Vegetable production

Vegetable production portable skills training equips individuals with the skills that they need to work in the formal agricultural industry.

However, it is also geared at subsistence farmers. Many course participants may want to use their skills to grow their operation into a modest income generator.

By nature and necessity, many of the principles behind subsistence farming mirror those of sustainable and organic farming. However, for subsistence farming to become more sustainable, this sector needs to increase resilience and profitability. Attending this course provides a step in this direction by equipping participants with valuable knowledge.

Vegetable production portable skills

Train the Nation’s vegetable production portable skills training covers the following areas:

• Vegetable land planning and layout
• Planting area selection
• Soil sample selection and collection
• Soil analysis and classification
• Soil quick testing
• Nutrient deficiency
• Natural resources availability evaluation
• Selecting cultivars
• Seedbed cleaning and preparation
• Seed and seedlings handling
• Seedling cultivation and transplanting
• Seedbeds, seedling and vegetable plant irrigation
• Vegetables fertilising
• Organic and inorganic fertiliser use
• Supporting vegetables
• Windbreaks and mulching
• Pest and disease control