6-hectare shade house project

A complete growing operation in Honduras, with a seedling house, a control building and 6 hectares of MSC shade house.

New MSC seedling house in Honduras under a blue sky
Location
Honduras
Crop
Capsicums
Area
60,000 m²
Year
2023
Structure
Shade & mesh house
Built by
MSC Group
Source
MSC Group article

The project

MSC completed a full growing operation in Honduras, made up of three parts:

  • A seedling house for raising transplants
  • A control building housing the irrigation, fertigation and water storage equipment
  • 6 hectares of shade house (MSC Casa Sombra) for the main crop

MSC has been working in Honduras for more than 20 years, and this project adds to that track record.

Capsicum crop growing under the shade house Crates of harvested snack capsicums stacked inside the shade house

Irrigation and water treatment equipment inside the control building

What it means for Australia

A shade house is the most cost-effective way to protect crops in the warm north and inland. It cuts heat and light, keeps out insects, and softens hail and wind. This project shows how one supplier can deliver the whole operation, from propagation to the main crop to the equipment room.

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