Prepare safely
Survey land, test soil and water, review pond and overflow design, confirm stocking advice, secure boundaries and establish a local operator and backup.
Before stockingFounder-led pilot concept · Darbhanga, Bihar
A small plot.
A bigger possibility.
Aquahub imagines a quarter-acre farm where freshwater fish, carefully chosen crops, water systems and useful technology work together. The first goal is simple: build one real hub, measure what happens, and learn whether it can serve small farmers.
Current stage: working plan and design concept. The site, economics and technical details still need local validation.
The idea 01 / 04
One plot. More than one source of value.
For many small farmers, a pond, a crop area and a power supply are separate decisions. Aquahub asks whether they can be designed as one manageable system: food for the household, products to sell, a place to work and rest, and records good enough to learn from.
It starts with freshwater carp. Premium greens and vegetables are trials, chosen only after local agronomy and buyer checks. Freshwater scampi and wider rollout come later, if the pilot earns them.
Explore the system 02 / 04
Walk the proposed hub.
Choose a part of the concept to see how it fits. The arrangement and dimensions are illustrative until the land is surveyed and the pond is designed locally.
Illustrative concept / 01
The proposed module
A farm designed as a system.
A starting space budget allocates roughly half the quarter acre to the pond, three tenths to dry crop and tower strips, and the rest to access and utilities. A survey, bank design and operating routes will reshape these proportions.
- One freshwater pond, with carp as the base stock
- Dry production strips set back from pond banks
- Walking access, fencing, gates and a utility corner
Proposal only · final layout depends on surveyed land, soil, water and local expert review.
The four images were developed for the founder’s working vision. They show a possible mature arrangement, not existing infrastructure, verified yields or an approved engineering drawing.
A design boundary
Three water routes.
Kept distinct.
Pond-derived water can be trialled in a separate plant circuit, while clean rainwater and pond overflow each have their own assessed route. The system should make water use measurable, not merely claim savings.
01
Fish pond → plant circuit
Screened withdrawal, filtration and a covered reservoir feed a small tower trial. Tower drainage returns to that plant reservoir, not to the fish pond.
02
Clean rain → storage or recharge
Roof and panel runoff may be harvested or directed to a separately assessed clean-water recharge route.
03
Pond overflow → approved drainage
Overflow needs a safe, locally agreed route. Crop-circuit drainage must not enter the recharge pit.
A useful first device 03 / 04
Monitoring that starts with reality.
The technology is a prototype, not an operating control system. Select a scenario to see the intended behavior; this interface displays no live farm data.
Aquahub / pond 01Interaction demo
Prototype stateLocal logging active
The proposed unit records dissolved oxygen, temperature and pH with timestamps and quality flags. Readings are stored locally, then uploaded when a connection is available.
Continuous probesDO · temperature · pH
Manual field entriesAmmonia · nitrite · clarity + care logs
First alert scopeProbe fault · power loss · logging gap
Illustrative product behavior · no measured values or live connection.
Designed for the operator on the ground.
Every five minutes, the proposed unit would log locally. An operator would add test results and daily farm events. Initial alerts focus on whether the monitoring system itself is healthy; water-quality thresholds come only after reference testing and local operating procedures.
- One pond, one test tank and one prototype to start
- Bench and supervised field tests before installation
- Grid power with proposed solar, battery and essential backup
- Local operator and backup remain responsible for response
No automated aerator or pump control. No prediction or digital twin is claimed at this stage.
The proof path 04 / 04
Earn the right to scale.
The first Aquahub is a learning site. Its purpose is to replace assumptions with observed operating, crop and financial records.
Run bounded trials
Start with carp and basic monitoring. Trial a small number of crops and selected-edge towers only after water chemistry, access, climate and buyers are checked.
Pilot operationRead the evidence
Complete a fish cycle and seasonal crop trials. Compare outcomes, operating effort, water flows and actual net results before considering another farm.
Expansion gateWhat gets measured
These are questions for the pilot, not promised outcomes.
- 01 Fish survival, growth, feed and harvest
- 02 Crop yield, grade, repeat orders and losses
- 03 Water withdrawn, reused and discharged
- 04 Labour, maintenance, energy and replacement costs
- 05 Household use, gross sales and net income—separately
The investment conversation, today
A meaningful first discussion is about validating site feasibility, building one safe pilot and funding the measurement needed to judge affordability for small farmers. A priced funding ask, return forecast and commercial rollout plan will follow real design and operating data; they are not asserted here.
The path beyond one plot
Affordable for farmers—or it doesn’t work.
The hub must prove value after feed, labour, electricity, maintenance and crop losses. The monitoring service also needs a form small farmers can actually access.
Build the evidence together
Interested in the first real Aquahub?
I’m looking to speak with people who can help stress-test the pilot: aquaculture and horticulture specialists, field operators, buyer partners and patient early supporters.