After working close to two decades in the IT industry in both India and the US, Guruprasad Kurtkoti realised that he didn't truly love what he was doing.
Wanting to pursue something that his heart rejoiced in, the 45-year-old quit his high-paying IT job in the US, packed his bags and came back to India to pursue his dream of farming.
Using Hydroponics, he has been growing all the vegetables that his family consumes—tomatoes, carrots, spinach, beans, baby corn, cabbage—right in his backyard. And, now he wants to share this knowledge!
Hydroponics is a technique of growing plants without soil. What plants need to grow is water and nutrients. Guru believes that Hydroponics is especially useful in urban areas where space is a major issue.
"The yield is almost three to five times more than what is grown in soil in the same area. One can do wonders in small areas too," he says. The produce is also much more in a shorter duration if the nutrients are available at the right time and in the correct proportions, says Guru.
"Compared to traditional farming, the water is re-circulated in hydroponics, and thus you end up saving almost 90 per cent of water usage," he informs.
Guru says that he faced a lot of difficulty in finding someone who could teach him the technicalities of Hydroponics. Travelling to Dharwad, he finally learnt the technique from Retd. Lt. Cdr. C.V. Prakash, the man whom he considers as his inspiration.
Full article in the link below
https://www.thebetterindia.com/191759/hydroponics-water-food-nutrients-farming-urban-bengaluru/
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