nanoFarm | AI-IoT Biogas, CBG, Waste & Smart Farming Monitoring

Who we are

An AI-IoT climate-tech company — not just a smart farm

NFI SmartFarm Solutions Pvt. Ltd., known as nanoFarm, was founded by Arun C Michael and Zeeshan M P. Both founders bring more than a decade of hands-on experience across waste management, renewable energy, biogas, life science and sustainability.

We started with automated smart-farming systems and the same engineering DNA — sensors, microcontrollers, cloud and AI — now powers a broader framework for biogas and CBG plants, waste processing, sanitation infrastructure and controlled-environment farming.

Our platform is designed for the realities of Indian deployments: rural sites, intermittent connectivity, MSME budgets and the need for clean, verifiable performance data.

Hardware Sensor systems Cloud dashboards AI analytics Automation

The founding journey

Classmates since their 2005 engineering days · entrepreneurs since 2009

Synod Bioscience — 2009Life science, waste-to-energy & renewable systems

nanoFarm (NFI SmartFarm) — 2023Smart farming & AI-IoT climate-tech platform

BPG Renewables / Biopower — 2023Renewable energy & biogas development

NGC Renewables — 2023Decentralized renewable infrastructure

The platform

Our AI-IoT Technology Stack

One modular architecture moves data from the field to decisions — field sensors capture readings, a microcontroller transmits them over Wi-Fi or GSM, the cloud stores and processes everything, an AI layer flags trends and risks, and a web/mobile dashboard turns it all into clear, real-time insight.

IoT SensorspH, temperature, gas, flow, level & equipment status

MicrocontrollerTransmits via Wi-Fi / GSM

Cloud BackendStores & processes field data

AI LayerTrends, forecasts & predictive alerts

DashboardWeb & mobile, multilingual alerts

IoT Hardware

Field-ready controllers built for rural and remote installations.

Sensor Integration

pH, temperature, gas flow, level, flow and energy sensors.

Cloud Dashboard

Real-time web & mobile view of every monitored asset.

AI Analytics

Trend analysis and gas/process forecasting from your data.

Predictive Maintenance

Early warnings on pumps, blowers and aerators before failure.

Smart Alerts

Threshold and anomaly alerts pushed to app, SMS or WhatsApp.

Multilingual Interface

Dashboards and alerts designed for regional language support.

GSM / Wi-Fi Connectivity

Optional GSM module keeps poor-connectivity sites online.

Biogas & CBG

AI-IoT system for biogas and CBG plant monitoring

Many decentralized biogas and CBG plants still run on manual operations — causing downtime, inconsistent gas yield and difficulty proving performance. Conventional SCADA systems are expensive and complex for rural, MSME, municipal and mid-sized plants. nanoFarm is designed to close that gap affordably.

Parameters the platform can monitor:

pH & temperature

Gas flow & gas yield

Digester health

Feedstock input

Pump / aerator / blower status

System downtime & alerts

Equipment status

Daily & monthly reports

Benefit ranges below are expected impacts based on better monitoring and control — actual results vary by plant, feedstock and operations.

30–40%Potential downtime reduction

5–10%Potential gas-yield improvement

Data-backed performance reporting
Better O&M control & remote supervision
Carbon credit, ESG & compliance data support

Sensor-integrated process monitoring schematic for decentralized waste and water systems

The same sensor-to-dashboard architecture adapts across waste and sanitation assets.

Waste & Sanitation

Smart monitoring for waste management & sanitation infrastructure

The nanoFarm AI-IoT platform can be adapted for organic-waste composting and OWC machines, biogas units, STP and wastewater support systems, public sanitation, bio-toilets, decentralized processing centres and municipal waste operations — including odour and process-condition monitoring.

Possible sensors

LevelTemperaturepH GasFlow metersEnergy meters MoistureOdour / gas detectionEquipment status

The value it can deliver

Less manual checking & faster fault detection
Better accountability & data-backed municipal reporting
Improved sanitation reliability, lower downtime & service quality

Where it started

From smart farming to climate-tech automation

nanoFarm originally developed automated aquaponics, hydroponics and aeroponics systems for compact urban spaces. Built on sensors, microcontrollers, pumps, aerators, dosing systems, biofilters and solar-power options — with mobile and web monitoring — these systems became the proving ground for our wider AI-IoT framework.

Automated hydroponics and aeroponics growing module with sensors — Hydroponics & aeroponics

Compact automated aquaponics system combining fish and plants — Aquaponics

nanoFarm controlled-environment planter growing pesticide-free greens — Pesticide-free greens

Aquaponics combines aquaculture with soilless hydroponics, while our aeroponics systems grow plants in a controlled mist environment. All systems are fully automatic, electronically controlled and continuously monitored with advanced sensors.

500 kgUp to, food/year (compact system)

30%Up to, more yield with Origosol

AquaponicsHydroponicsAeroponics Fully automatedIoT sensor controlMobile / web app AI disease detectionOrigosol nutrientSolar-powered options

AI image-based plant disease detection: recognition and localization from leaf images

AI intelligence

AI-based plant disease detection

Advances in deep learning and convolutional neural networks now make image-based disease detection practical. nanoFarm's AI imaging concept can help detect plant diseases early using camera images, classification models and smart alerts — giving growers time to act.

The same AI capability points to where the company is heading: image recognition, anomaly detection, equipment condition monitoring and process intelligence can be extended into biogas and waste operations — turning visual and sensor data into decisions across every domain we serve.

Image classificationAnomaly detection Condition monitoringProcess intelligence

Origosol sustainable nutrient solution for soil and soilless farming

Nutrient technology

Origosol — sustainable nutrient technology

Origosol is a proprietary nutrient solution developed for soil and soilless farming, created through controlled biological processes. Positioned as a sustainable nutrient supplement, it can support improved plant growth and yield — and pairs naturally with nanoFarm smart systems.

Organic & sustainableDeveloped through R&D from sustainable raw materials

Supports soilless farmingFor hydroponics, aquaponics & aeroponics

Can increase yield up to 30%As a nutrient supplement, depending on crop & conditions

Pairs with nanoFarm systemsDesigned to work alongside our automated platforms

Products & solutions

A connected family of AI-IoT solutions

From a single monitoring kit to full automation platforms — modular, configurable and built for the field.

A

AI-IoT Biogas Monitoring Kit

Real-time monitoring for decentralized biogas and CBG plants — yield, digester health and equipment status.

B

pH, Temperature & Gas-Flow Monitor

Plant-health monitoring for digesters, R&D labs and field plants with precise sensor data.

C

Smart Waste Management Platform

For composting units, OWC machines, treatment centres and municipal operations.

D

Sanitation Monitoring & Automation

For toilets, sanitation infrastructure, STP support and public-utility monitoring.

E

Hydroponics / Aquaponics / Aeroponics

Automated controlled-environment systems for homes, institutions, corporates & commercial farms.

F

AI Plant Disease Detection Module

Camera-based disease monitoring and smart crop advisory using AI imaging.

G

Origosol Nutrient Solution

Sustainable nutrient supplement for soil and soilless farming.

Need something custom?

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Expected impact

Designed to move the numbers that matter

Indicative outcomes from better monitoring and control. Figures are potential impacts, not guarantees — actual results depend on site conditions and operations.

30–40%Potential downtime reductionin monitored plants

5–10%Potential gas-yield improvementthrough better control

500 kgFood/year, up tofrom compact smart-farm systems

30%More yield, up tousing Origosol nutrient

Solar-enabled systems

Self-sustaining options that can run directly on solar power.

Carbon & ESG data

Verifiable data collection that can support carbon-credit and ESG reporting.

Built for every operator

Useful across rural, municipal, MSME, FPO, corporate and EPC projects.

Market opportunity

A large, underserved market

5,000+ CBG plants targeted under the SATAT programme
Thousands of decentralized biogas plants needing digital upgrades
Growing demand from FPOs, MSMEs, municipalities, EPC firms, corporates & government programmes
Scalable across India and other emerging economies
Rising demand for climate-tech, ESG, sanitation, waste & smart-farming solutions

Traction & pilots

Proven in the field, growing through partners

2Pilots completed — Karnataka & Kerala

2EPC firms onboarded for SATAT integration

Engagement with municipal bodies underway
Supported by the Kerala Startup Mission Innovation Grant
Product development & field testing completed and ongoing

The people

Meet the nanoFarm founders

Engineers, operators and entrepreneurs who have been building together for over 20 years.

Arun C Michael

Co-founder · R&D & Operations

Began his entrepreneurial journey in 2009 in waste management and renewable energy systems. Based in Bangalore, he develops and implements solutions across waste-to-energy and life science.

Zeeshan M P

Co-founder · Marketing & Sales

Started in waste management and renewable energy in 2009. Today he leads the marketing and sales teams across Synod Bioscience and nanoFarm.

Classmates since their engineering studies in 2005 and friends for over 20 years, the founders have together built Synod Bioscience (2009), nanoFarm / NFI SmartFarm Solutions (2023), BPG Renewables / Biopower (2023) and NGC Renewables (2023) — spanning waste management, renewable energy, biogas, life science, smart farming and sustainability.

How we earn & deploy

A flexible, multi-stream business model

Hardware, software and services combine into deployments that suit owners, operators, partners and institutions alike.

1

Hardware kit salesIoT monitoring kits per plant or asset

2

Software subscriptionDashboard & analytics access

3

Analytics platformAI insights & reporting layer

4

AMC & service supportMaintenance & calibration

5

Custom IoT projectsBespoke automation builds

6

EPC partner integrationEmbedded in larger projects

7

Municipal & institutionalPublic-sector deployment

8

Smart farming productsConsumer & commercial systems

9

Nutrient solution salesOrigosol for farming

Indicative pricing

Biogas monitoring hardwareper plant

from ₹25,000

Softwarefree 1st year, then

₹400 / month

nanoFarm farming systemsby model

₹7,500 – ₹1,50,000

Origosol nutrientper unit

around ₹750

Pricing is indicative and can vary depending on configuration, scale and site requirements.

AI-IoT Powered Solutions for Biogas, Waste, Sanitation & Smart Farming