Zambia Agribusiness Society - ZAS

C - From Roots to Riches – A Guide to Profitable Production of Sweet Potatoes – BTZ

This book is a partial output of a project entitled "Production and provision of pathogen-free, high quality sweet potato seed-stock for small holder farmers in Hwedza and Nuhera Districts" (ZBF 0009815) funded by the Biotechnology Trust of Zimbabwe (BTZ). 

C - Cabbage Production Guideline – 2014

Topics Covered in this Resource Include: 

• History and Background 
• Adaptability 
• Climate Requirements 
• Soil Requirements 
• Cultivation Practices 
• Harvesting 

C - Cabbage Production – 12 May 2020

Virtual Field Day – CABBAGE Production

C- Cucumber Production Guideline 2014 – Starke Ayres

Topics Covered in this Article: 

• History and Background 
• Adaptability 
• Climate Requirements 
• Soil Requirements
• Product Types 
• Cultivation Practices
• Fertilizattion and Irrigation
• Trellising and Pruning 
• Harvesting 
• Postharvest Handling 

C - Cucumber Spraying & Ferti Guide for Nematode, Fungi, Aphids, Whitefly, RedSpider and Thrips – Gwanzura IPM

C- Guide for Growing Tomatoes Successfully On Open Space – ZAS

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 prices to problems with weather conditions and disease. If you are a first timer, you should start off on a small site. This way you can keep your costs down while you learn how to manage your new crop. What you'll learn in this guide:

• Choosing your tomato variety
• Preparing your soil
• Tips for cultivating your tomatoes
• Techniques for disease and weed prevention
• Marketing your tomatoes

C- Sustainable Integrated Pest Management for Tomato – ZAS

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 sustainable approach to pest management that uses knowledge of pest, crop and environmental conditions to select the best combination of the following IPM tactics:

• Cultural control – modifying farming practices to decrease pest problems
• Biological control – use of beneficial organisms to regulate pests
• Chemical control – use of chemical pesticides appropriately
• Physical control – killing pests directly or by disrupting their environments

C- Tomato Leafminer (Tuta Absoluta) – Impacts and Coping Strategies for Africa – Evidence Note (March 2019)

Since its first arrival on the African continent in 2008, the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta, remains the most important biotic constraint to tomato production in North and sub-Saharan Africa. Subsequently, several research efforts have been undertaken to understand the bioecology of Tuta absoluta and to develop integrated pest management (IPM) technologies to cope with this pest. This evidence note therefore provides information on the key facts about Tuta absoluta, and data on how farmers are coping with the pest in Kenya and Zambia, summarizes the research and development on control methods, and makes recommendations for sustainable management of the pest. This information will be useful for a wide range of stakeholders, including researchers, policy makers, donors and other highlevel decision makers.

C- Bacterial Wilt Management in Tomato – South Asia – AVRDC

Purpose of this training package:

To provide practical technical skills and support for teaching by extension workers and community workers.

Training approaches to be used:

The sessions should include both classroom and field oriented hands-on sessions. Group work and case studies are integral parts of this training program. The manual has suggestions and directions on how to conduct each session. If the disease doesn’t exist in the visited fields, classes need to be conducted using infected plant specimens brought from elsewhere.

C- Maize Growers Guide – ZAS

Content Included in this Resource: 

• Soil and Climate 
• Fertilisation
• Plant Spacing
• New Trends in Popular Density Management-Commercial
• Planting Date
• Verietal Choice
• Planting
• Mid-season Management
• Hard Facts About Weeds and Maize 
• Yield Forcasting in Maize