Polyhouse farming is a special kind of arrangement in which the crop field is completely or partially covered by transparent polyethene sheets. The nutrients are dissolved in water and supplied to plants through drip irrigation.
This playhouse is being setup in Manali, Himachal Pradesh.

Due to the changing weather patterns farmers often are not able to produce the maximum output that they usually could however that’s where inventions like greenhouses and poly houses come in. The Government too is doing whatever it could to the best of its abilities so that this technology could be adapted by Farmers small and big. The Himachal Pradesh government is offering 85 per cent subsidies to farmers who want to build Poly houses.

One can also grow off-season vegetables in Polyhouses rather than in open fields. Fruits and vegetables are mostly produced in this. The vegetables and fruits prepared in this are fresh, so the price of crops is very good in the market. One can also grow vegetables like tomato, capsicum, carrot and beans in the Polyhouses.

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How to get the benefit of the scheme?

To take advantage of this scheme, one has to apply to the Agriculture Department. After this, an amount of Rs 3 lakh 17 thousand is approved by the Agriculture Department for setting up a Polyhouse in an area of ​​252 square meters.