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22 October 2024 | Tomato
Strong performance from determinate Saladette Tomato STAR 9068
Meet Lloyd Sivhangi, a tomato farmer from Vuvani in the Limpopo province. He produces vegetables for the informal market... Read More on this
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17 October 2024 | Tomato
STAR 9065 Scores in Kenya
Kenyan farmers are renowned for being early adapters to change. This is evident in the fast switch many have made to the... Read More on this
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10 October 2024 | Tomato
Cultivating success with trinity tomato
Mr Clement Chizela farms in the Mpongwe district of the Copperbelt Province in Zambia and has grown tomatoes for over 20... Read More on this
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19 September 2024 | Tomato
New dawn seedling services: A Shining success in the Copperbelt
New Dawn Seedling Services is a flourishing seedling growing enterprise based in Luanshya, a town in Zambia’s Copperbelt... Read More on this
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8 May 2024 | Tomato
Agricultural excellence at the 95th Agricultural and Commercial Show
The Agricultural and Commercial Show in Zambia is a forum where agricultural innovations and techniques are displayed to... Read More on this
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27 September 2023 | Tomato
STAR 9068 capture hearts in KZN
In the latest growing season the tomato variety STAR 9068 was widely planted across KZN in a difficult season. The regio... Read More on this
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4 July 2023 | Tomato
All-year tomato variety Zulani thrives in the border region
Over the past few years, Zulani* has proven to be successful as an all-year tomato variety for growing under protection ... Read More on this
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22 February 2023 | Zimbabwe
STAR 9009 tomato: the green machine
The Green Machine roars on. This time it enabled farmer Bright Masigo, of Range Junita Farm near Gweru, to buy another m... Read More on this
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16 February 2023 | Tomato
The 'game changers' for tomato growers in Kenya: new hybrids from Starke Ayres
Tomato farmers in Kenya have periodically experienced losses due to tomato spotted wilt virus and tomato yellow leaf cur... Read More on this
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14 February 2023 | Tomato
Renka, a perfect fit for Namibian tomato growers
Renka has shown its ability to be one of the best indeterminate round tomatoes in Namibia.... Read More on this
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17 January 2023 | Tomato
New tomato Tabitha* - fruit set, when you need it most
Tomato Tabitha (BR 5911) F1 hybrid is a new indeterminate, round tomato variety that has done very well in open-field pr... Read More on this
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14 December 2022 | Tomato
Tuta Absoluta undermines tomato production
Tuta absoluta, the tomato leafminer moth, has become an increasingly important pest in South Africa since 2016, undermin... Read More on this
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20 June 2022 | Tomato
Tinyoni Farm Produce
Tomato and green pepper farming Sidvokodvo, Eswatini... Read More on this
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7 June 2022 | Tomato
Blye tomato is still a winner in Pongola
Esuan Hӧll and his son, Rocco, have been planting tomatoes in Pongola, KwaZulu-Natal, for the past 30 years, and for the... Read More on this
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8 December 2021 | Tomato
Climatic requirements for effective tomato growing
Temperature and available light are two of the most important factors when determining planting times. The following inf... Read More on this
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25 August 2021 | Tomato
Miyon doing well in the Bosveld
Jaco Wagner from XDSL Trading was extremely happy with the MIYON he planted.... Read More on this
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26 May 2021 | Tomato
RENKA: Performance all the way to the top
RENKA is a new indeterminate hybrid, round tomato that performs very well under covered production systems on the Cape W... Read More on this