Software engineer starts saffron farming in shipping container, earns 2-3 lakhs a month | Jobs Vox


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A Pune man grows saffron in a shipping container.

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Pune, A software engineer is earning around Rs 2-3 lakh a month from the city’s innovative farming idea. Pune’s Shailesh Modak’s experiment to cultivate saffron in a shipping container was successful.
The software engineer managed to grow the spice, which is typically grown in Kashmir, in Pune with an investment of Rs 10 lakh.

Shailesh Modak said, “I made an investment of Rs 10 lakh as a one-time investment. For saffron cultivation, I brought seeds from Kashmir and using aeroponic technique, which is cultivation without soil, I planted only 160 sq. Saffron grown in a shipping container of ft. area.”

Modak said, “We first grew green vegetables and strawberries where we got success, then we started saffron cultivation.”

Saffron is a spice obtained from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as “saffron crocus”. The crimson stigmas and styles, called threads, are collected and dried and used as a spice and coloring spice in food.

Saffron is believed to have first originated in Greece, but today the spice is mainly grown in Iran, Greece, Morocco and India.

What is aeroponic technology?

The word aeroponics, meaning “working wind”, stems from the Greek words for wind, “air,” and labor, “ponos.” This form of hydroponics involves growing plants without the use of soil. It relies on the wind to deliver a nutrient-rich mist to the plant’s roots. Aeroponic technology enables you to quickly and efficiently grow pesticide-free plants without soil, using a nutrient-rich mist.





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