India has a huge deficit of green fodder (market size $3.2 bn) with supply being 25% less than demand. Hydroponics, an environmentally controlled and water efficient way of growing farm produce is very well suited to cultivate greens However capital costs are prohibitive and have deterred famers from adopting Hydroponic farming.
My guest today is Vasanth Kamath from Hydrogreens, which is solving this issue via providing Fodder – as- service (FAAS). Vasanth is solving for the entire supply chain of fodder including enabling quality seeds, good cultivation practices, data driven advisory and support in selling the produce.
In this episode, we talk about
1. Market opportunity for green fodder
2. Unique strengths of Hydrogreen’s solutions
3. Business model
4. Hydroponic versus conventional farming-climate benefits