Arid Area Greenhouse

Prof. Girija Sharan from IIM-A has developed a method to set up greenhouses in arid and drought prone areas, where water supply is very sparse. This also won him the Global Development Marketplace Award insitituted by the World Bank. A pilot greenhouse is up and running in the Kutch area, and the technology is all set for commercialization. The full is available as well: Greenhouse Cultivation in a Hot Arid Area. I have concern with the energy requriements for running the pumps that drive the heat-exchanger, but these can possibly be overcome in other ways if the costs justify the end results.