Case Studies

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A Home for Crops
HIMACHAL PRADESH

THE INITIATIVE

  • Adoption of polyhouse agriculture by farmers

THE BENEFICIARIES

  • Farmers of Jubberhatti, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh

THE CHALLENGE

  • Extreme weather conditions which made year-long farming impossible
  • Lack of information and knowledge about alternate farming methods

THE SOLUTION

  • NABARD sanctioned a unique project under RIDF for setting up 50 polyhouses
  • Capacity-building support provided for promotion of polyhouses

THE IMPACT

  • Cultivation of carnations, red and yellow capsicums, cherry tomatoes and seedless cucumbers by 35 farmers
  • Better and regular returns for farmers
  • Other farmers in the area motivated to adopt polyhouse farming