Hortiindia 2021- Vertical Farming for Doubling Farm Income
Institute of Horticulture Technology (IHT) organized ‘Horti India 2021’ 4th in series on 29th April 2021. The International webinar was on “Vertical Farming for Doubling Farm’ Income”. ‘Horti India 2021’ was an event of International stature focused on live demonstration of latest Horticultural technologies in vertical farming and interaction with national and international experts. Technical sessions covered lectures on Protected cultivation- vegetables, ornamental plants and cut flowers, Hydroponics, Precision farming, Micro irrigation, Fertilizers and Chemicals. Besides the speakers there were about 200 agri. entrepreneurs both present and prospective, students and progressive growers on the virtual platform.
The expert from Israel Dr. Abner Chin emphasized that the crops grown in traditional outdoor farming depends on supportive climatic conditions, and suffer from undesirable temperatures rain, monsoon, flooding, wildfires, and drought which ultimately leads to loss of crops or decreased yields. In Vertical Farming, productivity is mostly independent of weather, as the crops are grown under controlled conditions. Vertical farming saves many natural resources as the human interference in the natural environment and biomes is reduced by practicing the farming vertically at a limited place with manipulated environmental conditions by reduced farmland, agricultural encroachment and deforestation can be avoided by vertical farming.
The experts supported the new concept of Vertical Farming which can help in doubling farm incomes in one year. Vertical farming is the production of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and medicinal plants in vertical surfaces or integration with other structures. The crops produced are likely to be pesticide-free, so it can reduce burdens on the medical facilities, thus increasing the net income of the farmers and consumers.
Dignitaries participated in Hortiindia-2021
- Chef Guest: Dr. T. Janakiram, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Y. S. R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
- Guest of Honor: Dr. R. K. Tomar, Director, Department of Horticulture and Food Processing, Lucknow (UP)
Guest Speakers and Speakers
- Abner Chin, Expert in Hydroponic in Protected Condition, RASHI Agropolis Pvt. Ltd, Israel and Instrumental of Agro Israel Project in India
- Naveen Patie, Commissioner, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India
- A. K. Singh, Director, Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Patna, Bihar
- R. S. Kureel, Director cum Vice-Chancellor, Institute of Horticulture Technology Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh
- V. K. Koul, Assoc. Director, Institute of Horticulture Technology Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh
- Amrita Bhattacharyya, Expert-Hydroponic Crop Production, Institute of Horticulture Technology Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh
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