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INNOVATIVE FARMING STRATEGIES





          Organic farming with all its benefits is not devoid of limitations, lesser yields being
          one of them. This is the main reason for farmers not opting for organic farming

          especially for commercial agriculture. Utilising the cutting edge technology we have
          today, most of the limitations can be overcome. Let’s explore a few of them.





            POLYHOUSE FARMING                     PRECISION FARMING                    HYDROPONICS AND



          Polyhouse  farming  is  a             Precision farming involves                 AEROPONICS
          special  kind  farming  system        use        of       advanced
          where crops are covered by            technology  to  precisely             These       are      the
          polythene  or  any  other             determine the need of soil            techniques            of
          translucent  material.  It  is
                                                and  plants  growing  in              cultivation       which
          different from green houses
                                                them. It involves checking            does  not  involve  the
          in  terms  of  low  cost  of
                                                the pH of the soil, nutrient          use        of       soil.
          construction  and  materials
                                                requirements. It also help            Hydroponics  involve
          used making it more suitable
                                                us  determine  the  best              cultivation  of  plants
          for developing countries like
          India. Here the temperature           suited crop for the land. It          in  nutrient  dissolved

          remains regulated within the          helps  us  understand  the            water and Aeroponics
          polyhouse          structures.        exact  needs  of  land  and           involve  a  farming
          Nutrients  are  supplied  in          crop.                                 system  where  roots
          dissolved form  through drip                                                of  the  crops  are
          irrigation.  Pest  infestation                                              exposed  to  air  and
          can     also    be     greatly                                              nutrients are sprayed
          prevented. Crop destruction                                                 directly    into     the
          due to changing seasons can
                                                                                      roots.
          also  be  limited  through  this
          method.  The  yield  will  also
          be thus higher.
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