India faced sever drought during years 1985 to 1987 when very valuable livestock was destroyed due to shortage of water and unprepared Central & state government’s failure in creating infrastructure and political willingness since the independence of India, poor farmers and landless livestock owners were left at the mercy of mother nature……..
In 1986 Kashyap Bhatt; an Inventor, non-resident Indian (NRI) from Toronto, Canada visited his parents in Ahmedabad, where his father late Mr. B. D. Bhatt , retired Civil Engineer & Architect and one of the millions of freedom fighters (not listed on government’s freedom fighter’s list) was furious about the government’s failure in looking after the welfare of India and expressed his concern: ” Is this the reason we fought Britts and got independence so that the corrupted politicians & public servants can treat us Indians like slaves again? They have no respect or concern about people’s welfare?”
Out of patriotism and love for India, Kashyap Bhatt took the challenge to salvage livestock by developing technology that can work in the rural areas of India. His technical education in Canada and experience in construction industry, software programmer on main frame computer, marketing experience of solar photovoltaic modules and related products were asset in the developing the technology of solar powered portable greenhouse working on hydroponics system.
In 1987, Greenfield Hydroponics Systems (Pvt) Ltd; was formed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state of India, Kashyap Bhatt started research work & he invented US & Canadian patented world’s first solar powered portable greenhouse, the technology for the countries suffering from shortage of agriculture land, water, electricity and/or ambient temperature is not favorable due to the global warming. Mr. Kashyap Bhatt is one of those visionaries who developed the technology way before the world leaders hardly paid any attention to the climate change!
Research begun when India did not have open import policy. With very limited resources the first unit was developed with fiberglass panels, wooden control panel and with limited availability of scientific instruments. the first solar powered Model GF150 producing 150 kg fodder growing hydroponics unit was demonstrated on December 19, 1987 and the first news article was published in Indian Express.
Technology is well tested in the harsh tropical climatic conditions of +45° Celsius ambient temperature in India to -50° Celsius ambient cold climate in Canada.
In 1989, the first commercial fodder producing Model GF1000 was sold to one of the stud farm in Gujarat state of India, where in the history of India:
Now, technology is:
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