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Customer Stories

We tried NANO Bio Growth Enhancer on our capsicum plants and it was found to be excellent for vegetative growth and yield. – Mr. R. Rajamani, Co-Principal Investigator

Art of Living

There has been a 32 percent increase in yield in the area sprayed with NANO Bio Growth Enhancer when compared to the control plot.” – The Non Such Tea Estates Limited, Manager

H. S. Mehta

I’ve been using NANO for pepper for the past 3 years. It helps to boost the plant. I was not getting runners in my plants to make nurseries. After using this product, I have started getting shoot growth and the catkins are elongated. I have a smiling plant. A fresh looking healthy plant. Healthy looking plants can give you better outputs. All in all I have been picking good crops including good pepper weight. I think it’s a good product

I. K. Ashok

“NANO has helped improve the size and quality of coffee berries. The beans are bigger with reduced berry dropping. Firefly’s Biological alternatives are good and work very well together with Permaculture practices like Bio Fertilizers, Worm Juice and Hot Composting. We use NANO on our pepper vines to improve immunity and disease tolerance.”

Uthappa, Manager Yemmegundi Estate

“I have been using Firefly’s Bio alternatives for Coffee and Pepper at Shantagherry Estate as a means of transitioning to a more eco-friendly practice. We have observed a consistent yearly crop as compared to being an alternate crop in the past. I would strongly recommend Firefly’s products to anyone looking to convert to organic.”

Sunderam Ramasamy

The production of Cabbage has gone up by 66% despite adverse weather conditions. NANO was also tried in an Organic Tea Garden and there is an increase of 7% (despite deficit rainfall of below 42% below normal). Initial results are promising and this product will be used in the coming seasons as well.

BBTCL

‘Brilliant work! Exactly what we wanted. Great job done by all involved. 🙂 The hands on approach is extremely inspiring and humbling at the same time! This attitude will help the team go places. Beers in our “neighbourhood bar” are on me for all. 🙂 Thanks for everything.

M. N. Belliappa

It’s not often that you approach an organization for your fixing personal health and end up using their services in conceptualising, designing and executing a beautiful garden out of a neglected space in the hotel. But that’s the beauty of this team which offers its services for all meaningful pursuits! The Firefly team were as enthusiastic about our projects as we were and that was a huge plus and they were keen on getting the concept right rather than focusing on commercials. Their quality and standards checks were impressive and spoke volumes about their knowledge and commitment about all aspects of the project. The best reason that I will choose to recommend them is because they always ‘under-promise’ and ‘over – deliver’. The results have exceeded our expectations. Thank you for creating the lovely ‘Tamara Gardens’. The venue has become the most sought- after location in the hotel and the return on investment was worth the time, effort and money. I think this is an eco-sensitive alternative to pure cement or asphalt surface. The Firefly team members are creative and always have interesting experiments and innovation taking place at their company.”

Tamara Gardens at Taj M G Road, Bangalore

The positive results with NANO Bio Growth Enhancer have been encouraging on our maize crops. – Santosh Nagaswamy

Baansuri Agro Global

Working with Firefly we realized that NANO Bio Growth Enhancer had a significant impact on the growth of plants when used along with fertilizer. With this, plants can be delivered to the farmer 15 days early in comparison with the present practice without NANO spray.

ITC PPDC. Ms. G. Prashanthi, M.Sc.(Biotechnology)

I’ve been spraying NANO in my garden consistently for the past three years. I get more flowers and the plants are healthy. Definitely a really good product

Indu Pooviah

Working with Firefly we realized that NANO Bio Growth Enhancer when used along with fertilizer has an impact on crop productivity requiring less fertilizer use. We got 2 – 6 Quintals more crops from utilizing NANO in our trial plots of Wheat, Paddy and Guar

IFFCO

Among the doses tried, NANO Bio Growth Enhancer at 100 ml in 200 liters of water produced 8.4 % and 2.17 % more yield compared to Control and Urea + Zinc Sulphate at 1% each respectively in clonal mature tea. Tea samples manufactured after spray were found free from taint

TOCKLAI Tea Research Association

I got my bright blue Microhabitat a few months ago with the beautiful little leaves of the pennywort plant. Immediately the urli brightened up the room I placed it in. Eventually I moved it into the sun – the plant likes lots of sun. I have enjoyed having the Microhabitat at our place. Thank you team Firefly”

Sabina

Shiva of Firefly Life Sciences kept mentioning an alternative to asphalt/cement road for a farm. He told me that he had laid out some of these in his coffee estate and we decided to try it out. Our driveway is about 160 metres long and it was a regular dirt road when we bought the property. While this was sufficient for our needs, about a month before we decided to pave the driveway, my Bolero got stuck in the driveway in the slush at 2 a.m as I was trying to drop my sister and her kids to the airport for an international flight. This Bolero was not a 4-wheel drive and it took us an anxious 30 minutes to pull it out of the slush and drop them to the airport to make the flight. We had made some enquiries for a cement track and also cobblestone. So it was just pure timing when Firefly mentioned this solution. We thought we would give it a shot and also support a new technology. I have known Shiva for a long time and knew that we could trust his team to put in their best efforts. If this road could withstand the monsoon in Coorg, we thought it would work for us. We wanted a low cost and aesthetic driveway. Since our home is constructed out of mud-bricks and there is greenery all around, the Road matched this look perfectly. The Road held very well for 2 years and with some patchwork repair on minor potholes and loose gravel, it is now close to 8 years since its execution. I would certainly recommend this product for someone who wants to put a road together in a farm or an estate

Anand Adkoli

Nano Micro Nutrients and Amino Acids even though they were applied in very little quantity were absorbed very efficiently. They helped in various metabolic activities in the plant and the result came in the form of better production. It can be concluded that the product is very effective in increasing both the yield and also the yield of bigger sized tubers in the Lady Rosetta variety

Technituber

I have been a gardening enthusiast for the last 40 years and have been winning prizes for my garden. After consulting with Firefly and using their recommended products my garden started to look very lush and green even if I use very little manure. The foliar spray is just tremendous. I would recommend them to everyone.

Priya Mascarenhas

Prior to the introduction of Permaculture practices, we were only using chemical inputs on our coffee and pepper plants. Now we use Compost and Vermicompost 2-3 times a year due to which we have been able to replace chemicals considerably. We now get an average annual crop. NANO Bio Growth Enhancer has helped our Pepper’s susceptibility to wilt and other diseases. It has also improved crop yields both qualitatively and quantitatively

Nataraj, Manager Yemmegundi Estate

I have been using Firefly’s Bio alternatives for Coffee and Pepper at Shantagherry Estate as a means of transitioning to a more eco-friendly practice. We have observed a consistent yearly crop as compared to being an alternate crop in the past. I would strongly recommend Firefly’s products to anyone looking to convert to organic

Sunderam Ramasamy

The number of millable canes increased over 11 tonnes due to the use of NANO Bio Growth Enhancer and other Biological practices. Per acre cost benefit has been over Rs. 15,000

Sugarcane Industry, Tamil Nadu

Not much of a home gardener, I was very impressed when I visited ‘The Water Nursery’. I requested Nandita and Priya if they could help me set up my front yard with some water plants. The plants have come up beautifully. Everyone who comes home does make a mention of the plants which are unique and very pretty. Thanks guys. Keep up the good work!

Sundaram Ramasamy

I had requested Firefly to give me a road solution for Amrutha Coffee – which is located in a high rainfall area, with movement of container trailers on a regular basis. I had explained to them that the conventional road surfaces require regular maintenance and patch work; considering the type of vehicular movement. It’s been 9 years since they constructed the roads in the factory premises and I haven’t had a single issue with the road – in spite of being battered by floods two years in a row and regular heavy truck movements. I couldn’t be more satisfied with the Magnafix roads.

Sunderam Ramasamy, Amrutha Coffee

We tried NANO Bio Growth Enhancer on our capsicum plants and it was found to be excellent for vegetative growth and yield. – Mr. R. Rajamani, Co-Principal Investigator

Art of Living

There has been a 32 percent increase in yield in the area sprayed with NANO Bio Growth Enhancer when compared to the control plot.” – The Non Such Tea Estates Limited, Manager

H. S. Mehta

I’ve been using NANO for pepper for the past 3 years. It helps to boost the plant. I was not getting runners in my plants to make nurseries. After using this product, I have started getting shoot growth and the catkins are elongated. I have a smiling plant. A fresh looking healthy plant. Healthy looking plants can give you better outputs. All in all I have been picking good crops including good pepper weight. I think it’s a good product

I. K. Ashok

“NANO has helped improve the size and quality of coffee berries. The beans are bigger with reduced berry dropping. Firefly’s Biological alternatives are good and work very well together with Permaculture practices like Bio Fertilizers, Worm Juice and Hot Composting. We use NANO on our pepper vines to improve immunity and disease tolerance.”

Uthappa, Manager Yemmegundi Estate

“I have been using Firefly’s Bio alternatives for Coffee and Pepper at Shantagherry Estate as a means of transitioning to a more eco-friendly practice. We have observed a consistent yearly crop as compared to being an alternate crop in the past. I would strongly recommend Firefly’s products to anyone looking to convert to organic.”

Sunderam Ramasamy

The production of Cabbage has gone up by 66% despite adverse weather conditions. NANO was also tried in an Organic Tea Garden and there is an increase of 7% (despite deficit rainfall of below 42% below normal). Initial results are promising and this product will be used in the coming seasons as well.

BBTCL

The positive results with NANO Bio Growth Enhancer have been encouraging on our maize crops. – Santosh Nagaswamy

Baansuri Agro Global

Working with Firefly we realized that NANO Bio Growth Enhancer had a significant impact on the growth of plants when used along with fertilizer. With this, plants can be delivered to the farmer 15 days early in comparison with the present practice without NANO spray.

ITC PPDC. Ms. G. Prashanthi, M.Sc.(Biotechnology)

I’ve been spraying NANO in my garden consistently for the past three years. I get more flowers and the plants are healthy. Definitely a really good product

Indu Pooviah

Working with Firefly we realized that NANO Bio Growth Enhancer when used along with fertilizer has an impact on crop productivity requiring less fertilizer use. We got 2 – 6 Quintals more crops from utilizing NANO in our trial plots of Wheat, Paddy and Guar

IFFCO

Among the doses tried, NANO Bio Growth Enhancer at 100 ml in 200 liters of water produced 8.4 % and 2.17 % more yield compared to Control and Urea + Zinc Sulphate at 1% each respectively in clonal mature tea. Tea samples manufactured after spray were found free from taint

TOCKLAI Tea Research Association

Nano Micro Nutrients and Amino Acids even though they were applied in very little quantity were absorbed very efficiently. They helped in various metabolic activities in the plant and the result came in the form of better production. It can be concluded that the product is very effective in increasing both the yield and also the yield of bigger sized tubers in the Lady Rosetta variety

Technituber

I have been a gardening enthusiast for the last 40 years and have been winning prizes for my garden. After consulting with Firefly and using their recommended products my garden started to look very lush and green even if I use very little manure. The foliar spray is just tremendous. I would recommend them to everyone.

Priya Mascarenhas

Prior to the introduction of Permaculture practices, we were only using chemical inputs on our coffee and pepper plants. Now we use Compost and Vermicompost 2-3 times a year due to which we have been able to replace chemicals considerably. We now get an average annual crop. NANO Bio Growth Enhancer has helped our Pepper’s susceptibility to wilt and other diseases. It has also improved crop yields both qualitatively and quantitatively

Nataraj, Manager Yemmegundi Estate

I have been using Firefly’s Bio alternatives for Coffee and Pepper at Shantagherry Estate as a means of transitioning to a more eco-friendly practice. We have observed a consistent yearly crop as compared to being an alternate crop in the past. I would strongly recommend Firefly’s products to anyone looking to convert to organic

Sunderam Ramasamy

The number of millable canes increased over 11 tonnes due to the use of NANO Bio Growth Enhancer and other Biological practices. Per acre cost benefit has been over Rs. 15,000

Sugarcane Industry, Tamil Nadu

I got my bright blue Microhabitat a few months ago with the beautiful little leaves of the pennywort plant. Immediately the urli brightened up the room I placed it in. Eventually I moved it into the sun – the plant likes lots of sun. I have enjoyed having the Microhabitat at our place. Thank you team Firefly”

Sabina

Not much of a home gardener, I was very impressed when I visited ‘The Water Nursery’. I requested Nandita and Priya if they could help me set up my front yard with some water plants. The plants have come up beautifully. Everyone who comes home does make a mention of the plants which are unique and very pretty. Thanks guys. Keep up the good work!

Sundaram Ramasamy

‘Brilliant work! Exactly what we wanted. Great job done by all involved. 🙂 The hands on approach is extremely inspiring and humbling at the same time! This attitude will help the team go places. Beers in our “neighbourhood bar” are on me for all. 🙂 Thanks for everything.

M. N. Belliappa

It’s not often that you approach an organization for your fixing personal health and end up using their services in conceptualising, designing and executing a beautiful garden out of a neglected space in the hotel. But that’s the beauty of this team which offers its services for all meaningful pursuits! The Firefly team were as enthusiastic about our projects as we were and that was a huge plus and they were keen on getting the concept right rather than focusing on commercials. Their quality and standards checks were impressive and spoke volumes about their knowledge and commitment about all aspects of the project. The best reason that I will choose to recommend them is because they always ‘under-promise’ and ‘over – deliver’. The results have exceeded our expectations. Thank you for creating the lovely ‘Tamara Gardens’. The venue has become the most sought- after location in the hotel and the return on investment was worth the time, effort and money. I think this is an eco-sensitive alternative to pure cement or asphalt surface. The Firefly team members are creative and always have interesting experiments and innovation taking place at their company.”

Tamara Gardens at Taj M G Road, Bangalore

Shiva of Firefly Life Sciences kept mentioning an alternative to asphalt/cement road for a farm. He told me that he had laid out some of these in his coffee estate and we decided to try it out. Our driveway is about 160 metres long and it was a regular dirt road when we bought the property. While this was sufficient for our needs, about a month before we decided to pave the driveway, my Bolero got stuck in the driveway in the slush at 2 a.m as I was trying to drop my sister and her kids to the airport for an international flight. This Bolero was not a 4-wheel drive and it took us an anxious 30 minutes to pull it out of the slush and drop them to the airport to make the flight. We had made some enquiries for a cement track and also cobblestone. So it was just pure timing when Firefly mentioned this solution. We thought we would give it a shot and also support a new technology. I have known Shiva for a long time and knew that we could trust his team to put in their best efforts. If this road could withstand the monsoon in Coorg, we thought it would work for us. We wanted a low cost and aesthetic driveway. Since our home is constructed out of mud-bricks and there is greenery all around, the Road matched this look perfectly. The Road held very well for 2 years and with some patchwork repair on minor potholes and loose gravel, it is now close to 8 years since its execution. I would certainly recommend this product for someone who wants to put a road together in a farm or an estate

Anand Adkoli

I had requested Firefly to give me a road solution for Amrutha Coffee – which is located in a high rainfall area, with movement of container trailers on a regular basis. I had explained to them that the conventional road surfaces require regular maintenance and patch work; considering the type of vehicular movement. It’s been 9 years since they constructed the roads in the factory premises and I haven’t had a single issue with the road – in spite of being battered by floods two years in a row and regular heavy truck movements. I couldn’t be more satisfied with the Magnafix roads.

Sunderam Ramasamy, Amrutha Coffee

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  • Education: MSc. Botany Graduate
  • St. Joseph’s University

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  • Developed Student-focused content promoting eco-friendly gardening and nature-based solutions.

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  • Education: MSc in Statistics
  • Christ (Deemed to be University)

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  • Conducted rainwater harvesting research and completed a case study on water harvesting techniques and calculations for a residence.

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  • Azim Premji University

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  • Education: 10th Grade
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  • Conducted a literature review exploring the biodiversity of wetlands in and around Nellore.
  • Studied the microscopic structure of wetland plant parts and compared them with terrestrial plants.

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  • Timeline: July – August 2023   
  • Education: Cambridge AS Levels
  • Cambridge International Education

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  • Participated in early discussions on carbon credits and emerging technologies like biochar, enhancing knowledge of environmental policy.
  • Led an energy calculation exercise, recommending alternative energy solutions and identifying micro-turbine manufacturers.

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Srujana Naik

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  • Developed Student-focused content promoting eco-friendly gardening and nature-based solutions.

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  • Internship Period: June – July 2022
  • Education: 2nd Year, BSc (CBZ)
  • Christ (Deemed to be University)

Key Contributions

  • Created Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports focusing on water systems, soil profiling, and carbon neutrality for a real estate development project in Hoskote, Bangalore
  • Researched emission factors and evaluated the feasibility of introducing carbon-neutral crops.
  • Supported field tasks such as lake bed marking and catalogued beans for the molecular coffee project.

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Dr. Manivel

Agriculture Consultant

Dr.I.Manivel is a consultant specialising in the Agri Products & Tea sector. He has done his B.Sc and M.Sc in Horticulture and Ph.D in Plant Physiology from the University of California.He has worked for more than 20 years with the Tea Research Board in the North of India and UPASI in the South of India.

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Dr. H. N. Chanakya

Technical Advisor

With a PhD in Microbiology from UAS Bangalore, Dr. Chanakya has been working in the field of anaerobic digestion of rural residues, wastewater and solid wastes as well as drinking water purification for over 30 years at the Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has developed over 14 technologies in the field of sustainable energy and water. In the area of wastewater his research interests lie in evolving low energy and sustainable wastewater/grey water treatment coupled with energy and nutrient recovery including the use of mixotrophic algae. He also helps the Karnataka State in an advisory capacity for its mandatory and regulatory bodies in the area of Solid wastes and Wastewater Management.

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Rani K. C

Project Scientist

Rani has a Masters in Environmental Science from NITK (National Institute of Technology, Karnataka). She is also an IBAB (Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology) graduate. She has expertise in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Business Development. She published research articles in peer reviewed journals, books and participated in various international conferences. Her primary research focus includes nutraceutical formulations and environmental protection.

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Dr. Sandanamudi Anudeep

Chief Scientist

Anudeep has a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Mysore. He continued his doctoral studies at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysore after clearing CSIR-UGC-NET with AIR (all India ranking -135). His research work improved his knowledge of Food and Nutrition, Protein Chemistry, Carbohydrate chemistry, Microbiology and Animal studies. He has published research articles in peer reviewed journals and participated in various international conferences. His recent research projects include polymer science, material science, formulations of functional foods and beverages. He enjoys teaching and mentoring students pursuing science and in his free time enjoys cricket and badminton.

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Gilles Boulicot

Founder (Atma Waters Pvt. Ltd.)

Gilles Boulicot, Founder of Atma Waters, holds a Professional Master’s in Structural Engineering and Steel Structure from AFPA. With over 30 years of expertise in integrated sustainable water resource management, water body rejuvenation, wastewater management, and sanitation, Gilles has worked across 23 countries. His extensive experience includes technical expert roles for international organizations, leading projects in stormwater management and ecological restoration of urban lakes. Gilles’ qualifications and his leadership in pioneering sustainable water solutions make him an invaluable asset to our collaborative efforts at Firefly Life Sciences.

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Ayyappa Masagi

Founder of Water Literacy Foundation

Ayyappa Masagi is considered a “Water Warrior” for India. He has helped create countless solutions to India’s water scarcity problem and many communities, farms, and towns are now more water efficient through his help and guidance. He has been nicknamed “Water Gandhi” by villagers on the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border. Ayyappa Masagi has helped Firefly in implementing several rain water harvesting techniques at their farms, and in collaborative projects.

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Apoorva B. V.

Director at Honey Day Bee Farms, Chairman of Hive Trust

Mr. Apoorva’s goal is to connect the present generation to nature through beekeeping. He facilitates the ability to build capacity in agrarian and tribal communities through natural bee farming and provides consultation for the best practices in beekeeping. He is involving the urban population to take responsibility towards conservation of life’s essential pollinators. He has supported Firefly in closing this vital loop at their farms.

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Founder (KJB Agro)

A graduate of Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge (UK), Kenneth Blades trained and worked as a corporate finance lawyer for some of the world’s leading law firms. In 2001, he steered away from law and entered the field of agriculture. He founded KJB Agro – Exotic Fruit Tree Nursery in Chelavara, Coorg. With training and guidance from some of Florida and California’s top research facilities and universities, Kenneth Blades has worked with Karnataka Growers’ Federation, the Karnataka Planters’ Association, Christian Planters’ Guild, Association of Planters of Kerala, Planter’s Association of Tamil Nadu and more recently with the Tibetan Community in Coorg in disseminating knowledge and know-how on income enhancing fruit crops.

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Prashanth Aiyappa

Regenerative Plantation Consultant

An alumnus from UAS, Bangalore, with over 25 years of experience managing plantations in South India and East Africa, which are among the world’s largest producers and exporters of Organic, Rainforest Alliance & Fairtrade certified coffee, tea and spices. He has served as Vice Chairman of The Nilgiri Planters Association and as the Hon. Secretary of the Anamallai Planters Association. He is currently an Executive Committee Member of The Nilgiri Natural History Society which endeavours to redefine life, nature & humanity through an ecologically sound & socially responsible value system. He works with the Tibetan Community in Karnataka cultivating fruit crops, enabling their transition to good agricultural practices, thereby helping them unlock ecological & economic benefits.

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Permaculture Design Consultant

In 2009, Mark consolidated his theoretical knowledge and his 20-plus years’ experience of applying Permaculture techniques in Tropical and Sub-Tropical climates by establishing the Mark Garrett Permaculture Design Consultancy. He now consults on Permaculture Design and Sustainability Solutions for a wide range of projects for both private and corporate clients world-wide. The team at Firefly procured their Permaculture Design Certification from Mark and have been associated with him ever since.

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Consultant Tea

Dr. I. Manivel is a consultant specialising in the Agri Products & Tea sector. He has done his B.Sc and M.Sc in Horticulture and Ph.D in Plant Physiology from the University of California. He has worked for more than 20 years with the Tea Research Board in the North of India and UPASI in the South of India and has been an immense pillar of strength for the Firefly team. 

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