Will be country’s first indigenous aquaponics system, by a Green start-up
Chennai, 7th May 2017: Chennai headquartered eco-tech Start-up, Crofters www.crofters.in have unveiled their indigenously designed and built “smart self-cleaning indoor aquaponics garden”. The system is designed to grow healthy, organic food, whilst at the same proffering a better lifestyle, also adding to indoor aesthetics of consumers.
Shri. Ashish Khan, co-founder, Crofters said – “Our product is aimed to make people see and grow their own food, and that is achieved by this eco-friendly indoor organic food growing system. The unique thing about this product is the technology that allows anyone to do it, within the comfort and confines of one’s home.”
Aquaponics is a method of aquaculture, in which the waste produced by farmed fish or other aquatic creatures supply the nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purify the water.
The fully indigenous “Crofters ecosystem” is equipped with a self-cleaning 20-gallon aquarium and atop, a 330-square inch main grow-bed; the unit can can easily and aesthetically fit into the living room of any house. An integrated storage compartment houses all the fish food, tools and other accessories.
| Unique features of Crofters aquaponics
· Zero maintenance cost. No need to change water like in a conventional aquarium. · Uses clay pebbles. So, no soil-less and hence dirt free. · Android based application to control the system remotely/offers tips to get a better produce. · Sensors that monitor important parameters. · Removes pain points of maintaining a garden or a fish tank, creates an enjoyable experience. · An ideal stress reliever by bringing families closer to nature. · Online-only purchase model with doorstep delivery and service.
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Crofters, through their innovation, have built an intelligent Wi-Fi enabled app-and- sensor unit, which will help users monitor all the ecosystem parameters – light intensity, temperature, humidity and water levels. The LEDs inside the Ecosystem are designed to mimic natural sunlight, to stimulate photosynthesis in plants. The LED’s can be controlled thru the app, and be timed on a need basis, as per the growth of the plants in the bed. The LED’s are designed in an indoor appeasing white colour, and it also adds to the indoor visual appeal. Customers can use the aquaponics system to grow vegetables, herbs or small fruits.
The Crofters ecosystem also showcases a truly “Make in India” product. With the headquarters and factory set up in Chennai, Crofters will have an online-only purchase model with door delivery and service. The orders are currently open in Chennai and Bangalore; Mumbai and Pune will be catered to in the later part of 2017.
Priced at INR 29,000, the Crofters Ecosystem is already has been installed with multiple early adopters.
Crofters aquaponics system have been pro-bono installed in NGO “Teach For India” led schools – the students in these schools will have the opportunity to witness for themselves how science and agriculture are intertwined with each other. The students have a well-designed courseware through the Crofters for Education initiative – which will help them learn the concepts of science in a more practical way.
About Crofters: http://www.crofters.in
Crofters India is the brainchild of bootstrapped entrepreneurs. Both of them graduate engineers of the 2016 batch, from the prestigious NIT, Trichy, Ashish Khan is a mechanical Engineer who has experience as a design engineer & supply chain head; Deepak Srinivasan is a chemical engineer with previous experience as product analyst and program monitor in the social sector. Founded in 2016, Crofters is among is among a handful of Green Tech start-ups in India.