“The company offers a range of options, from a model kit of 18 to 36 plants. You can grow them anywhere – from rooftops to balconies. With help and guidance from the UrbanKissan, you can now grow fresh produce including lettuce, herbs, greens and exotic vegetables round the year.
Vihari Kanukollu, Dr Sairam and Srinivas Chaganti came together to establish UrbanKissan, a company aiming to integrate the concept of ‘In My Backyard’ in sustainable farming.
TheGreenSAGE Greens Edition is equipped with replaceable trays to either use for growing culinary herbs, salad greens or micro-greens,” claims the company website. “TheGreenSAGE Micro Edition is equipped with two trays to grow microgreens at one’s own convenience. Under GreenSage, you have the Micro Edition and Greens Edition kits that uses hydroponics methods for efficient use of water and nutrients. “To those who have land and want it to put the same to productive use, while at the same time, solve the pressing need to produce food for the country’s bursting population, we offer comprehensive commercial hydroponic system design, operations and maintenance solutions,” says the company website.īased out of Bengaluru, this IoT and data analytics start-up has developed its IoT solution GreenSAGE, which allows individuals and commercial growers to grow fresh herbs throughout the year with the minimum of fuss. They also have a subscription-based service to those who have no knowledge of hydroponics, where, against a monthly amount, they assign the user an agronomist who takes care of their plants and monitors it once a week.” “Besides a starter kit, Acqua Farms also provides setups for larger planter systems with 24, 48, 72, 96 and going up to 1,000, depending on what the user needs. Moreover, he grows these vegetables using planters made of PVC pipes. He grows everything from Italian basil to carom (ajwain), mint, spinach, lettuce and a host of leafy greens and herbs. Rahul Dhoka, the founder of Green Rush Organics and hydroponics farming consultancy Acqua Farms, grows over 6,000 plants in just 80 sq ft of space. Macro and micronutrients in the water are directly fed to the plant, helping it to grow faster, and garnering a better yield. And what’s more this farming technique uses up to 90 per cent less water than conventional soil-based farming. Employing hydroponics, where plants are grown in mineral nutrient solutions in water instead of soil, you can grow your vegetables and herbs organically at your own home.
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