Establishment of Tunnel Farming Structure and drip irrigation, Multan, Punjab

FIT Projects

Project Description:

This project has been designed to train and enhance skill level of local poor farmers and female members of their family for kitchen gardening in Multan and its surrounding 20 villages. The idea is to grow off-season summer vegetables during winter season which can generate more revenue than the regular in-season vegetables. The purpose of this project is to give an opportunity to the farmers to enhance their income by growing off-season vegetables using innovatively controlled environment. The project is being implemented in Chak5, Faiz, Multan, Punjab. Under the project, the farmers will be given financial and advisory support to establish tunnel farming structure at their own farms. The income generated by selling vegetables will be used to sustain project implementation in the next year.

For further details:
Zia-ul Hassan Project Manager
pgica_tevta@yahoo.com
www.tevta.org

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