Pineapple production is an area with significant potential ranging from fresh fruit and organic pineapple to value added products including dried pineapple slices, wedges for toppings, tit bits, juice concentrates and other by-products that have attractive local and external markets. Improvement in production and productivity levels is paramount to the expansion of the value chain. Though these…
Notwithstanding the identification of any specific pesticide for the control of pests and diseases, this decision is for the discretion of the Ministry of Agriculture Area Extension Officer and the farmer. However, the mention of any pesticides and other products used in the Tech Pack should strictly comply with local regulations and all instructions provided by the manufacturer. Also, the use …
Alongside tomato and onion, peppers chilli ranks as one of Ghana's three most important vegetable crops in terms of hectares and crop value with significant potential for generating income, creating jobs, and contributing to foreign exchange through exportsPepper can be produced in the field and under greenhouse farming using conventional organic procedures. Select well drained soil on a gentle…
The pawpaw (Carica papaya L.) is the most economically important fruit in the Caricaceae Family. In some parts of the world, specially Australia and some islands of the West Indies, it is known as papaw, or pawpaw, names which are better limited to the very different, mainly wild Asimina triloba Dunal, belonging to the Annonaceae. While the name pawpaw is widely recognized, it has been corrupte…
Any tree fruit training system will provide a framework with the potential to produce large quantities of high-quality fruit. However, many traditional training systems create complex canopies, take years to fully develop, lack a systematic plan to renew fruiting wood, and are difficult to clearly and specifically explain. Due to the rising cost of production, an increasingly limited skilled la…
This e-book contains information about guava.
In Japan, consumers purchase sweet and tasty strawberries all the year round. Berries are eaten both fresh and as processed products. Strawberry cakes and many other types of sweets are popular among young ladies and children. In the Philippines, strawberry jam and wines are marketed. But we can create additional demand for berries by producing sweets using them. Presently in the Philippines, o…
High value agricultural products present economic opportunities for competitive producers, both in international and local markets. In the South African context, policies such as the National Development Plan, the Agricultural Policy Action Plan and the New Growth Path guides the sector towards export-focussed, labour intensive farming to bolster economic crop and to reach set targets for job c…
Blueberries are one of the few fruit crops native to North America. Wild blueberries were utilized by Native Americans for making medicines, dyes, and flavorings, as well as for direct consumption. Once a small-scale crop produced within limited regions, blueberries are now grown throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Although highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are the…
Setting out new plants -- Always prune or rub off all flower buds and cut back 1/2 to 2/3 of the height at the time of planting. For potted plants, gently separate and spread out the roots so that the root mass is no longer in the shape of a pot. In Year One – the goal is to avoid fruit production entirely. With removal of all flower buds at the beginning of year one, the bush grows vegetativ…
Avocado is native to the New World, originating in southern Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The fruit has long been used as a food by Native Americans in these regions and was know by the Aztecs as “ahuacatl”. Avocado was first mentioned in print in the report Suma de Geographia by Martin Fernandez de Enciso, published in Spain in 1519 (Popenoe and Zentmyer 1997). He observed t…
The Good Practice Guides (GPG) are considered by both the Codex Alimentarius and the European Commission (Regulation on Official Controls (EU) 2017/625 - official controls throughout the food chain1 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles) and thus to prevent and control SPS risks. The Guide of Good Practices that has been elaborated for the Avocado sector is based not only …
Pruning (including training) is one of the most important activities to be performed on a mango plantation to obtain maximum quantitative and qualitative yield. The main objective of pruning in mango cultivation is to create a good tree structure that permits good light penetration, resistance to wind, less sensitivity to pests and diseases, and easy application of aerial treatments and …
The geographic scope of FTFT-MnM encompasses 16 districts in the mainland, focusing on the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) - Morogoro, Mbeya, Songwe, Iringa - and 10 districts in the Zanzibar Islands of Unguja and Pemba. The activity uses a value chain approach to ensure integrated development. Interventions encourage the development of business relations; efficient t…
This e-book contains many varieties of Florida avocado.
Mexico is a cradle of the avocado, with the word itself being derived from Nahuatl, meaning “testicle”. Archaeological digs conducted in a cave in the Coxcatlán region, in the State of Puebla, showed that this fruit was already present in the region 7 000 to 8 000 years ago. The country’s central volcanic belt, which crosses Michoacán, is believed to be the natural habitat of one of the…
Shoots in this class must be of superior quality, very well formed and practically straight. Having regard to the normal characteristics of the group to which they belong, their tips must be very compact. Only a few very slight traces of rust caused by non-pathogenic agents on the shoot, removable by normal peeling by the consumer, are allowed. For the white asparagus group, the tips and shoots…
Diverse cultivation systems like agroforestry, crop rotation and intercropping systems support biodiversity and, in the past, made agriculture a main factor in conserving it. The sustainable agriculture, however, was exchanged in many places of the world by a land use model that segregates agricultural production from areas managed for biodiversity conservation. Thus, favoring monocultures and …
Being a tropical and subtropical crop, citrus can be grown in a belt between 40 °N and 40 °S, except at high elevations. Minimum temperature and its duration time are the limiting growth factors sensitivity depends on variety. Intensive citrus cultivation requires the use of fertilizers, close monitoring and control of pests, diseases and weeds, effective irrigation and control of tree size. …
While black currents have been grown in smaller clusters in PEI, organic black currants have never been grown commercially in PEI and as a result there is a need for a production manual so that growers will have up to date and uniform production and harvesting information. A standardized production manual will also help ensure that berries from producers are consistent in size and quality and t…
Peppers were important to the earliest inhabitants of the western hemisphere as much as 10,000 to 12,000 years ago. Plant remnants have been found in caves in the region of origin that date back to 7,000 B.C. The Incas, Aztec and Mayans all used pepper extensively and held the plant in high regard. Many of the early uses of pepper centered around medicinal purposes. Pepper has been credited wit…
Dragon fruit (Hylocereus spp.) is a promising tropical fruit which can be cultivated in different tropical and subtropical parts of the world such as Southeast Asia, and Central and South America. The demand for dragon fruit extensively increases and the fruit today can be found on almost all exotic fruit markets around the world. This success can be partly explained by the fruit qualities, e.g…