Australia: Tomato grower looks overseas for Semi-Closed greenhouse
"In the last two years in US and Europe, semi-closed glasshouses have been developed that produce a higher yield and minimise the input cost. There's a lot of opportunity to learn."
There are currently only two semi-closed glasshouses in the world, one each in France and USA, which Keshav plans to visit on his research trip next year.
He says semi-closed glasshouses don't need ventilation, instead a cooling system is used to keep temperature under control. "I've been working with conventional type glasshouses for the last 18 years, but for me this is very new," he said. "Since I haven't physically been in a semi-closed glasshouse I haven't seen all the benefits, so I'm going to work for two weeks in France to find out, and bring the information back home."
From March next year, Keshav will visit Brazil, Canada, Europe, USA and New Zealand as part of his 16-week tour.
Source: abc.net.au