Palat Vijayaraghavan, Founder and CEO, Lawrencedale Agro Processing (LEAF)

Ooty-based Lawrencedale Agro Processing India (LEAF), an integrated agriculture technology major, is planning to transform the lives of more than three million marginalised and tribal small-hold farmers within the next two years, said a top executive.

“We cannot afford to ignore the large positive force which this segment can bring about in the rural landscape in India,” said founder & CEO of LEAF, Palat Vijayaraghavan in an interview.