Simplifying Urban Farming
Vertical Farming Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Hydroponics is a sustainable form of Soilless agriculture. It…
Improves Taste and Texture Improves Nutrition profile Improves Yield Uses less Water Eliminates deadly Pesticides Reduces manual Labour Eliminates dependance on Soil quality
What is Hydroponics? Commercial Hydroponic farmers grow low height plants like Leafy greens and Vining crops that do not take support from the growing structure
Lettuces like Butterhead, Romaine, Oak, Peppers like coloured Capsicum, Snack Lollo Rosso, Summer Crisp, etc. Peppers, Chillis, Jalapeños, etc. Herbs like Basil, Thyme, Rosemary, Tomatoes like Cherry tomato, Beefsteak, Oregano, Parsley, Sage, Mint, etc. Burpee, San Marzano tomato, etc. Exotics like Arugula, Swiss chard, Kale, Cucurbits like Cucumbers, Gherkins, Bok-choy, Celery, Tat-Soi etc. Zucchini, English Cucumber, etc.
Leafy greens Vining crops
Which crops can be grown using Hydroponics? Environmental control, Hydroponic technology and Automation are the three important components of any Urban Farm
Environmental control is achieved by Automation can be implemented at different enclosing the farm in a structure like levels to automate different sub-systems. a net-house, Poly-house, or a Broadly, used for Climate control, Nutrient building (in case of a vertical farm control, Irrigation control, and Lighting with artificial lights) control
Leafy greens grow well in Nutrient Film Technique(NFT) or Deep Water Culture(DWC) growing systems. Vining crops grow well in Dutch buckets or Cocopeat based grow bag systems What are the components of a Hydroponic farm? Temp controlled polyhouse for Naturally ventilated polyhouse Vertical indoor farm for Exotic Setup Cost Lettuces (Head Forming) for Peppers (Coloured Capsicum) Greens (Salad Mix)
Size 1,008 sqM 1,008 sqM 1,000 sqft Hydroponic Technology NFT Dutch Bucket Vertical Racks with NFT No. of Plants (Total) 18,320 3,380 9,480
Polyhouse (Lakhs) 15 - 16 9 - 10 NA* Hydroponic System (Lakhs) 28 - 30 21 - 23 23 - 25 Automation System (Lakhs) 3 - 5 1 - 3 3 - 7
Setup Cost (Lakhs) 46 - 51 31 - 36 26 - 32
*Excluding cost of room/architectural partitions and climate control (through Acs / coolers / HVAC systems). **The budgets has been shared on best effort basis, at the prevailing prices, for specific configuration of Urban Farms.
How much does it cost to setup a Hydroponic farm? Temp controlled polyhouse for Naturally ventilated polyhouse Vertical indoor farm for Exotic Revenue Potential Lettuces (Head Forming) for Peppers (Coloured Capsicum) Greens (Salad Mix)
Size 1,008 sqM 1,008 sqM 1,000 sqft Hydroponic Technology NFT Dutch Bucket Vertical Racks with NFT No. of Plants (Total) 18,320 3,380 9,480
No. of Plants (Cultivation bed) 14,160 3,380 6,840 Avg. Yield per Plant (grams) 200 - 250 2,000 - 2,500 125 - 150 Avg. cycles per year 10.4 2.4 10.4 Avg Annual Yield (Tonns) 29 - 36 16 - 20 9 - 11 Avg Sale Price Per Kg* 90 125 500
Annual Revenue (Lakhs) 26 - 32 20 - 25 45 - 55
*Average sales price is assuming a B2B sales at bulk price to resellers for polyhouse farms and B2C sale to consumers on a weekly salad box subscription model for Vertical Indoor Farm. **The data has been shared on best effort basis, based on our experiences and experiences of our customers. The prices may vary from geography to geography and time to time based on prevalent demand-supply situation.
How much money can I make? Temp controlled polyhouse for Naturally ventilated polyhouse Vertical indoor farm for Exotic Revenue Potential Lettuces (Head Forming) for Peppers (Coloured Capsicum) Greens (Salad Mix)
Size 1,008 sqM 1,008 sqM 1,000 sqft Hydroponic Technology NFT Dutch Bucket Vertical Racks with NFT No. of Plants (Total) 18,320 3,380 9,480
Avg. Annual Revenue 29 22.5 50 Avg. Annual Expenses 14 12 26 Profit 15 10.5 24
Investment 46 - 51 31 - 36 26 - 32*
Years to recover Investment 3.1 - 3.4 2.9 - 3.4 1.1 - 1.3
*Investment for Vertical Farm does not include investment in building and climate control. Further, the cost towards retail packaging, marketing, and shipping goods to the customer are not included. **The data has been shared on best effort basis, based on our experiences and experiences of our customers. The actual numbers may differ depending upon prevalent market conditions.
How long will it take to break-even? The Right kind of farm for you will depend upon multiple factors like Location, Climate, Market access, Demand-supply gap etc. Following are a few options you may want to choose from
Polyhouse Crops Automation Technology
Naturally Ventilated Exotics Climate NFT Fan and Pad Lettuces Irrigation DWC Net-house Herbs Nutrients Dutch Bucket Hybrid Vining crops Chiller Grow Bags
Yes, we know it’s not Easy. But nothing worthwhile is. Reach out to us and we will help you guide through the Right Choices specific to your case So which kind of farm should I set-up? We are
India’s leading Agri-Tech startup in the domain of Hydroponics and Vertical Farming
Supported by: • 2018 - winner of 10 Lakh grant award by Ministry of Science & Technology, GoI • 2019 - runner-up, Elevate 100, organised by Govt. of Karnataka • 2020 - winner of 25 Lakh grant award by Ministry of Agriculture, GoI We support: • 2021 - runner-up, Agri Start-up awards by FICCI
From Nutrients, to NFT Channels, to Dutch Buckets, to even indoor grow lights for Vertical Farms - We manufacture all of these in India Who are we? Reason 1 - At 10,000 sqft, we probably Reason 2 - More than 30% of our work-force operate the largest private infrastructure holds a professional degree in Agriculture or dedicated purely to R&D in the country allied sciences
Why should you choose CityGreens? Step 1: Discovery Over a couple of rounds of discussions, we understand your requirements and motivations to be able to come up with a solution that serves you best.
Step 3: Commissioning Step 2: Prototyping We create a prototype design for your We set-up the farm in 8 to 10 weeks from farm. Help you with selection of crops design approval. We operationalise the and understand the expected cycle-time, farm, deliver on-site training, and continue yields, costs, etc. to provide agronomy support post set-up. How does it work? NFT + Dutch Bucket | Commercial Farm NFT + Grow Slabs | Commercial Farm Vertical Outdoor | Community Farm Vertical Indoor | Aromatic Saplings Propagation Vertical Indoor | Commercial Farm Write to us: [email protected] Leave a WhatsApp: +91 93806 42472
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