Punjab News- Kartarpur all set for ‘centre of excellence for vegetables’

Jalandhar, September 17, 2013: Doaba heartland Kartarpur is all set usher vegetable revolution in Punjab with the early operationalisation of “Centre of Excellence for Vegetables’ here in next three months.

Disclosing this here today, Sarwan Singh Phillaur Jails and Cultural Affairs Minister said that Indo-Israel ambitious project   is all set to give a new direction to the diversification of crops, with farmers getting latest technology on vegetable production. He said that this Centre set up on a piece of fifteen acre land, has been made operational at the cost of Rs. 10 crore and more than 70% work has been already completed. The Minister said that in this first of its own kind project in the state, the focus would be on increasing the productivity and quality of vegetables by using latest farm technology so as to make the produce acceptable for the export to Europe, U.S. and Middle East countries.

Giving the details of the project Phillaur said that a ‘High Tech Poly house’ has been setup on an area of 2000 sq. yard to produce seedlings of exotic vegetables having a great export demand. Similarly a’ Naturally Ventilated   Poly House ‘on an area of 6000 sq. yards has been created in which seedling of new verities of capsicum, small corn and other exportable vegetables would be produced for the farmers. Phillaur said that 6 units of net houses, 8 units of walk-in tunnels have been created with regulated temperature and humidity for different varieties of vegetables seedlings. He said that for the first time this centre would use low tunnel technology and Israel experts were providing total technical support for this project. He said that soon would organise training programmes for the farmers to update them on new technology of vegetable production.