Polyhouse Farming: How to prepare polyhouse and how much will it cost?

Cultivation of exotic vegetables or off-season vegetables can be done easily in polyhouse. These days, due to the increasing demand for foreign vegetables and off-season vegetables, farmers cultivating in polyhouses can earn good profits at low cost. Let us get to know in detail about the method of making a polyhouse and the cost involved.

• Types of Polyhouses

There are mainly 3 types of polyhouses.

• Ordinary Polyhouse: It is also called as low cost polyhouse. In this, artificial environment is not created by the machines.

• Medium cost polyhouse: In this, cold and heat are controlled inside the polyhouse according to the requirement of the plants by simple equipment.

• High cost polyhouse: In this, temperature, humidity, light, ventilation etc. are controlled as per the requirement of the plants. In this we can cultivate any vegetables we want in any season.

How to build a polyhouse?

• To build a polyhouse, a steel structure is first prepared.

• The steel structure is covered with a polythene sheet of 200 micron thickness transparent and resistant to ultraviolet rays.

• A polyhouse once prepared can be successfully cultivated for at least 10 years.

• However, due to strong winds and sunlight, the plastic sheet starts getting damaged. Therefore, the plastic sheet should be changed every 2 to 3 years.

cost of polyhouse construction

• At least 1000 square meters of land should be there for the construction of polyhouse.

• Small farmers can also build a polyhouse in 500 square meters of land.

• The cost of construction of a polyhouse in 1000 square meters of land is about 10 lakh rupees.

• The cost of building a polyhouse in a large area starts decreasing. For example, if it is constructed in an area of 4000 square meters, then it costs about 35 lakh rupees.

• Subsidy is also given by the government for the construction of polyhouses.

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