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Bharat Protected Cultivation Observatory

Every greenhouse in India, counted.

Counting what India grows under cover — so policy is built on evidence, not estimates.

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None yetStarted5+ contributors
Covered area declared by growers (acres)–
Area supplied by structure & covering manufacturers, last FY (acres)–
People employed (farms + industry)–
Women employed–
A figure is published once five contributors stand behind it.

Be a founding contributor

Takes a few minutes. Only district and state totals are ever published.

    What your data does

    • Shapes better schemes and subsidies
    • Shows the sector's GVA to the nation
    • Counts rural, urban and women's jobs
    • Proves water, fertiliser and pesticide saved per kg
    • Tracks forex earned and saved
    • Helps banks and insurers back the sector

    In return: the first State of Protected Cultivation report and your own benchmark.

    • Your income stays private
    • No names published
    • Rule of five
    • No member sees another's data
    • Delete on request
    • Read the data charter

    About

    About the Observatory

    What the Observatory will measure
    Area under cover
    By state, district, structure type and crop.
    Production and GVA
    Output and Gross Value Added, aligned with national accounts.
    Resource efficiency
    Water, fertiliser and pesticide per kg of produce, compared with open field.
    Employment
    Farm and industry jobs; rural and urban; women's share.
    Forex
    Earned through exports of flowers, seeds, produce and equipment; saved through localised manufacturing.
    Industry map
    Manufacturers, input suppliers, importers and exporters.
    How figures are built and checked

    Every published figure says where it comes from: declared by verified contributors, derived from declared data with published per-crop coefficients, or reference data from public horticulture, scheme and trade sources used as a cross-check.

    Growers report the area they operate; manufacturers report the area they supplied. When the two agree, the estimate earns high confidence.

    Bronze
    Contact verified with a one-time code.
    Silver
    Valid GSTIN for industry, or farm GPS location for growers.
    Gold
    Confirmed by a second party: supplier, institution or field visit. Planned.
    Our data promise
    Your income stays private
    We never ask for income — area and turnover only in ranges. Production figures are optional.
    No names published
    Only district and state totals are ever shown.
    Rule of five
    No figure is published unless at least 5 contributors are behind it.
    No member sees another's data
    Raw data is held by IGMA's data steward — not by any company, including office-bearers' companies.
    Used only as sector evidence
    Never sold, never used for sales leads.
    Delete on request
    Write to us and your record is erased. (DPDP Act, 2023)
    What comes next
    Now
    Founding data drive, email verification, live coverage.
    Next
    WhatsApp and SMS verification; forms in Hindi, Gujarati and Kannada; WhatsApp entry.
    Then
    State and district dashboards; per-kg efficiency metrics.
    Later
    Annual State of Protected Cultivation report; satellite cross-checks; Gold tier.
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