A lion’s share of total active AgTech startups is located and working in the south and western regions of the country. On the contrary, AgTech adoption as well as the number of startups in the eastern region of the country is very skewed. AgTech startups based out of this region enjoy limited access to the industry network, investors, domain experts, mentors, etc. Agribusinesses and AgTech startups from other geographies are also looking to collaborate with suitable local stakeholders for business development, product marketing & distribution, etc. Inadequate access to credit as one of the primary impediments to agricultural development in eastern India. BCC&I and ThinkAg felt the dire need of a rich and diverse AgTech ecosystem focused in this region. To kickstart a beginning of this ambitious journey, both the organisations have come forward to initiate an annual event viz. Look East AgTech Summit (LEATS), which will bring together farmer collectives, Startups, Scaleups, Policymakers and Govt institutions, Corporates, Financial Institutions, Investors, Incubators, Grassroot organisations, CSRs / Foundations, ICAR institutes, Agri Universities, IITs IIMs, etc. from West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur & Mizoram and rest of India. The platform will also connect stakeholders from the neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.