CEO Insights India

Technological innovations are acting as forerunners of the urban farming ecosystem of the country and across the world. Hydroponics is one of those innovations that have gained much appreciation and popularity over the recent years. The idea to grow plants with a soil-less base is revolutionary in itself and when the implementation actually yields results, it seems something worth investing for. There have been an emergence of Japanese and Israeli businesses based on hydroponic farming and at the same time, India has also prepared itself fairly to jump into the international market and cater to customer needs globally. Vedang Agro, based out of Mumbai is an emerging name in urban farming for their innovative hydroponic farming processes. The company caters to the market on a B2C as well as on a B2B level.

“We are dedicated to promote the concept of sustainable urban farming through our hydroponics home and commercial solutions. We also provide consulting services and training programs, our Soil-less farming services are low on maintenance, Self-sustaining and easy to operate”, states Poonam S. Chaudhari, Founder, Vedang Agro.

The Essence of Technology
When it comes to India, there has been extended news on hydroponic farming methods. While organic farming helps in maintaining the eco balance it still needs huge stretch of land. India needs future ready farming solution which can grow more in less space. However, Hydroponics farming is very much process and technology oriented, it demands considerable amount of investments. But, Vedang Agro is working hard in this domain to provide a cost effective way keeping the quality and expertise up to the mark.

“Hydroponics system consumes 70 % less water than conventional farming. The crop produced is residual free, no Weeds, and no pesticides. Hydroponics farms can grow two times more in less space. It ideally need controlled environment like greenhouse but complete indoor conditions using artificial lights are also possible.

Such method give very consistent produce throughout the harvest period”, says Sunit Chaudhari, Co-founder.

Stepping Towards a Better Future
The industry is standing at the threshold of development today. A lot of technology is getting integrated with the urban farming processes and Vedang Agro is one of the few companies in the country that is providing it.

Speaking about the future plans of the company, the founder concludes, “Our vision is to promote urban farming and to achieve that we want to create sustainable farms which can be setup close to urban areas. To achieve this we are converting unused real estate into hydroponics farms and generate income from it. We are very keen in working along with corporate companies and hospitality industry to assist them to develop sustainable kitchens through our urban farms. Urban farms helps reduce the logistics cost and wastage of low shelf life vegetable due to its proximity to cities. And most important we want to work along with government in research and developing sustainable farming solutions which can be implemented in remote rural or tribal areas to help generate source of income and development of that region.”

Sunit Chaudhari, Co-Founder
Sunit is a seasoned visionary executive with a strong history of 14+ years in product and business management. Throughout his career he has been described as a positive, high energy driving force who leads with contagious passion, charisma and delivers goals against deadlines and complexities.