India: Government Is Offering 75% Subsidy For Urban Farming
A unit will include 16 pots, and when a consumer purchases a structure, they will receive all of the essential goods, including fertilisers and seeds.
By Chintu Das
Krishi Gragan
4 January, 2022
Excerpt:
The Kerala State Horticulture Mission plans to buy and distribute Arka Vertical Garden structures to individuals living in urban areas around the state in order to boost urban farming.
To promote it in the beginning, the urban population of Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram was chosen. The Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) in Bengaluru created the Arka Vertical Garden structure. The IIHR has said that it is willing to give the technology to the state government. Once the technology has been transferred, the State Horticultural Mission wants to create structures locally with the support of cooperative businesses. In the first phase, the Mission intends to supply 330 units to urban households in Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram.
Lack of room to farm is a worry for those living in urban settings, and this vertical garden structure was designed expressly to address this issue.
This structure is excellent for producing vegetables in a safe and convenient manner for the needs of families. These constructions may be placed in regions with plenty of sunshine, such as a balcony or a patio. Vegetables, medicinal plants, and flower harvests can all be grown in these structures.
The base frame, primary central support, and branches with pots or grow bags are the three basic components. As a growth medium, soil or coco peat can be used in pots. This building takes up very little room, since it can fit into a one-square-meter space.
Plants that demand more growth media and reach a height of over two feet, such as tomato, chilli, peas, and brinjal, can be put near the structure’s base. In the top floors, leafy vegetables and medicinal plants such as brahmi, pudina, peppermint, and others can be produced.
