Open field vegetables farming in hot humid tropics like Ghana has a number of challenges. These include among other things, low yields,erratic rainfall pattern,food safety challenges,rejection of export produce due to the presence of harmful organisms, little know-how in new production technologies etc...
In CEA ( Controlled Environment Agriculture), low yields, presence of harmful organisms,over dependency on natural rainfall can be overcome with new technologies.
These Greenhouses are designed for hot climates like in Ghana with specifications that are unavailable in ordinary Greenhouses. They have the the properties for Light transmission, insects with net, thermal screening and ventilation systems using special chimneys and can be manually operated.
Above are the full descriptions of the kind of green house we desire to us for the production of our vegetables.
Some of fundamental differences between CEA and open farming is that, in CEA
- The farmer has complete control on demand and supply.
- Sensing/understanding plant Microclimate interactions to develop energy efficient resources and controlling the management strategies in CEA.
- Micro precision techniques as to determine (Need/How much/When)
_ speaking plant approach
- Artificial intelligence
Above are some of technologies in green house farming that make it possible for farmers to 10 times more yields and healthier Vegetables than you can have in open field farming.
