Hydroponics is the future of urban farming.

As India grapples with dropping water levels in metros and a rising need for low-cost, nutritious, safe food, hydroponic technology can be a gamechanger. When localized, it can make use of India’s abundant light, save 80-90% water and produce up to 4x the crop yield in the same footprint of land.

This dialogue will be organized at one of the largest commercial-scale hydroponic farms in north India.  We will discuss and explore the following topics:

• The scale and impact of hydroponics in urban India so far
• What crops are currently grown using hydroponics and what experiments are being made
• The gaps that exist for hydroponics to reach full potential – localization of technology, efficiencies in supply chain, imported raw material, etc.
• How hydroponics can be leveraged at private, institutional and consumer levels
• Creating a farm-to-fork model and changing consumer behavior/building awareness for increased adoption