To enhance the yield of vegetables and flowers, the Department of Horticulture is all set to bring crops raised over an expanse of 33,000 sq m under ‘controlled weather conditions’ with the participation of farmers.
Deputy Director of Horticulture R. Chithra Devi told The Hindu that poly greenhouses would be set up on the said locations to help the farmers raise the crop under controlled conditions.
The project will help raise some rarely cultivated crops in the district like capsicum and other crops like tomato, and hybrid cucumber besides cut flowers in Udumalpet, Gudimangalam, Avinashi, Pongalur, Kangayam and Madathukulam blocks.
“We will extend subsidy to the participating farmers at the rate of 50 per cent of the cost subjected to a maximum of Rs. 4.75 lakh for an area not exceeding 4,000 sq m per farmer,” said horticulture department officials.