Pune, Aug. 10 -- India's agricultural sector is witnessing a technology-driven transformation, with young innovators developing solutions ranging from electric farm machinery to advanced plant biotechnology to address labour shortages, rising costs and the need for sustainable production.

Among the emerging innovations is Saksham E1S, being developed by Pune-based deep-tech start-up Shastratva Technologies as India's first fully electric sugarcane harvesting platform.

India is among the world's largest sugarcane producers, with millions of farmers dependent on the crop. However, labour shortages and rising harvesting costs have emerged as major challenges for the sector.

Atharva Mahendra Patki, co-founder of Shastratva Technologies, sa...