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Hydrogreens
Entrepreneur Vasanth Kamath founded Hydrogreens with the objective of addressing a 40 per cent shortage of green fodder that affects 70 million small and medium-scale dairy farmers in India. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the enterprise develops technologies that are affordable and accessible to small and marginal dairy farmers. Hydrogreens grows fodder in a low-cost micro climate-controlled grow house that can operate even in 40 to 50 degrees Celsius with just half a bucket of water.
Impact
$4 billion +
market for green fodder in India
~170
No. of Machines deployed
First
fodder station launched in Chitradurga
Product Information
Kambala – Fodder Growing System
A low-cost, micro climate-controlled grow house installed in a 12 sq ft area uses Fogponics technology, which uses water in a vapour form to minimise the water requirement, to produce green fodder.
- Temperature and humidity are regulated through smart pump timer combinations
- Smart pump provides 180 degree angle and water particle size less than 100 microns that lead to faster growth of the seeds
- Spray angle and water particle size lead to faster growth of the seeds
- Yield: 25 to 30 kg/day of high protein fodder
Impact
- Availability of green fodder round the year, despite droughts.
- Improved income for dairy farmers.
- Quantum leap in water savings.
- Improve the lifespan of the livestock, despite dry climate.
- Better quality of milk (higher immuno profile), improves public health.