'Polynet house' brings a new dimension in Bangladesh's agriculture

The agricultural sector in Bangladesh has evolved a lot in recent decades, and to tackle the impacts of climate change, a new technology named 'Polynet House' has been implemented, mostly by farmers of the country's northern regions. Experts have predicted it to be a remarkable concept for scaling up overall agricultural production.

In Chapainawabganj, the Department of Agriculture of the Government of Bangladesh has created polynet houses for two agricultural entrepreneurs by spending a sum of around Tk 4 million. The technology can be used by farmers not only for the production of crops but also for producing seeds and saplings.

As per the sources of the Department of Agriculture, it has been known that Munjer Alam Manik and Abdul Mannan, who are from Chapai Nawabganj Sadar and Shibganj Upazilas, have been the recipients of this technology. These two entrepreneurs will start their endeavours on about 50 per cent of the agricultural land in the entire district, with about 25 per cent of the land being covered by each of them.

Polynet houses utilise Poly Wallpaper, which prevents ultraviolet and other harmful rays from the sun from entering the house and becoming detrimental to agricultural production, something which has been happening in the traditional methods of agriculture.

Other than this, the northern area of Bangladesh is especially susceptible to natural disasters such as droughts, and the use of polynet houses will also help minimise the impacts. The house, which is mostly made of plastic, also has technologies such as sprinkler irrigation, which saves the hassle incurred from traditional methods of irrigation used by Bangladeshi farmers.

The house can also shift quite a few of its technologies depending on the type of crop being produced, with this type of flexibility being unprecedented in the overall agricultural scenario of the country.

The house also makes it possible for farmers not to use insecticides, as insect and pest infection is unheard of due to the use of this technology. This also helps produce crops that are relatively free from many toxins that would have been present due to the rampant use of insecticides and pesticides.

The Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions of Bangladesh have vast swathes of arable land, but on the other hand, these areas are more vulnerable to natural disasters. It can be hoped that the use of polynet houses will help yield the maximum amount of output from these regions.

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