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Market trends Amman Central Vegetable Market – August-September
Holland Horti Support Jordan has monitored price developments of key vegetable crops during the months August and September 2020. With the right market information and understanding of local and export market demands, you can use market trends to your advantage. Doing...
Air blower aids pollination and increases tomato yields in Amman Highlands
Mr. Obeed is an innovative horticulture grower near Husban in the Greater Amman Highlands. As a partner farmer to the project, him and the project team worked together to trial out the use of an air blower for aided pollination of tomatoes. The aim was to measure...
Market trends Amman Central Vegetable Market
HollandHortiSupportJordan has monitored price developments of key vegetable crops during May - August 2020. With the right market information and understanding of local and export market demands, you can use market trends to your advantage. Doing your own market...
Resistant Varieties for vegetable crops
Deciding on the right starting material for your growing season is crucial. Pathogens like diseases, pests and virus can ruin your entire crop if left unchecked, or if you are working with a vulnerable variety. Prevention is often better than the cure. The most...
Fertilization advice improves lettuce yields for al Sukhnah region
The al Sukhnah region next to Zarqa river is known for its leafy crops, mostly during the hot Summer months. It is a key area, 40 km North of Amman, in providing fresh produce for Jordanians and trading partners in Middle Eastern markets. One of our partner farmers,...
Jordan Valley farmers start taking soil samples
After a well-attended training on soil preparation and fertilization practices in January, February 20th training focused on the more practical application of this knowledge. With the help of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) agronomist Herman de Putter, 14...
Curious farmers trained on fertilization
More than 40 farmers and their staff were trained on 14, 15 and 16 January in Jordan Valley, Greater Amman Highlands and the Northern Highlands. Nearly all partner farmers made time to discuss amongst each other, and to learn from senior agronomist and expert on...
Cooperation with Medjoul date farmers launched
The harvest has just finished, but together with our partner organization Smart Farm Sensing we are already preparing our support for the next year of Medjoul date growing. Since November this year, our pilot activities to support the Medjoul date sector in Jordan...
1st Training Day Jordan Valley
Project team trains first group of Jordan Valley farmers on plant protection The main growing season for vegetables in Jordan Valley has started since one month. Especially in an early stage, crops can be vulnerable to pests and diseases. The local project team of...