During the recent flooding which led to a devastating situation leading to despair, the fragility of traditional, large-scale agriculture was laid bare. This widespread disaster severely devastated fields, farms, farmers, and agricultural produce across rural areas, highlighting a profound systemic vulnerability. It was yet another challenge for the entrepreneurial sibling duo, Nabhan and Kenan Khan, who remained driven during the pandemic.

Once again, the duo, operating under NiK&KiN Design Studios, put on their thinking caps and came up with a digital response: Farmverse. This immersive experience, now in Open Beta on the Roblox platform, is a powerful vehicle for social change and a definitive proof point of their long-standing commitment to leveraging tech for social good. They designed Farmverse to create resilience amongst the masses by helping them adopt and deploy positive habits and techniques to cultivate small farms and kitchen gardens to develop a sense of belonging, shared responsibility and participation to contribute to the food basket of the country in a sustainable manner. They have taken their mission to make the world a better place and address fundamental issues like climate change, resilience, and food scarcity through the playful, accessible world of virtual farming. Their track record includes the development of the acclaimed "STOP the SPREAD," the world’s first experiential learning game focused on public health during the pandemic, alongside the branding and campaign of TECH desiNATION Pakistan to promote tech sector of Pakistan around the world along with initiatives in global virtual robotics, STEM/STEAM learning, and the creation of the "National AI Policy GPT," a bilingual groundbreaking tool to democratise and invite public participation to complex governmental policies.

Climate change, urban gardening and the UN SDGs

The conceptual foundation of Farmverse is rooted in a clear, actionable mission: to address several of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those focused on Zero Hunger, No Poverty, Quality Education, and Climate Action. The inspiration for a gardening-focused game grew directly from the developers’ own hands-on experience with urban gardening.

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