Israeli tech helps Indian farmers to grow crops in dry climate

Published Feb 11, 2021

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A farmer in Bhuj, India has successfully grown bell peppers using the poly-greenhouse method, originally developed in Israel, in the arid region of Kutch. The method enables farming during non-monsoon periods, resulting in expected high yields. The farmer, Haresh Thacker, plans to also cultivate hollow chilli, a cold season crop, from February to summer. He emphasizes the importance of farmers diversifying their crops to increase income and prevent waste due to oversaturation of the market with a single crop.

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Israeli technology is coming to the aid of farmers in arid Kutch. A Bhuj-based farmer has successfully grown the crunchy, non-spicy bell peppers or capsicum adopting Israel’s poly-greenhouse method. Haresh Thacker is also expecting a bumper crop of the easy-to-cook hollow chilli, otherwise a cold season crop. In major parts of the country, capsicum is grown as a winter crop as it requires low temperature while in hilly terrains it is also grown during summers. But Thacker chooses a period between winter and summer so that the crop can be harvested from February to summer. "Famers' income will only increase when they will ...

Source: Hortidaily