Workshop on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Greenhouse Vegetable Production in the Mediterranean Region
09/12/2012-12/12/2012
Workshop on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for Greenhouse Vegetable Production in the Mediterranean Region
Over the last years, Near East and North Africa countries (NENA) adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea region have developed a sizeable greenhouse industry, and became increasingly competitive producers of greenhouse vegetables. During the last years, there has been a revolution in greenhouse production technology in terms of type of greenhouse, quality of the plastic cover, fertigation, plastic mulch, new high-yield hybrids and varieties, integrated pest and disease management, soil solarization, ventilation , heating, cooling etc. The greenhouse crop sector in this region is characterized by a predominance of small-scale farmers who produce a diversified range of horticultural crops for local consumption and export
The programme of the workshop will cover the following topics:
The programme of the workshop will cover the following topics:
- Greenhouse location and site selection.
- Greenhouse design, covering and shading materials.
- Climate control & energy use in greenhouses.
- Quality of planting material, seedlings production and grafting.
- Crop and cultivar selection.
- Cultural practices.
- Soil fertility and plant nutrition,
- Soilless culture, growing media and substrate.
- Irrigation and water requirements.
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and plant hygiene.
- Harvesting and post harvest management.
- Disposal and recycling of materials/residues - safety, hygiene and worker health.
- Sanitary and phytosanitary.
- Labeling and certification.