There is such a technique in Poly House Farming, through which vegetables and flowers are easily cultivated even in the off-season. This technique has proved to be effective in adverse weather conditions. The choice of vegetables or flowers is dependent on the poly house structure, market demand of vegetables or flowers, and the market price. It is protected cultivation in which vegetables like cucumber, gourd, capsicum, cucumber, cabbage, tomato, etc. In floriculture gerbera, carnation, rose, anthurium, etc. are grown in poly houses. Farmers are also turning to this type of farming due to decreasing holdings and high profits.
Action plan to start poly house farming
It is necessary to take training to start poly house farming, for this the Agriculture Officer or the nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra or Agricultural University can be contacted. You can contact Vagad Agro Services for polyhouse structures or the successful farmer who has planted polyhouse. Poly houses are being promoted by the state governments through the National Horticulture Mission.
Due to which the economic condition of the farmers cultivating through poly houses is changing rapidly. Farmers are producing vegetables and flowers. The government gives about 47-65 percent as a subsidy to build a poly house, although the provision of different subsidies has been made in different states. There is a subsidy provided by the government for an area of 500 to 12000 square meters to build a poly house.
Polyhouse Structure
The structure of the poly house is made of steel and the upper part is covered with a plastic seat. This sheet is 200-micron thickness transparent and resistant to ultraviolet rays polyethylene sheet. Once the poly house structure is built, it works for at least 10 years. Due to strong wind and sunlight, the plastic seat has to be replaced every five to six years. However, it cost very little. Flowers and vegetable plants are protected from sunlight and rain. Along with this, a favorable environment remains ready for these crops. In the poly house, farmers are growing flowers like marigold, Gerber, chrysanthemum, tuberose, etc. along with off-season vegetables.
Estimated Cost for building a poly house
It costs about Rs 10 lakh to build a poly house in an area of 1000 square meters and about 35 lakhs in an area of 4000 square meters. Agriculture loan is given by national banks. Small farmers can build a poly house up to 500 square meters. Earlier, few people used to come forward for this. Now the trend of farmers has increased here.
Steps to be taken in poly house construction
The poly house should not be below the ground but should be raised at some height. So that moisture or water does not stagnate. The slope of the land should be such that the surface water should be kept away from the poly house. Otherwise, the chances of getting diseases in the crop increase. The poly house should be in such an area where there is a short distance from the market, means of transport, etc. There should not be a big tree or shade near the poly house. The crop should be selected according to the market demand. With the encouragement of the government, farmers in India have started cultivating vegetables and flowers on a large scale in poly houses. It is good to higher farm management services provider for this type of costly project setup which provides such as how to supervise the different types of crops, cultivation methods, how to include technologies with it, how to harvest them, post-harvesting supports, etc.
Advantages of Poly House
- There is one type of system is available in polyhouse to control the temperature or the humidity
- The poly house increases the production, productivity, and quality per unit area.
- Along with growing off-season vegetables in poly houses, the cost of pesticides also comes down.
- The production of vegetables in polyhouse is 3-4 times more than in normal farming.
- Polyhouse is one of the best solutions for the lack of agricultural lands.
- We can grow more crops in less space in polyhouse farming.
- The polyhouse structure is made in a way that it provides water and fertilizer to crops in required amounts.
- There is one type of system is available in polyhouse to control the temperature or the humidity.
To Higher agriculture income by constructing poly houses and shed net houses with government subsidy contact Vagad Agro Services
Types of Polyhouse
Depending on the control system polyhouse can be of three types, Naturally ventilated polyhouse, Semi-automatic Polyhouse, and Fully automatic polyhouse.
- Naturally Ventilated polyhouse – There is ventilation provided on the rooftop to pass air through the polyhouse structure.
- Semi-automatic Polyhouse – In this system manual adjustments are required to be done in the polyhouse for good condition. Moisture and temperature-controlled type of systems are installed but we have to operate them manually.
- Fully Automated Polyhouse – Alterness and technical skills should be required while managing this type of system and it is costlier as compared to the semi-automatic type. Like same of Semi-automatic system moisture and the temperature-controlled system works automated with outer climate change. It is also called Climate controlled polyhouse.
Polyhouse is one type of scientific and modern means for farming. With the help of Polyhouse, it can expect a large scale of profit in a short time span. Introducing the Vagad Agro Services one of the best and leading manufacturers of polyhouse and also provides farming services and agriculture-related to the polyhouse.
Kalpesh Pathak
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