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The fourth edition of the Southeast Asia Vegetable Symposium attracted researchers across a spectrum of disciplines related to these essential food crops.
The fourth edition of the Southeast Asia Vegetable Symposium attracted researchers across a spectrum of disciplines related to these essential food crops.
The 5th edition of Bitter Gourd Open Field Days showcased elite breeding lines of a popular Asian cucurbit.
There’s plenty of room for more countries to participate in an international network devoted to this remarkable legume.
Improved vegetable varieties developed by Taiwan seed companies and trialed in Thailand can invigorate the seed industry in Southeast Asia.
Some insects like eating vegetables, but most consumers don’t like to share theirs. Protecting vegetable crops from insect pests remains a huge challenge for farmers; many often over-apply chemical pesticides to reduce the risk of crop loss and deliver unblemished produce to the market.
In 2019, the country will establish 2,300 school gardens in 33 provinces to teach children about the importance of nutrition and healthy diets.
Multiplying seed of Luffa acutangula and Luffa cylindrica
An impressive array of bitter gourd diversity is ready to expand the narrow genetic base of this valuable cucurbit crop in Asia.
With the help of partners, high yielding, disease resistant vegetable lines from WorldVeg have a promising future in Southeast Asia.
The Angkor Salad project funded by the Netherlands Space Office (NSO) focuses on incorporating satellite-derived data to inform and improve agricultural production in selected developing countries.