India is at an inflection point. Urbanisation is accelerating, arable land is shrinking, water tables are falling, and a growing middle class is demanding year-round, pesticide-free fresh produce. Container farming — the practice of growing crops inside repurposed or purpose-built shipping containers — is emerging as one of the most compelling answers to this challenge.

Farish Anfal and Calvin Aranha, both 26 years old, are budding techpreneurs who have integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) into hydroponic farms through their start-up company, Krop AI.

They started Krop AI in 2021 as a startup agritech company based out of Brahmavara in Udupi district.