Baba Farm (Tamishna Group) & Singapore Soilless Smart Farming Project: Pioneering Commercial CEA (2017–2018)
By Md. Mamunur Reza (Assistant Program Director, APCU-BADC PARTNER & PhD Fellow)
Event Period: 2017 – 2018 | Organizations: Baba Farm (Tamishna Group), Singapore Soilless Smart Farming Project (Summit Group), and Advanced AgriTech Advisory
Between 2017 and 2018, I focused intensively on commercial Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and cross-border technology transfer—spearheading technical team building for the Singapore Soilless Smart Farming Project (Summit Group) and directing commercial implementations at Baba Farm (Tamishna Group), alongside serving as Founder Consultant for multiple advanced agricultural technology organizations in Bangladesh.
Five Soilless & Urban Farming Modalities Deployed
- Commercial Aquaponics: Coupled recirculating aquaculture and hydroponic nutrient-film/media-bed systems balancing nitrifying biofiltration with leafy green and fruiting crop uptake.
- Precision Hydroponics: Closed-loop NFT (Nutrient Film Technique) and Dutch-bucket substrate systems calibrated for tropical temperature and dissolved-oxygen constraints.
- Indoor LED Vertical Farming: Multi-tier artificial-lighting growth rooms utilizing targeted photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) spectra for year-round urban crop production.
- Modular Container Farming: Climate-insulated shipping-container plant factories engineered for high-density urban deployment and export-oriented standards.
- Engineered Raised-Bed Farming: Custom-formulated organic-coco-peat substrate beds with automated drip lines for high-value salad and culinary crops.
Founder Farm Manager Mandate at BABA Farms (July 2017 – August 2018)
As documented in my LinkedIn career record, serving as the Founder Farm Manager of BABA Farms in Dhaka encompassed full-cycle design and daily operation of nine specialized production units:
- Recirculating Aquaponics & Hydroponics: Coupled fish-and-vegetable systems and NFT/substrate channels.
- Commercial Microgreens & Wheatgrass Production: High-density indoor tray systems supplying nutrient-dense functional greens and fresh wheatgrass to urban consumers.
- Container Farming & Raised-Bed Gardens: Modular urban plant factories and organic raised beds.
- Vermicomposting Plant & Garden Compost: Bioconversion of organic farm residues using Eisenia fetida earthworms into premium bio-humus alongside traditional organic horticultural farming.
সুপার ফুড মাইক্রোগ্রিন: সহজ উপায়ে বাড়িতে ও বাণিজ্যিকভাবে উৎপাদন কৌশল (Super Food Microgreen)
Authored by Agriculturist Md. Mamunur Reza (কৃষিবিদ মো. মামুনুর রেজা)—a comprehensive Bengali guide to home and commercial microgreen production, nutritional profiles, tray substrates, and indoor crop management.
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