Farmer irrigating a field in India

Atyadhunik Farming Private Limited · www.akfarming.com

Change the way of
irrigation.

Revolutionizing flow control with a fully mechanical valve that automates flood irrigation — no electricity, no batteries, no guesswork.

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“AK Farming is on a mission to automate the backbone of India — agriculture — by developing affordable, power-free, smart irrigation systems for every farmer.”

The real problem

90% of Indian farmers still irrigate the old way.

In today's modern era, most farmers of India are doing irrigation the old way — despite rain-pipe sprinklers and drip systems being available.

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Overflow of water

Unattended beds flood, wasting water and damaging crops.

Time-consuming

Manual shifting of water from bed to bed eats into every day.

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High labor cost

Someone has to stand at the field, day or night, to move the water.

Traditional sprinkler and drip irrigation in Indian farms
Flood irrigation field channel diagram Green wheat field in India

Our solution

The Timer Valve

A smart mechanical device that works without electricity or batteries. Once set, it automatically diverts water from one outlet to the next — making irrigation fully automatic, low-maintenance, and farmer-friendly.

Timer Valve product photo
Timer Valve product photo, side angle

How it works

  1. 01

    Install 5–10 Timer Valves in front of each irrigation bed.

  2. 02

    Set the watering time for each bed.

  3. 03

    As soon as water reaches the valve, the timer starts.

  4. 04

    Once time is up, the valve automatically diverts water to the next bed.

Timer Valve mechanism Tap / hover for mechanism

Patented 3-Way Design

One inlet, two outlets, positioned at 90°. A curved mechanism connected to a spring and timer controls the flow.

Technology & innovation

A patented mechanical mind, no electricity required.

The Timer Valve uses a patented 3-way valve system — one inlet, two outlets set at 90°. A curved mechanism linked to a spring and timer controls water flow: the valve locks the curve until the timer completes, then releases it, sliding the curve forward to redirect water to the next outlet.

  • No electricity, no battery — runs on water pressure and a timer spring
  • India's first fully mechanical automatic irrigation valve
  • 100% Made in India · Patent granted
  • Universally compatible with all pipe sizes (in progress)

The impact — 10 acre farm, 5 cycles/season

Time, labour and water — all back in the farmer's hands.

Time per season

Manual
400 hrs
Timer Valve
16.5 hrs

383.5 hours saved every season

Annual cost (incl. shifting labour)

Manual
₹20,000
Timer Valve
₹11,667

≈ ₹8,333 saved every year

Water saved every cycle

15–25%

No more overflow — overflow that once destroyed crops is now prevented at the source.

5 trillion litresof water saved annually, at scale
100%Made in India · patent granted
0electricity or batteries required

See it in action

The Timer Valve, at work in the field.

Business & traction

From pilot to a nationwide rollout.

1,650

Timer Valves sold

₹26L

Revenue generated

300+

Paid customers onboarded

5-year growth projection

₹40LY1
₹2.4CrY2
₹8CrY3
₹16CrY4
₹32CrY5

TAM

₹1L Cr

65 million flood-irrigation farmers, at ₹1,600/unit

SAM

₹10,000 Cr

10% reachable farmers — 6.5 million

SOM

₹8 Cr

Target of 50,000 units in 3 years

Funding support

  • ₹20 Lakhs — Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)
  • ₹25 Lakhs — Pusa Krishi Incubation Grant

Key achievements (2025)

  • Top 10 Agri Innovation Finalist — Pusa Krishi, Delhi
  • Market pilot successfully completed
  • 100+ customers onboarded · ₹28L revenue generated
AK Farming production facility and assembly hall

Team

Built by people who grew up in the fields they're solving for.

Ajay Solanki

Ajay Solanki

Founder

Product design & development

Shubham Kag

Shubham Kag

Co-Founder

Marketing & sales management

Vishal Padihar

Vishal Padihar

Co-Founder

Assembly & factory manager