Telengana wants to promote the concept of rooftop farming

Telengana wants the city folks to grow vegetables and fruits on balconies and terraces of houses. This is because agricultural land is used for non-agriculture purposes due to real estate development which has resulted in dwindling supplies for the city. At present, about 30-35% of the total vegetable and fruit required by the city is met from surrounding areas.
In addition, the rising prices of vegetables are because of higher transportation costs. To counter this, the state marketing department has stepped in to purchase vegetables in bulk and supply them at subsidised rates through the Rythu Bazars in Hyderabad.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 16 February 2017.

If rooftop farms are built on the rooftop, balcony or backyard, it will help to meet the demand in the city and the people can get fresh organic vegetables at a much lesser cost than in the market. The horticulture department will provide seeds, seedlings, manure and implements and also a 25% subsidy to prospective growers. For a start, each family will get upto two vegetable growing kits.
The vegetables and fruits can be grown in spaces as small as 50 sft and 200 sq feet provided thee is adequate sunlight, water facility, water leak proof terraces or balconies.


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