack / Farmer ID framework.
- QR code on every pack, resolving instantly to origin & grade
- B2B platform for export buyers to source directly from clusters
- Designed for AgriStack & Farmer ID interoperability
The system doesn't end at the QR code.
Makhana husk — the shell left over after popping — is collected at each CFC and converted into biogas and compost under the GOBARdhan scheme. Processing waste becomes farm energy and soil health, instead of a disposal problem.
This system works because it's connected end to end.
Talk to us about joining the pilot — as a grower, a buyer, or a partner.