Vertical farming in Delhi-NCR
Surinder Sud writes that regions like Delhi-NCR should grow its own vegetables and crops.
Surinder Sud writes that regions like Delhi-NCR should grow its own vegetables and crops.
Why?
It involves a high cost to transport huge quantities to Delhi.
Transport also costs congestion and pollution.
How can one grow?
He writes:
Farming involves growing plants in containers stacked on shelves attached to walls or hung from vertically inclined frames or pillars, allowing enough space for the plants to grow to their full height and the light to reach each plant. -
Growing crop plants on rooftops, balconies and other portions of the multi-storey urban buildings is also viewed as part of vertical agriculture.
The best results are, however, obtained when such cultivation is done indoors or in poly-houses where environmental conditions can be controlled.
Most vertical farming entrepreneurs produce stuff like lettuce, broccoli, medicinal and aromatic herbs, flowers and ornamental foliage; medium sized crops like tomato, brinjal and others; and fruits like strawberries.
Commercial cultivation of mushrooms in trays kept in shelves under protected environment is the most common example of vertical farming.
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