1. HYDROPONICS – FUTURE OF URBAN FOOD
Lt Cdr CV Prakash (retd) Farmer-in-Chief, The Pet Bharo Project

2. To see as many cities growing clean healthy food within urban limits, which is affordable and sustainable in the years to come. I believe that hunger is unacceptable and we have the technology and means to address this important need. In spite of all the challenges we face today I know there is great hope for mankind.

3. A hungry man is an angry man
A hungry man is an angry man. Much of the violence in the world finds its roots in hunger

6. TRUTH Farmers deserting agriculture Cultivated area shrinking
Food prices up due shortage of production
The urban poor unable to afford costs of food

7. SOLUTION IS URBAN AGRICULTURE

8. THE TECHNOLOGY

9. HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS FOOD
NO HEAVY METAL TRACES
NO MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION
CAN BE GROWN PESTICIDE FREE
LOW FERTILISER RESIDUES
ANY OPEN SPACE WITH SUNLIGHT AND CLEAN WATER CAN BE USED TO GROW VEGETABLES AND HERBS
SINCE THERE IS NO NEED FOR SOIL NON ARABLE AREA BECOMES ARABLE
HIGHLIGHTS
LOCALLY AVAILABLE GROWING MEDIA
USES RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
LOWEST WATER CONSUMPTION
NO FOSSIL ENERGY
EASY TO LEARN

10. WITHER WHO BALCONIES OPEN SPACES LYING UNUSED
EMPTY SPACES WITHIN BUILDINGS
ROOFTOPS
COMMUNITY FARMING POOR EMPLOYED
INDIVIDUAL ROOFTOP/BALCONY FARMING
GATED COMMUNITY ROOFTOP FARMING
RENT A ROOF FARMING

11. PASSIVE HEATING- NO FOSSIL ENERGY

12. Growing-Using wall spaces
Roof Top Gardening

13. Community Gardens
Use of Empty Spaces

14. Backyard Small Space Gardening

15. Hydroponic Kids

16. 100 square feet = 1 Kg veggies per day.
The above proven successfully in many projects.
Every rooftop is prime agricultural land.
Every city has millions of square feet that can be devoted to growing food.

17. A Final Message to my dear friends present
Let’s GROW LOCAL, EAT LOCAL
You are a great crowd.
Thank you for your time
This is CV and ...
Jai Hind!