Herbert Stolker Senior Consultant Africa

Making headway in East Africa

Unlike roses, the protected vegetable sector in Kenya is still quite small-scale. On a recent trip there I set out to find some larger
Scientists have been taking another close look at how to control this thrips with a range of species of predatory mites and bugs.

Controlling Echinothrips americanus with predatory mites and bugs

As every grower knows, thrips are a huge problem in ornamentals grown under glass. The usual suspect is the Californian thrips, a species with
Influenced by the high cost of electricity, subsidies and the ageing of their previous systems, two Belgian nurseries installed hybrid top lighting.

Higher light level boosts yields, lost heat easy to make up for

Completely separately from one another, two Belgian rose growers with premises barely ten kilometres apart came to the conclusion that a combination of SON-T
The company’s location, in the middle of a residential area, makes expansion impossible. Therefore he decided to concentrate on private sales

German rose grower chooses market development over expansion

The German cut rose sector mainly consists of lots of small companies that grow a wide range of cultivars and focus on private sales.