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About Online Mandi

Building a fair, direct marketplace for India's farmers and buyers.

Online Mandi is a free, direct-to-buyer marketplace built specifically for the Indian agricultural community. Our platform helps farmers, livestock owners, equipment dealers, and rural traders sell their produce and goods to buyers across India — without paying commissions, listing fees, or relying on traditional middlemen.

Why we exist

For decades, Indian farmers have lost a significant portion of their earnings to layers of intermediaries. A tomato grown in Maharashtra travels through commission agents, wholesalers, and retailers before reaching the kitchen of a buyer in Delhi — at three or four times the price the farmer received. Online Mandi was created to give farmers and small rural sellers a direct, transparent channel to buyers, so more of the final price stays with the person who actually produced the goods.

What you can buy and sell

Our marketplace supports a wide range of categories that reflect real rural and semi-urban needs: fresh vegetables and fruits, grains and pulses, dairy and livestock animals, agricultural fertilizers, farm equipment and tractors, electronics, household furniture, and even agricultural land. Every listing is posted directly by the seller — there are no resellers, no inflated prices, and no surprise charges.

How we are different

100% free to use

No listing fees, no subscription, no commission on sales. Farmers keep what they earn.

Direct contact

Buyers reach sellers directly through in-app chat or by calling the listed phone number. We never insert ourselves into the transaction.

Built for rural India

Hindi and English UI, mobile-first design, and an Android app that works on low-end devices and slow networks.

Pan-India reach

Filter by State and District so buyers in your area find your listing first, while still being discoverable nationwide.

Our story

Online Mandi started with a simple frustration: a small-holder farmer told us he was selling onions at ₹6 per kilogram at the local mandi, while the same onions were retailing in city supermarkets for ₹40 a kilogram. The gap was not value added — it was access. We set out to close that gap by giving every farmer the same kind of always-on shop window that big retailers take for granted. What started as a prototype is now a growing community of farmers, traders, equipment dealers and buyers from across India.

Our commitment

  • We will never charge farmers to list, sell, or be discovered.
  • We will never sell user data or contact details to third parties.
  • We will keep the app lightweight so it works on entry-level smartphones and 3G networks.
  • We will keep both Hindi and English in the interface for as long as the platform exists.

Get in touch

Have a question, suggestion, or feedback? You can read our frequently asked questions, learn how the platform works, or reach us through the contact page.

Support on WhatsApp: +91 96275 31130

Monday–Saturday, 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM IST.