Smart Vertical Farms in Sharjah | VeggiTech | #1 Episode Up

Let's talk about smart vertical farms with Hemant Julka - Co-Founder of VeggiTech. VeggiTech is an Agro technology startup with the sole aim of disrupting the agriculture industry. Website: bit.ly/VeggitTech
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On this Episode:
Timecodes:
0:00 - in this episode
1:30 - Evan's intro
2:04 - Episode starts
3:18 - What is a vertical indoor farm
6:12 - VeggiTech business model
6:56 - UAE key issues for growing food (food security)
9:55 - Does everything grown here go to the UAE market?
10:52 - Can you grow microgreens indoors and locally in the UAE?
11:27 - When do you think we don't need to import food to UAE anymore?
12:45 - Can you grow a vertical farm at home?
14:18 - QR code technology to know where your food is coming from
16:22 - How do plants start from seed to the market?
17:00 - Let's see the largest indoor vertical farm in the UAE
18:55 - Why it's only kale growing here right now?
19:38 - Are we expecting the kale to drop in price in the UAE?
20:27 - Behind the scenes of the interview setup
20:34 - Sit down interview. What is your personal journey?
23:31 - How the use of one technology can be applied to multiple businesses?
24:04 - How to run a farm efficiently?
24:39 - 5 business verticals
25:59 - What kind of data are you collecting in farming?
27:20 - How to forecast ROI and how much food you can grow?
28:08 - How did VeggiTech start? Your startup journey
30:26 - When did you start looking for investors?
31:52 - What is your growth and expansion plan?
33:30 - Does the new trend of agro-technology / agriculture technology help you?
34:56 - The mobile app to track where your food comes from. Digital Smart Farm concept
35:40 - What is important for the investor?
36:06 - The challenges of creating smart farms
39:05 - What will be the demand for agriculture in the coming years? Future farmer
41:05 - How the future will look like for the food ecosystem? Smart farming and smart cities
44:44 - Evan's ending
Filmed on: August 2020
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