technology in agriculture

Is tunnel farming the solution for problems of progressive farmers in Pakistan? Is the tunnel technology becoming popular in Pakistan? The answers to these questions is very sophisticated and the progress in the acceptance to the tunnel technology has been slow since its introduction in the country around ten years ago. The intensive, out-of-season farming carried out in tunnels is certainly promising both in terms of production and income return to the farmer. Fruit & Vegetable Development Project (FDVP) The first major project related to tunnel farming was �fruit & vegetable development project� approved by agriculture department of the government of Punjab in 2005. It was one of the flag-bearing initiatives which lead the way forward for establishing the importance of tunnel farming in Pakistan. In the first phase of promoting tunnel farming, six tehsils were selected for establishing model tunnels with the assistance of progressive farmers. The program also included extens...

Tunnel farming is not an old concept and it is also becoming popular in Pakistan and large number of tunnels are being seen in the villages of Punjab, Sindh and KPK. Here we are presenting an account of types of tunnels, suitable vegetables for each tunnel type. Sowing dates and P to P & R to R distances are also given here. Cucumber flowering in a tunnel On the basis of height, tunnels can be broadly categorized in to 3 types; Type of tunnel Height (meters) Structure Suitable Vegetables High Roof Tunnel 4-5 m T/angle iron, bamboo, pipes Cucumber, gourds bittergourd, tomato Walk-in Tunnel ~ 2 m Iron / zinc pipes Bell pepper, green chillies, bittergourd, cucumber, brinjal, tomato, gourds Low Tunnel ~ 1 m Iron rods, bamboo, mulberry or grewia branches Bell pepper, green chillies, bittergourd, cucumber, brinjal, tomato,gourds, watermelon, melon Here is a list of most suitable vegetables recom...