1. Tomatoes are a favourite vegetable for most farmers. They don't require much space, produce a high value for the small amount of space and are a consumer favourite. They do however present a number of challenges for even the most experienced open-field grower. These range from wildly fluctuating...
  2. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to people, property, and the environment. IPM is a...
  3. 1/1/1989 Pgs 105: illus Cet Agrodok est axé sur les bonnes pratiques qui permettent de faire pousser une culture saine ainsi que d'obtenir un rendement suffisamment constant. Il offre des informations pratiques sur la culture, la récolte, le stockage, la transformation et la conservation des graines, les...
  4. Edible Portion: Fruit, Seeds, Vegetable This is a small fruit tree or shrub in the tomato and tobacco family. It grows as a shrub with soft wood and it grows up to 4 m high. The stem is 5-10 cm across. It is brittle and shallow rooted. The leaves are large (25 cm x 12 cm) and soft. They are heart...
  5. 1/1/1989 Production, Processing and Marketing Tomato is one of the most widely cultivated crops in the world. It is an important source of vitamins and an important cash crop for smallholders and medium-scale commercial farmers. This Agrodok focuses on good practices for growing a healthy tomato crop and...
  6. AccessAgriculture Training Video Grupos de agricultores e individuos en Burkina Faso explican los beneficios y los desafíos de un sistema de riego por goteo a bajo costo, y muestran cómo establecer el sistema. Se incluye una innovación social en el manejo de la materia orgánica. Idiomas...
  7. AccessAgriculture Training Video El tizón tardío es causado por hongos que viven en el suelo y en los rastrojos de cultivos enfermos. Como la enfermedad se disemina rápido, inspeccione su parcela cada día. Si ve plantas enfermas, corte las partes enfermas para quemarlas. Nunca ponga las partes...
  8. Access Agriculture Training Video As soon as you pick your tomatoes their quality can only ever decrease. The best you can do is to slow down the reduction of quality, by following some practices which reduce damage and harm. The key to getting good quality tomatoes to sell starts with the...
  9. Access Agriculture Training Video If you are growing tomatoes you need to make sure that you don’t just grow when everyone else is, or you will probably suffer from very low prices. Working in a group and staggering your production can provide a constant market supply of fresh tomatoes. ...
  10. 18/10/2016 Cory Thede, quien trabaja en la costa norte de Haití, envió una nota sobre una planta local de chaya con una rama (Figura 8) que mutó para convertirse en un tipo silvestre punzante. Comentó: “Cuando accidentalmente me recosté sobre ella sentí la picazón y me provocó sarpullido con picazón en mi...