Solar-powered irrigation and climate-smart advisory services to empower smallholder farmers
Awarded under the Affordable and Clean Energy theme, this $100,000 international prize recognises Oorja’s innovative Pay-Per-Use solar irrigation model and supports its expansion to reach more smallholder farmers.
Presented at ARUN Seed’s CSI Challenge 7, this award recognises Oorja’s scalable Pay-Per-Use solar irrigation model and its contribution to expanding affordable clean energy access for smallholder farmers.
Selected as the winner of the Decentralised Renewable Energy Track 2, this award recognises Oorja’s innovative approach to integrating agrivoltaics with solar irrigation to improve farmer incomes and strengthen climate resilience.
Supported by REPIC and BASE, Oorja is strengthening its business models, financing structures, and digital systems to scale decentralised solar infrastructure.
CEO Amit Saraogi and COO Audrey Fillon represented Oorja at the FAO World Food Forum and Science and Innovation Forum in Rome. They joined global leaders and innovators to spotlight Oorja’s role in advancing sustainable, equitable food systems through clean energy solutions.
This milestone recognises Oorja in advancing gender-smart practices across our operations. It celebrates our ongoing commitment to embedding a gender lens in how we invest, hire, and serve the community, driving measurable outcomes for women as decision-makers, employees, and customers.
Organised by Seeding the Future Foundation and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), this award recognises Oorja’s innovative, inclusive, and farmer-centric approach to empowering smallholder farmers in India through climate-smart agriculture
Over the next few months, Amit will be working closely with investors, financial strategists, and Silicon Valley mentors to refine Oorja’s capital raise strategy.
Oorja is a Farming-as-a-Service company working at the intersection of sustainable agriculture and clean energy. We provide solar-powered irrigation and climate-smart farmer advisory services to smallholder farmers in India. We have championed the Pay-Per-Use model that removes the upfront cost barrier for low-income farmers, making solar technology accessible to the last farmer in the line.
Access to affordable, reliable energy is fundamental to economic activity and poverty alleviation. Oorja services are designed to transform the lives of low-income communities, notably small and marginal farmers, low-income households and women farmers, by significantly increasing income when linked to productive activities at their farm.
