India: Software engineer uses polyhouse for record cucumber harvest
A dry belt, where getting potable water is seen as a Herculean task by villagers, this young man has made not only the area fertile, but also introduced a new meaning to agriculture.
Speaking to a group of visiting journalists on Wednesday, Mr. Govindaraj said that he was guided by the officials in the department of horticulture. “With just 2,000 square metres of land spread, I have produced 21 tonnes of cucumber in 130 days. In one year, I hope to harvest close to 100 tonnes. This was possible due to the poly house concept, where we can control the temperature, increase humidity, prevent pest attack, disease and use water through drip irrigation…” he added.
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