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Pune-Based Software Engineer Turns Shipping Container Into Saffron Field Using Aeroponics — IN PICS

Sailesh Modak, a software engineer turned enthusiast farmer from Pune city, earns lakhs from growing Kashmir saffron in a shipping container.

Sailesh Modak, a software engineer turned enthusiast farmer from Pune city, earns lakhs from growing Kashmir saffron in a shipping container.

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The Pune-based software engineer started cultivating saffron in mobile containers and earned Rs 5 lakh from his first crop. (Source: ANI)
The Pune-based software engineer started cultivating saffron in mobile containers and earned Rs 5 lakh from his first crop. (Source: ANI)
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Using Aeroponic technology, Modak grows saffron in 160 ft area. Aeroponics is a method of growing plants without soil. The roots are suspended in the air and rinsed with a nutrient-dense mist.(Source: ANI)
Using Aeroponic technology, Modak grows saffron in 160 ft area. Aeroponics is a method of growing plants without soil. The roots are suspended in the air and rinsed with a nutrient-dense mist.(Source: ANI)
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Saffron was grown with the help of premium quality crocus corms/bulbs procured from Pampore in Kashmir.
Saffron was grown with the help of premium quality crocus corms/bulbs procured from Pampore in Kashmir. "I invested Rs 10 lakhs as one-time investment. For saffron farming, I brought seeds from Kashmir, using Aeroponic technology I grew saffron in just 160 sqft area," he told news agency ANI. (Source: ANI)
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He uses various hi-tech devices to make a suitable environment for crops in the container which is currently placed in the Warje area of Pune city. (Source: ANI)
He uses various hi-tech devices to make a suitable environment for crops in the container which is currently placed in the Warje area of Pune city. (Source: ANI)
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Modak had grown leafy vegetables using the Hydroponic method wherein plant roots are regularly submerged in a nutrient-rich solution in the same shipping container.
Modak had grown leafy vegetables using the Hydroponic method wherein plant roots are regularly submerged in a nutrient-rich solution in the same shipping container. "We first produced green vegetables and strawberries where we got success, after that we started cultivating saffron," he said. (Source: ANI)

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