In autumn 2018, diseased eggplant plants (cvs. Thelma, Amalia, Monarca, and Cristal) were observed in various greenhouses in the Almería province, Spain, where eggplant is a significant crop (around 2,500 ha).
East-West Seed, Solidaridad and Agro Tech have come together to implement a project that will intensely train 25,000 farmers on climate-resilient vegetable farming approaches in Barisal and Chittagong divisions of Bangladesh through field-level demonstrat
In the US, nut prices have fallen to multiyear lows as fears over the pandemic and lockdown measures crunch big buyers (airlines, hotels and pubs). Benchmark US almond prices have been hit hardest, plunging about 40 percent this year to levels not seen in
In the past few weeks, prices of green vegetables have gone up and up in the Kathmandu Valley. Consumers are forced to pay heavily to buy vegetables, and some can hardly afford them anymore.
The recent hot days will be disastrous for the lettuce yields during the next two weeks, says Johan Desmet, who grows various types of lettuce in a 5-hectare hydroponic greenhouse in Izegem, Flanders. Colleague lettuce grower Geert Van Hulle also encounte
High-density apple trees are proving revolutionary for Kashmir growers. This year, the locally grown imported varieties of these apples are fetching record prices outside the Valley.
Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. Although the implementation of movement cards, which would allow easy access to essential items, was suspended in the city, the government will allow people to use the card from today only to buy vegetabl
After a troubled two and a half months, the agriculture produce market committee (APMC) in Vashi has lifted restrictions on the entry of vegetable trucks.
