Hi-tech Agriculture H/A: 2401-00-113-82 Rs.100.00 lakhs

Poly houses with low cost technology have been employed successfully to grow vegetables round the year and a major project has been launched in 2012-13. Expansion of seedlings production in plastic perforated trays under favourable microclimate created in cost effective low cost structures, standardization of new growing media for optimum plant growth, refined technologies for hardening of seedling, green house design, structure and technology need to be fine-tuned to suit different agroclimatic conditions. During the year 2018-19, it is proposed to support construction of new poly houses through krishibhavans, rain shelters, hardening units, open precision farming on vegetables, flowers, banana and other crops. The selection and all approval will be entrusted to district level officer.