Polyhouse Farming
Autor: SAMEER BENSEKAR • July 11, 2017 • Term Paper • 2,287 Words (10 Pages) • 530 Views
Polyhouse Farming
Table of Content
Sr. No | Topics | Page No. |
1 | Introduction | 2 |
2 | Structure And Components of polyhouse | 3 |
3 | Externalities of polyhouse business | 4 |
4 | Key stakeholders | 5 |
5 | Alternate modern | 6 |
- INTRODUCTION
Agriculture has been the back bone of Indian society since time immemorial. Our ancestors were nothing but hunters and food gatherers and as they came in contact with agricultural, they started to lead a more stable and systematic life. As time progressed there came a time during the 1970’s when India though being an agrarian economy was not able to fulfil the food grain requirement domestically. This was the time when Indian farmers got exposed to High Yielding Variety seed (HYV), Fertilizers and Pesticides. The revolution led by Mr. M. S. Swaminathan benefitted the state of Punjab the most. It helped the state attain the status of being the “Granary of India” aka food basket of India.
The movement of Green revolution was a boon and a bane at the same time, the reason being that increased use of fertilizers and pesticides along with HYV led to an increased output. However the prolonged use of the same on the land led to soil degradation, decreased output as natural fertility of soil decreased and at the same time increased cost of input for the farmers.
In the era of 21st century, much attention has been paid to alternate form of agriculture, where agricultural has been tried to be transformed into a profitable and ecologically sustainable venture. Few methods used under modern day farming are:
- Saline farming
- Sewage water farming
As Polyhouse is practiced in many countries and has great success stories but our preliminary study showed us that the same is not true in context of Punjab. Polyhouses in Punjab have been failing miserably and it is a loss making venture for the farmers.
In our study we tried to answer the following questions:
- Is there a gap between the government’s perception and the reality the farmers face during the operational process of Polyhouse?
- Is there a lack from farmers in terms of hard-work, dedication etc. that is hampering the success of Polyhouse?
- Is the model of Polyhouse farming profitable at all in the Indian context?
- If so, is the model applicable and fit for Punjab?
- STRUCTURE AND COMPONENTS OF POLYHOUSE
Polyhouse is a structure made up of galvanized steel which is covered by plastic paper called poly sheet. The shape of polyhouse is aerodynamic which decreases the pressure of fierce wind. Because of this structure, polyhouse can withstand the wind travelling at the speed of 140 km/hr. Even the plastic doesn’t get torn off.
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