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The "greenhouse-in-a-box" empowering farmers in India

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Sathya Raghu Mokkapati |

Countdown Summit

• October 2021

For smallholder farmers in India, agriculture has long been an unreliable source of income -- crops that flourish one season can fail the next, thanks to heat, pests and disease. But climate risk is now making the profession nearly impossible. TED Fellow Sathya Raghu Mokkapati is determined to change that with "greenhouse-in-a-box": a small, low-cost, easy-to-build structure aimed at helping farmers weather sizzling summers, increase monthly revenues and grow more food with less water.

For smallholder farmers in India, agriculture has long been an unreliable source of income -- crops that flourish one season can fail the next, thanks to heat, pests and disease. But climate risk is now making the profession nearly impossible. TED Fellow Sathya Raghu Mokkapati is determined to change that with "greenhouse-in-a-box": a small, low-cost, easy-to-build structure aimed at helping farmers weather sizzling summers, increase monthly revenues and grow more food with less water.

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Sathya Raghu Mokkapati

Sathya Raghu Mokkapati

Green farming innovator

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TED Fellow Sathya Raghu Mokkapati's agricultural startup builds low-cost greenhouse systems helping Indian smallholder farmers confront the impacts of climate change.

Janice Cantieri | National Geographic, 2018 | Article

"Innovative Greenhouses Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change"

Malavika Velayanikal | Mint, 2021 | Article

"A greenhouse in a box for small farmers"

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