Impact
Measuring what grows
How Akar measured its progress, with the numbers it reported and when.
May 2023 (pilot stage)
- Plant holes manufactured
- 25,000
- People impacted
- 1,000
- Food businesses impacted
- 22
- Less CO₂ vs conventional farming distribution
- 71%
Source: Akar on MIT Solve.
October 2024
- Units in operation
- 100
- Land-equivalent reclaimed for cultivation
- 10,000 m²
- Less water than traditional methods
- 90%
- Higher yields
- 50%
Source: Yunus&Youth, 1 Oct 2024.
Goals Akar set
In 2023 Akar set a goal of distributing 5,000 modular units, which it planned to reach through plastic injection-moulded units at significantly lower cost. It estimated breakeven at 250 rented units (MIT Solve).
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