WorldVeg Postdoc in Plant Pathology Marti Pottorff from WorldVeg East and Southeast Asia/Oceania and Project Coordinator Ellen Iramu from the Solomon Islands recently visited Fiji for discussions and training under the auspices of the project “Strengthening Integrated Crop Management (ICM) Research in the Pacific Islands in Support of Sustainable Intensification of High-Value Crop Production.” -- MORE --
AVRDC is strengthening seed security in Papua New Guinea and enhancing availability of good quality seed of traditional vegetable crops, produced by the farmers themselves.
AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center announced today that its Director General, Dr. J.D.H. ‘Dyno’ Keatinge, will retire after eight years of service on April 20, 2016. The Center’s Board of Directors selected Dr. Marco Wopereis to succeed Keatinge as the organization’s Director General effective April 21, 2016.
Taste, color, texture: all are important when introducing a new variety to the market.
Tested under tough field conditions, MAL-SI/LE/01/14 outperformed the competition in yield and taste.