Cost effective polyhouse development for Telangana semi-arid tropics

Abstract

Cost effective polyhouses play an important role in Indian Agriculture in the forthcoming years. The cost effective polyhouse ensures the year round growing of different cultivar varieties with good vigour. Generally, a farmer had to invest Rs. 900-1000 for one m2 area using tubular framed polyhouse structure. To reduce the installation cost of polyhouse, a cost effective/low cost polyhouse was constructed to bring rural small and marginal farmers under polyhouse cultivation. Locally available casuarina wood was used as structural material and bamboos are used as frame work. Wooden strips using nails marks the poly grip assembly. UV stabilized polythene sheet was used as cladding material.The present study entitled ‘Cost Effective Polyhouse Development for Telangana Semi-Arid Tropics’ measuring an area of 50 m2 costs around Rs. 23,811.16/-. The cost for m2 area is around Rs. 476.22/-. Present study is justified with cost reduction by 52.4 %.