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Tunnel Farming

Greenhouse tunnel services in Zimbabwe

Tunnel Farming designs, supplies and installs greenhouse tunnels, shade-net houses and drip irrigation across Zimbabwe, with training and DIY kits. Backed by Sunrise Agri Farm.

Two long plastic-covered tunnels on open grassland

Five services for growing under cover

Each service page sets out what is included, with the tunnels and products that go with it.

  1. Inside a long tunnel frame, with the steel arches and side rails exposed and a cover laid along the floor

    Greenhouse Design and Manufacturing

    Steel tunnel structures from a standard 10 m x 30 m to 100 m x 100 m multispan, designed with a site layout plan for your environment.

    • Site layout plan and steel structure design for your site
    • Structures from 10 m x 30 m to 100 m x 100 m multispan
    • AA-grade steel with a slanted-leg design for high-wind areas
    • Supply and installation of the complete structure, including plastic
  2. Two finished tunnels standing side by side in a grassy field

    Greenhouse Installation and Repair

    Help choosing the right structure, transport and installation by the team, and permanent or temporary repairs after hail, wind or other damage.

    • Advice on the right structure for your needs
    • Transport and installation by the team
    • Permanent repairs after hail, wind or other damage
    • Temporary fixes to keep the tunnel running in the meantime
  3. Irrigation pump station with filter and valves between two green water tanks

    Drip Irrigation Installation

    Complete drip irrigation systems, or extensions to existing tunnel irrigation, delivering water and nutrients straight to the root zone.

    • Complete new drip irrigation systems
    • Extensions to existing greenhouse irrigation
    • Irrigation pump stations
    • Dripper lines laid beside the plants
  4. Green shade-net house on treated wooden poles, with the net edge buried in a trench

    Net House Installation and Repair

    Net houses built on CCA-treated or galvanised poles, covered in the shade net percentage your crop needs.

    • Shade net at 20%, 40%, 60% or 70%
    • CCA-treated poles, 3.6 m high
    • 6 m x 6 m standard construction
    • Galvanised 90 x 2 mm or 60 x 2 mm poles as an option
  5. Tray of young seedlings held in both hands

    Onsite Training and DIY Kits

    Theory and practice for newcomers to tunnel farming, and DIY tunnel kits with an installation manual so you can build your own.

    • Theory and practical training on site
    • Planning: water, tunnel management and marketing
    • Preparing the inside of the tunnel, step by step
    • Irrigation operation and maintenance

Who the structures are built for

Tunnel Farming is backed by Sunrise Agri Farm, which serves a wide range of customers located across the SADC region (Southern African Development Community).

  • Government departments
  • Municipalities
  • Emerging farmers
  • Mining companies
  • Parastatals
  • Construction companies
  • Building material suppliers
Rows of leafy greens, lettuce and chard growing inside a tunnel

Tell us what you want to grow. We will size the tunnel around it.

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