• Extending harvest seasons in order to realize the higher prices of the shoulder seasons and extend supply season to distributors
• Increasing yields which reduces the fixed costs per case
• Eliminating the supply disruptions due to erratic weather… so that growers never lose a customer
• Growing organically or chemical free in order to achieve higher revenues and lower production costs
• Increasing the shelf life

Compared to farmers growing in the open field,
retractable roofs can:

• Help harvest crops earlier and for longer periods.
• Improve yields 200% to 300% per sq m allowing for a 50% to 75% reduction in area planted
• Reduce water usage 50% per hectare and up to 75% per kg of tomato
• Increase the natural disease and insect resistance by protecting plants from excessive transpiration
• Reduce the insect reproduction rate
• Reduce and/or eliminate the use of agrichemicals for insect and disease control
• Increase the shelf life of fruits and vegetables

For growers using nethouses or low tech greenhouses,
retractable roofs can:

• Help harvest crops earlier and for longer periods.
• Improve yields 60% to 150%
• Double the yield of large and extra large fruit
• Produce fruit that meets the quality standards of both food service and super markets
• Prevent the pollination problems typical in greenhouses by lowering humidity levels
• Increase the natural disease and insect resistance by increasing the cuticle thickness of the plants
• Reduce the insect reproduction rate by reducing temperature and humidity levels