Friday
26
June 2026
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Introduction to Urban Farming: Smart Agriculture for Modern Cities
Arpan Modi
Founder
Axenic Agritech
Speaker
Komal Sapara
Founder
Khakhee Agrifarms
Speaker
In an era of rapid urbanisation, the future of food is moving into our cities. This introductory session offers a blueprint for transforming underutilised urban spaces like balconies and terraces, and indoor rooms, into high-yield, precision agricultural setups. Designed for aspiring agritech entrepreneurs, hobbyists, and sustainability enthusiasts, this teaser session previews modern, smart farming practices with an objective to build technically feasible and sustainable urban farms. Participants will also get exclusive insights into our upcoming Urban Farming Workshop series.
Key Takeaways
- The basic science of urban farming and plant health
- Choosing the right system (tissue culture vs hydroponics vs aeroponics)
- Choosing the right space (balcony vs terrace vs indoor)
- Choosing the right crop (microgreens vs exotic herbs vs vegetables vs mushrooms)
- Climate control and automation
- Business models - scalability and sustainability (retail, B2B, farm-to-plate, home-subscription, adopt-a-farm)
Date: Friday, June 26, 2026
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM IST
Venue: Room 006, VentureStudio, North Campus
Speaker
Arpan Modi
Arpan Modi has an extensive background in plant tissue culture, genomics, CRISPR genome editing and agribusiness development.
Speaker
Komal Sapara
Komal Sapara has an expertise in molecular biology, plant physiology, transgenic crop development, indoor microgreen cultivation and aeroponic saffron farming.
