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• Protected cultivation, starting with simple solutions
such as tunnels, walking tunnels, and up to advanced
solutions such as net-houses, andpoly-houses.
• Open field cultivation which includes mulching and
the use of other methods of plasticulture.
• Computerized irrigation and fertigation (fertilizers +
irrigation) technologies including utilization of green
energy.
Over 20,000 farmers visit the Center every year. During its
first 3 years of operation, the effectiveness of the Israeli
technologies became evident showcasing a dramatic 5
to 10 times increase in crops as can be seen in this table:
Crop
Open field
(Kg/Acre)
Protected
Cultivation
(Kg/Acre)
Tomato
16,000
96,000
Cherry
tomato
Cannot be
cultivatedin open
field
72,000
Cucumber
3,500
45,000
Capsicum 12,000
72,000
In addition to the increase in crops, there was a reduction
of 65% of water use, as well as a noticeable decrease in
the use of pesticides and fertilizers:
Open field
(Rp/Acre)
Protected
Cultivation
(Rp/Acre)
Use of Pesticides 45,000
10,000
Use of fertilizers 25,000
12,000
Presently, farmers all over Haryana State are growing over
1,400 hectares of protected vegetables, with numbers
rising annually.
Following a recent profit-economic viability
evaluation independently performed by India’s
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) for model Bankable Projects, it was shown
that in Haryana’s case, the net profit achieved after
repaying the loan, recurring cost and depreciation,
is 32% of the total income from selling, thus making
the whole enterprise worthwhile for the farmers.
Dr. SatyenderYadav, Head of Vegetable cluster and
Center of Excellence of Karnal:
“With the Israeli technology we managed to increase the
Green Revolution
As the Indo-Israeli Agricultural
Cooperation Project continues, there are
plans for an animal husbandry project
and the establishment of beekeeping
Centers in Haryana; as well as the
development of post-harvest Centers for
dates in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
harvest period of various vegetables from 3 months to 9
months. We also managed to introduce in Haryana new
varieties such as cherry tomato and colored capsicum.
This contributed significantly to the income of the local
farmers of Haryana.”
A Mango Success Story – Dapoli,
Maharashtra State
The technique of rejuvenating senile mango orchards
is being successfully implemented at the Dapoli Center
of Excellence. At the site, 20- to 60 year-old and over 12
meter high mango trees underwent a special process of
rejuvenation.
During the process saplings are planted between the
mango trees, thus increasing the density of planted
orchard from 100 trees per hectare to 400 trees per
hectare. The result is a significant crop increase while
improving the fruit quality: In just 2 years, the treated
trees produce fruit with higher weight, better color, less
Organic farming in Karnal, Haryana
Agriculture
