Hydroponics - Future of Urban Food | CV Prakash | TEDxPESITBSC

Simplified Hydroponics - Who Can Grow? Where can you grow? Why? Grow Local, Eat Local. Lt. Cdr CV Prakash is a former underwater weapons specialist of the elite Submarine arm of the Indian Navy. Upon retirement CV learnt Hydroponics from the best of growers in Australia and is a pioneer in the field of Hydroponics in India. A hands-on Grower, Food Park designer, Auditor & Trainer in Hydroponics, CV's "Pet Bharo Project" is credited for India's first commercial hydroponically grown strawberries, spinach and herbs. He is credited for building India’s first state-of-the-art Hydroponics Greenhouse and is one of the most widely read academic paper authors. His mission is clear- to bring simple yet sustainable technology that can help almost everybody grow clean, residue free, nutritious food. The best part about his technology being that it has very little entry barriers and reaches the poorest of the poor. He believes that "it's not enough to just have know how, but one must do how and show how". This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx