Malda is going to have a total of 22 Polyhouse and 20 shade nets for the production of off-season vegetables. The facilities will be built in the 15 blocks of the district for supplying vegetables to consumers which are less produced in that particular season.
This initiative will, on the one hand, keep up the supply of a variety of vegetables to the market and, on the other hand, bring more profit to the farmers. These polyhouses will enable the farmer to produce cilantro during the rainy season. Among others, Gerbera, orchid, Simla mirch, and capsicum can also be cultivated in the off-season. The farmer is also supposed to get a higher-than-normal price.
Samanta Layek, deputy director of the district horticulture department, said: “After getting the schemes from the department, farmers applied for them. Then, screening and counselling of those farmers have been done. It is also seen if the farmers have required land and its suitability. Only district approval is given then. Once such Polyhouses start functioning, off-seasonal crops will be more available in the market for the consumers.”
For the 2023-24 year, the district was given a target of constructing 1000 square meters of large Polyhouses, which is 2 units each of 500 square meters.
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