Urban ag 2

 (cont'd from yesterday's post)

Forbes has organized an event called AgTech Under 30 Hackathon: The Future of Food and Agriculture. A team working on the future of food and agriculture in Indiana has come up with a concept they call Jungl to empower hydroponic gardeners with a networking platform.

Users can interact with experienced growers, for example, who can suggest crops appropriate to their urban climate. The network will create a marketplace for exchange of produce as well as information. 

One team member, Ullas Samrat, actually has a hydroponic agriculture startup business in Mumbai, India. Called Triton Foodworks, it produces 700 tons of fruits and vegetables per year. He says hydroponics can produce 30-300 times more food per land measure than a traditional farm. He thinks hydroponics gardens have the potential to reduce urban food insecurity by 40%.