The availability of limited resources, scarce and inadequate manpower, a growing population, increasing pollution, climate change, and associated challenges must be addressed to achieve food security for the public and a sustainable income for the farming community. In a state like Kerala and similar urban-adjacent regions, where per capita land availability is drastically decreasing, there is a need for technology that ensures the production of high-quality agricultural products in a sustainable manner within limited space. During my tenure at the Hi-tech Research and Training Unit, Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, I conducted extensive research and training programs on various hi-tech farming techniques, including polyhouse farming, hydroponics, aquaponics, open precision farming, vertical farming, and the poly-kitchen garden—a system I designed and developed to enable vegetable cultivation for families with small landholdings or individuals living in apartments. Ho...
We are providing consulting services to established companies, start-up groups and college students to plan, design, start and run the projects in the field of hi-tech cultivation. We are also conducting both online and offline training programmes and selling the books on various hi-tech farmng techniques like hydroponics, aquaponics, polyhouse farming, open precision farming, hi-tech kitchen garden, vertical farming and automated integrated farming