30 lakh seedlings prepared at Centre of Excellence at Karnal

About 30 lakh seedlings of vegetables have been prepared in the Centre of Excellence for Vegetables -- an Indo-Israel project at Gharaunda in district Karnal.
To improve the economic status of farmers, they are being encouraged to undertake protected farming in poly houses, an official spokesman said.
He said by adopting poly houses for farming, the income of farmers is increasing by manifolds as compared to the conventional farming.
He said a subsidy of 65 per cent was also being provided to the farmers for setting up of poly house.
Efforts were also being made by NABARD to help those farmers who intended to do farming through poly house but even after getting the subsidy of 65 per cent from the state government were unable to share the remaining 35 per cent amount, he said.

To facilitate such farmers, besides the Cooperative Banks and PACS Banks, a few nationalised banks have also been contacted so that they could provide loan to such farmers for setting up of poly house.

This would not only benefit the farmers but the business of banks would also flourish, he added.
Subsidy has been given to the farmers to set up poly houses over an area of 100 acres in the district at a cost of Rs 17 crore, he informed.
He said the setting up of Centre of Excellence of Vegetables at Gharaunda, the farmers are taking interest towards protected farming.

Farming through poly house is free from pesticides and as a result of this farmers get remunerable prices of their produce in the market.
He said that to encourage farmers, they were also being imparted training regarding farming through poly house. After getting training from this Centre of Excellence, the farmers of not only Haryana but also of other states are taking up protected farming through poly houses.