Production and Marketing of Greenhouse Cultivation in India

Dr. Heera Bhagti

Abstract: Indian Agriculture will continue to be a main strength in Indian Economy. As population increases the food demand also increases. The worry is that the existing system of agriculture will not be able to meet the food requirement near future as this system is facing challenges. Greenhouse systems improve growing conditions of vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops. Greenhouse coverage protects plants from adverse atmospheric agents and, together with suitable equipment, influences and ultimately modifies the crop microclimate, thus extend the market availability of the products, improving their quality and allowing higher yields. Greenhouse production has a higher return per unit area than crops grown in the open field, but it requires the use of large amounts of energy to operate the equipment on one hand and generates huge quantities of wastes to be disposed off on the other hand. Protected cultivation can be environmentally unfriendly, especially in areas with a large concentration of greenhouses. The objective of this paper is to know the challenges faced by the green house cultivators in production and marketing of green house produce. This study revealed that greenhouse cultivation is better option in the sense of utilization of inputs and improved crop production.

Keywords: Greenhouse cultivation, crop production challenges, protected farming methods, agricultural sustainability, market constraints

How to Cite?: Dr. Heera Bhagti, "Production and Marketing of Greenhouse Cultivation in India", Volume 14 Issue 12, December 2025, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 510-512, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR251207000442, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR251207000442