In a significant development for youth empowerment and agricultural innovation in Bayelsa State, about seventy-seven young Bayelsans have completed a twelve-week intensive training program in hydroponics, a method of growing plants without soil. The training, facilitated by the Bayelsa State Ministry of…
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) has stated that it is disappointed that the Government of Canada has overlooked a critical opportunity to address the urgent challenges impacting food security and the fruit and vegetable sector in the Federal Economic Statement. At a time when 8.7 million…
The World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg), in collaboration with the CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence, hosted a pivotal workshop on tomato and pepper market segmentation for Central and Southern Africa on 23–24 October in Arusha, Tanzania. The event attracted representatives from universities,…
The James Hutton Institute Scientific Services, the Institute’s commercial arm, has established a new five-year global raspberry breeding consortium spanning 2029. Underpinned by crucial research from the previous organization, the new Raspberry Breeding Consortium unites a diverse range of partners to…
Luxembourg’s government is to offer €20 million in state subsidies for the construction of greenhouses, as part of a bid to boost the national production of fruit and vegetables. The draft legislation was discussed for the first time during a closed-doors meeting of the agriculture committee on Thursday,…
Growers have been acutely conscious of their energy usage since the ongoing conflict in Ukraine flared up into the Battle of Kyiv in February 2022. Energy prices soared. Some have made use of Svensson’s Energy Monitor plug-in for the Let’s Grow platform to trim the energy costs of their climate screen-equipped greenhouse. But…
Greenhouse horticulture is aiming for a fossil-free future by 2040, which will make CO2 a lot scarcer and more expensive. This increases the need to use available CO2 more efficiently, especially in spring, summer and autumn when ventilation is frequent. This is because CO2 concentration in greenhouses…
Bearden was one of several schools around the country chosen by NASA to conduct an experiment on space travel and germination. In 2016, NASA sent tomato seeds to space, while leaving a collection of seeds from the same plant as control seeds on Earth. The seeds sent to space were then brought back to earth and sent to high…
In today’s complex supply chains, keeping track of food is vital to safeguard public health and maintain consumer confidence. Food traceability plays a crucial role in enhancing food safety by maintaining detailed records of raw materials, suppliers, and final product deliveries. Automation significantly…
After weeks of decline, median prices for cucumber, vine tomatoes and loose tomatoes found their way back up. At the end of week 50, a kilo of tomatoes yielded more than 1 euro again for both loose and vine tomatoes, and a loose cucumber more than 50 euro cents. The price recovery does not yet make it…
High planning fees could discourage owners of disused greenhouse sites from using them for renewable energy, the architectural technologist behind the successful Fresh Guernsey Herbs solar farm application has said. Those involved in the project were shocked to see the cost of their planning application…
In Zonnedakje, solar panels are identified using image recognition and aerial photography by the team. The dataset is meticulously filtered based on various use cases, such as distinguishing between residential or commercial buildings. Recently, greenhouses – also referred to as horticulture – have been…