Greenhouse farming is becoming popular amongst the growers in the higher altitudes of Chitral where extreme weather conditions have limited the sowing and growing season to three to four months of the year.
Sardarz Khan, a grower setting up a greenhouse in Rabat village in Khot valley, tells The Express Tribune that it was a marvelous experience for him to grow vegetables around the year. "This is especially effective during the winter when the temperature drops to freezing point," he says.
He adds that greenhouse farming enhanced his household income as he earns continuously throughout the year by selling fresh vegetables to villagers, apart from saving his own money which he used to spend on purchasing them for the household.
As a retired government official, he used to travel down the country to seek employment during the winter season to supplement his income. However, in the last few years, he has not needed to travel and can earn a decent living by remaining engrossed in the cultivation of his greenhouse.
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