The Shivalik foothills,
1995.
The journey began when the Sekhon family acquired agricultural land in the Shivalik foothills of Punjab — one of India's most naturally fertile corridors, shaped by river tributaries and rich alluvial soil.
The goal was not conventional farming. The ambition was to bring a scientific edge to agriculture — to do something that would genuinely move the needle for Indian growers.
The early years, from 1999 to 2007, were spent in floriculture — growing Gladiolus, Gerbera, Carnations and Lilium in net houses on the property. These crops demanded precision, discipline and controlled environments. They were the training ground.
In 2003, a Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory was established on-site — initially to produce cost-effective Oriental Lilium planting material. It was the first time tissue culture had been set up at this scale in the region for a commercial farm.
Early net house infrastructure — the foundation of what would become our seed potato operation.
