Growing with VINESA!
This collection of six videos produced by the World Vegetable Center for the VINESA project aims to help farmers in Tanzania improve their vegetable production skills.
VINESA (Improving income and nutrition in eastern and southern Africa by enhancing vegetable-based farming and food systems in peri-urban corridors) is funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research and the Australian International Food Security Research Centre.
Malnutrition, poor diet diversity and youth migration to cities are widespread problems in eastern and southern Africa. VINESA seeks to generate youth employment and income opportunities for peri-urban vegetable growers and their families in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania by improving vegetable varieties and seed supply systems, enhancing crop management practices, and developing a more effective value chain.
Research assesses and promotes technologies and practices for increased and safer production of vegetables. Improved vegetable varieties are being evaluated and seed distributed, and postharvest value-addition and processing options are being explored.
Producing quality seedlings
Small-scale vegetable farmers who learn how to raise healthy seedlings can maximize their investment in quality seed.
Transplanting seedlings
After a vegetable farmer has produced quality seedlings, it's time to plant them in the field or screenhouse.
Making great compost
Farmers can improve soil quality and provide nutrients for plants by making and adding compost to fields or planting beds.
Getting crop nutrition right
By learning about the nutrients present in their soil, farmers can determine the right amount and right type of fertilizer to use.
Producing quality seed
With open-pollinated vegetables, farmers can save their own seed -- and also produce seed to sell to seed companies.
Controlling whitefly in tomato
Tomato is a valuable crop in Eastern Africa, but the whitefly (Bemisia tabaci) can cause large crop losses if it is not controlled.