Green Farming:
"Kenya: First results on "Water Management in Kenyan Horticulture" available in september"
The aim is to realize this through a closed production system with fully controllable crop inputs and recyclable fertigation water. Since the implementation of the project data has been collected and analysed in close cooperation with the Horticulture Department of Jomo Kenyatta University for Agriculture and Technology. Project partners Bosman, Hoogendoorn Growth Management, Van der Knaap Groep, Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture, Genap, Hatenboer-Water and DLV Plant will present the results of the 1st year during a seminar organized on the demo site during the Naivasha Horticultural Fair period in September.
The presented data will include information on the water and fertilizer use of the rose crop grown in a hydroponic system and in the control environment in the soil. Besides that, production results including the produced number of stems, weights and lengths for the hydroponic system and soil cultivation will be shared. In the end the cost-benefit calculation will result in a complete financial overview of the project set up.
Source: www.greenfarming.nl
