₹12 to ₹28 per kg, Aswatha was assured of the ₹30 a kg in his contract with Bengaluru agritech startup Clover that picks up the produce from his greenhouse.
He knows the market rate can go up to ₹60 a kg when there’s a shortage, but he’s happier with a steady price.He’s also less vulnerable to the weather and pests than his ancestors who grew vegetables for consumers in Bengaluru 65 km away for aeons.
He adopted precision farming with greenhouses three years ago. An agronomist from Clover visits the farm periodically to advise him on cultivation schedules and crop maintenance, as well as introduce new vegetables like zucchini.Clover wasn’t Aswatha’s first brush with agritech.