Turnkey tropical lowland greenhouse project for vegetables in Nigeria

Published 2021년 2월 15일

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Bosman Van Zaal has completed a turn-key tropical lowland greenhouse project in Nigeria, in the Abuja region. The project, which costs over $1 million, includes two greenhouses, each half a hectare in size, and is designed to withstand the hot and humid climate. The greenhouses will be used to grow highwire vegetable crops, primarily tomatoes, but also bell peppers and cucumbers. The project will create job opportunities and provide food for Nigeria's growing population. Bosman Van Zaal also provided training and capacity building to the project's customer, SCL Farm.

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With more than 200 million people, Nigeria has become one of the biggest economies in Africa and while its population grows rapidly, so is the need for food. In the course of 2018, Bosman Van Zaal realised a complete, turn-key tropical lowland, greenhouse project in the Abuja region in Nigeria for the production of vegetables. The project consists of two tropical lowland greenhouse modules each ½ hectare in size. Turnkey tropical lowland greenhouseEngineers and agronomists of Bosman Van Zaal designed this turnkey greenhouse concept specifically to cope with the hot and humid climate conditions of tropical lowland regions around the world. The greenhouses are equipped with a carefully designed irrigation and hydroponic system, fully adapted to the local circumstances. A Hoogendoorn iSii Compact computer provides precision control and monitoring of the production process. Highwire vegetable cropsCurrently, SCL Farm grows conventional outdoor crops such as corn and soya on a hundred ...

Source: Hortidaily