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Polyhouse economics: the numbers that decide whether to build
Protected cultivation works, on the right crop, with the right market. The structure is the small decision; the marketing channel is the large one.
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Traditional
Desi seed saving: selecting, drying and storing for next sowing
Saved seed degenerates when it is collected from whatever is left after threshing. Selected from standing plants and dried to the right moisture, it holds for years.
Orchard
Post-harvest handling: where a good crop loses its price
A third of Indian fruit never reaches a buyer in saleable condition. Almost all of that loss happens in the first six hours after picking.
Traditional
Farm ponds and field bunds: catching the rain where it falls
On rainfed land the water arrives in a handful of storms. What matters is not how much falls but how much stays on the field after the runoff stops.