1. Is hydroponics commercially profitable? 2. How to make Hydroponics successful? 3. What is the investment needed in Hydroponics? 4. Which crops can be done in Hydroponics?

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2.  No if you are depending upon existing
Marketyard system for sales
 No is you are planning to supply generic
item to hotels, restaurants, institutes etc
as B2B
 Yes, if you have special contract rates with
a ready buyer for B2B for item which is not
easily available in open market.
 Yes, if you have own B2C sales channel

3. You can be
technically
successful in
production process
with help of training,
consultants and
pilots.
You can be
commercially
successful only and
only if You have
team, set up and
skills for marketing
your Produce.

4.  For commercial project, from 3 lakh to 25
lakhs based on crop and agronomic conditions
where you are doing farming fo0 10 guntha (
10000 sq feet)
 For Hobby or self consumption, from 4000 to 1
lakh based on which system you buy or
assemble.

5.  Technically all crops can be done in
hydroponics
 Commercially its viable to do Vegetables and
leafy in hydroponics.

6.  Use unusable land for farming
 Better quality, color, taste and texture of the
produce
 Perfection is seed multiplication

7.  Hydroponics can be done in open farm, shade
net and polyhouse
 The choice of set up depends upon your crop
and agronomic conditions where you are doing
the farming.

8. Is hydroponic automation the
future of Indian Framing?
 No, India has 40 to 50% excess Farm production
so the skill is not in production but in selling
that production at right price, with consistent
rate and frequency.
 The automation is only focused on bettering
your production which gives you technical
success .
 No automation gives you commercial success
unless you focus on Marketing your produce.

9. Is Hydroponics only for salads?
 No, most of the People are aware of only DWC
and NFT methods, these methods are best
suited for leafy crops with minimum weight,
height and life span. The maximum Youtube
videos are about DWC and NFT.
 If you follow the top irrigated systems with
grow bags, troughs or any planting methods
with use on Media (inert material) then you
can grow flowers, vegetables and salads too!