hydroponics

Imagine harvesting crisp lettuce, crunchy kale, or peppery arugula without stepping out of your flat. Hydroponics turns this into reality, giving you nutritious, homegrown greens in any season. Here are eight simple tips to help you get started.

Pritpal Singh turned to a soil-less, solar-powered hydroponic system — transforming his farm’s yield, income, and energy footprint

Barabanki farmer Dheeraj Verma used hydroponics to grow 9,000 strawberries in 60 days, earning Rs 3 lakh — using just 3,500 sq ft and a DIY curd-copper spray.

From a 100 sq ft room to a successful startup, discover how Mohit Nijhawan’s Greenu grows over 75 varieties of microgreens using organic methods, minimal space, and sustainable techniques, and trains over 300 farmers nationwide.

From banking to farming, Sanket Mehta in Pune is growing 42 fresh, pesticide-free veggies using hydroponics. Nutrifresh delivers clean and tasty produce within 24 hours while empowering rural women. This innovative farm is proving that sustainable food can reach thousands of Indian homes and change lives for good.

Santhosh Kumar harnesses the power of microcomputers and open-source software to remotely manage his innovative hydroponic farm. His tech driven approach even bagged him the 2023 State Farm Award.

Through his venture, Manikandan Pattabiraman provides gardening inputs to a regular customer base of 10,000 people.

Calvin Aranha and Farish Anfal, from Udupi in Karnataka, started Krop AI. The hydroponics startup integrates technology and automation to enhance crop quality and production.

This method of farming — hydroponics is not only effective in saving water but has also been helping farmers across the country earn in lakhs.

Encouraged by the soil-less farming technique used in Israel, Uttar Pradesh's Dheeraj Verma turned to cultivating strawberries using hydroponics. He earned Rs 3 lakh in just two months.