Nisar had a small patch of barren land adjacent to his home in Trich. Instead of letting it go to waste, he filled it with fertile soil and began exploring opportunities in agriculture. "I approached the Department of Agriculture and gathered information on various government schemes," he said. Keen on doing something different, he was introduced to the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) by technical experts at the Agriculture Zone Kakapora.
Among the schemes under HADP was the promotion of hi-tech polyhouses for protected cultivation. Intrigued, Nisar began researching the method and its benefits. Motivated by the potential, he applied for the scheme, received technical guidance, and was granted a subsidy to install a hi-tech polyhouse.
By November 2024, the structure was in place, and Nisar sowed his first crops—spinach, coriander, and collard greens—on a trial basis. The outcome was encouraging. "In February, I raised a crop of hybrid exotic vegetable seedlings and earned a decent profit," he said.
Now, Nisar is on the verge of harvesting his first major crops—hybrid tomatoes and seedless cucumbers. "Both are in the flowering stage, and the growth looks promising. I expect to harvest 10 to 15 kilograms of fruit per plant," he said with optimism.
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