1. Through North Carolina Cooperative Extension the vegetable specialists provides valuable research and relevant information to vegetable growers. Specialists support the industry by addressing organic, sustainable and economic solutions for soil fertility, weed, insect and disease control.NC State...
  2. This Global Horticulture Knowledge Bank (or Global Hort Knowledge Bank) aims to provide credible, focused, High-demand and added value information to help people in developing countries. The Global Horticulture Knowledge Bank is an output of International Programs of the College of Agricultural...
  3. The Horticulture Innovation Lab builds international partnerships for fruit and vegetable research to improve livelihoods in developing countries. The program team and its projects help the world's poorest people break out of a persistent cycle of poverty by improving smallholder farmers’...
  4. Presented at the ECHO International Agriculture Conference 2015 Vegetable growing can provide nutrition and livelihood for those isolated by poverty, recovering from crisis, and/or diversifying their food and income options -- but gains are not automatic. What should be considered in designing...
  5. 1/7/2004 El Proyectos de Desarrollo de Área (PDAs)de Kiffa trabaja con varias cooperativas de mujeres, a través de las cuales se efectuó la capacitación sobre huertos en llantas. Luego de la capacitación, a cada mujer se le dieron varios paquetes pequeños de semillas y se les alentó a iniciar un huerto....
  6. El colirrábano es un cultivo bienal de crucíferas (familia de las coles) corto (45 cm) que se siembra como hortaliza anual. Los tallos de cada planta se hinchan en la base para formar un globo almidonado comestible de 5 a 10 cm de diámetro. Las hojas comestibles anchas se enrollan alrededor del...
  7. Las cebollas de racimo son perennes (a menudo cosechadas como anual), y son similares en gusto y olor a su pariente la cebolla común, cepa del Allium. Aunque algunos cultivares tienen una base ligeramente engrosada (pseudotallo), las cebollas de racimo rara vez forman bulbos. Por lo tanto, se...
  8. 20/10/2012 Annual leafy greens grow quickly, are typically more tolerant of shade than fruit bearing vegetables (e.g., tomato and pepper), and do not require a lot of space. They can be grown in small gardens or containers near people’s homes, and are easily incorporated into many traditional dishes for...
  9. 5/10/2017 Home garden interventions are one of few agricultural interventions with a proven effect on nutritional outcomes and potentially contribute to 8 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Despite a recent surge in interest, there remains a lack of knowledge about the most effective ways to...