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Ever since I penned the article ‘Being Shameless’ I have been in deep cycles of contemplation & exploring new opportunities in agriculture & horticulture, one of the nascent areas where social entrepreneurship can play a very important role. ‘Operation Flood’ of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the father of the white revolution went onto become one of the world’s biggest agricultural development program and took India from being a milk-deficient country to the largest milk producer in t

Is the era of using 40 mesh getting replaced with 10-15 mesh hail-nets for better light control (off-course using various shade-nets below the hail-net) in net-houses ?. A 40 mesh will has a light transmissivity of 70% and air permeability of 50%, where as a 10mesh hail-net has a light transmissivity of 90% and air permeability of 70%. Using a 10 mesh hail-net in combination with a retractable secondary layer of shade-net you have better control on light for both sunny and cl

An interview article that came up on Indian Express in 2014

A 15 Acres of single structure behemoth built near Hyderabad, for the first time in India of this scale in 2018. Watch the video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3Adk7vYNzk

Built in one of the coldest regions of South India in Kothagiri, near Ooty, its was indeed an herculian effort to shift materials and install it on site. Click here to watch video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2dkYf8L2mo

A Webinar presented on Agricultureinformation.com on 26th Jan 2023

Farming as a Service model is going to gain traction in near/medium term, as generative AI is going to give a big start in the field of CEA. Cluster based models will be very suitable for a country like India, where more small farmers can participate in producing top quality fruits & vegetables for both the domestic and international markets.

Erratic climate change can lead to complete crop loss or severely reduced yields. In climate resilient farming system, the fundamental concept is climate risk management. Its all about effective interventions or adaptations to mitigate climate risks.