There’s no getting around it; the world is becoming a much less secure place in which to live. Economies are tanking, geo-political systems are in turmoil, weather events such as wintertime drought are becoming more frequent and serious, and already dangerous planetary warming is being exacerbated by phenomenon such as giant plumes of gurgling methane discovered in the great white north. Producing food is the greatest of science which not only requires ingenuity in horticulture but the right weather & climate conditions for the crops to grow.
Now, you can’t shape the weather to suit the needs, but you can definitely leverage technology to make the best of available conditions and resources. While most of the agricultural projects in the Middle East are using hi tech cultivation methods to endure the extreme climatic conditions, India is gifted with a variety of climatic conditions which will help to grow almost all crops including winter, summer and tropical ones with lesser cost of production.
Headquartered in Kozhikode, Farm Tech Consultancy is an agriculture consultant offering formidable services in sustainable farming, hydroponic greenhouse, aquaponics, while also dealing with agriculture inputs, equipment and related activities.
Headed by the Managing Director, Muraleemanohar M., Farm Tech Consultancy is currently focusing on its operations in the Middle East (Mostly Oman & UAE) with an aim to expand the operations in India shortly. Currently, the Farm Tech leadership is having discussions with major business groups in India who are keen to start Hi Tech Farming projects with a professional touch. Farm Tech has industry leading specialists in its panel that can help clients in setting up projects of any size and in any location.
The company’s management team consists of Vinod Kumar M A, General Manager, an enthusiast in agriculture activities, who has worked in UAE and India and Vivek Mannil, Online Advertising and Marketing Head. Along with its expertise, the proximity to Middle East makes Farm Tech an important player in the field of food production to cater India’s needs along with the Middle East.
Under the Able Leadership
Muraleemanohar, Managing Partner of Farm Tech Consultancy has a Master’s Degree in Horticulture, from Kerala Agriculture University. He brings in over 20 years of experience in commercial farming operations in the Middle East. He has worked with the biggest commercial agriculture projects in the region with open field, protected and hydroponic greenhouse production methods.
In the year 2019, he quit his job to start a commercial Hi tech farming consultancy service after his wife Mrs. Sanitha Manohar, who is also the Managing Partner of Farm Tech Consultancy, suggested the possibility of starting a consultancy service, first of its kind in the region. Thus was born Farm Tech Consultancy in January 2019, with head office in Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
M.Sc. in Horticulture, and the MD for Farm Tech Consultancy enlists a few demands that customers seek of an Agriculture consultancy service provider. Agriculture consultants are expected to think ahead of the market trends in identifying the potential new crops introductions and adopting latest farming practices to deliver the highest quality product to the market with the shortest intervals. It is expected of the consulting firm to help agri-firms ensure continuous and reliable supply of product to the market. Meanwhile, identifying the best packaging practices to bring the product with utmost quality is necessary.
Proper budgeting, launching of the project, proper training for the production team of the client, and identifying the best and reasonable inputs for the project are part & parcel of the consultants’ responsibilities. Most importantly, amidst all this, thriving in the market and addressing production challenges, thereby leading the industry is pivotal to a consultant’s role.
Farm Tech Consultancy and its Middle East project, Tech Farming International offers its valuable clients with a comprehensive approach to urban and rural agriculture projects. Farm tech assists clients in feasibility studies, validates the business strategies, helps in pooling the right talents for the specific projects along with professional training and helps them manage their operational challenges. “Through a personalised commitment to each project, we expand our client’s capacity to reach their goals,” says Muraleemanohar.
Farm Tech is specialist in hydroponic, Aquaponics and plant factory projects accompanied by an
experience of more than a decade in handling commercial projects in the toughest conditions. Essentially, Farm Tech has an expert panel team with experience spanning capabilities of growing crops in different parts of the world. This has helped Farm Tech in undertaking projects across the globe with multiple crops.
Hydroponic Greenhouse Services
Farm Tech Consultancy gives professional consultancy services in Hydroponic Greenhouse Projects providing turnkey projects in commercial segment, and turning around non profitable greenhouse projects to profitable ventures. Farm Tech Consultancy can design greenhouses for cultivation of crops both in soil and soilless conditions based on clients’ requirements. Whether one is looking at an expansion, a new build, or a retrofit of existing structures and systems, FTC can help the person to build with some strategies, structures and systems to get the project done quickly and effectively.
The firm provides its clients with options to grow their product, all designed around your specific needs. How one grows the crop is one’s competitive advantage. Based on over 10 years of FTC’s experience in working in commercial agricultural farms and greenhouses, a client can expect the project to be completed well within the stipulated time.
Deepan Thrissur (MSc Agri), Organic Farm Expert
Aquaponics Project
Aquaponics is a form of agriculture that combines raising fish in tanks (recirculating aquaculture) with soilless plant culture (hydroponics). In Aquaponics, the nutrient-rich water from raising fish provides a natural fertilizer for the plants and the plants help to purify the water for the fish. Aquaponics can be used to sustainably raise fresh fish and vegetables for a family, to feed a village or to generate profit in a commercial farming venture, year ‘round, in any climate.
Francisco Jose Garcia Perez (MSC Hydroponics), Hydroponic Greenhouse Expert
Farm Tech facilitates self-sustainable Aquaponics projects by integrating aquaculture and hydroponics. By establishing plant factories, the agri-consultant helps in setting up indoor vertical farms for commercial growing of fruits and vegetables. With rapid urbanization, the pressure of feeding the growing urban population becomes a challenge. Farm Tech helps communities in growing their own safe and fresh vegetables in the nearest available locations.
Gafoor Shahul, Water Treatment Consultant
Altogether, Farm Tech Consultancy acts as a one stop solution provider for all commercial farming operations for its valuable clients. Leveraging this professional and reliable service, Farm Tech was able to earn multiple projects in Oman, UAE, while also securing a few projects in various parts of India. Moreover, Farm Tech is having strategic partnerships with Industry leading Spanish Greenhouse manufacturers for doing commercial hydroponic greenhouse projects.
Through a personalised commitment to each project, we expand our client’s capacity to reach their goals
In the near future, Farm Tech Consultancy aims to become the number one service provider for its clients in commercial agriculture projects in the region. To stay on this trajectory of their goal, FTC is currently working in UAE, Oman and India. The company also aims to do international trading of quality inputs from different parts of the world to the Middle East region to help the growers achieve the best production potential.
“Farm tech is specialist in hydroponic, Aquaponics and plant factory projects accompanied by an experience of more than a decade in handling commercial projects in the toughest conditions”
Team of Experts
The company is progressing in the guiding light of a team of experts who have deep expertise in this field.
Deepan Thrissur (MSc Agri), Organic Farm Expert
Deepan is engaged in freelance research in integrated farming systems based on organic, natural, Natu-eco and sustainable farming methods. He is well acquainted with worldwide traditional, novel and nature friendly technologies for farming.
Francisco Jose Garcia Perez (MSC Hydroponics), Hydroponic Greenhouse Expert
Based in Spain, Francisco advises the company on hydroponic greenhouse projects and Hi Tech farms. He is currently working with projects in Iran, China, Spain, Mexico, Canary Islands and Oman
Gafoor Shahul, Water Treatment Consultant
Gafoor is a Water Treatment expert and an entrepreneur with MBA and MIB from University of Wollongong, Australia. He has been in the water treatment industry (reverse osmosis) over 23 years in GCC – specifically in UAE, Oman and Bahrain, African and Asia Pacific regions.
