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This two-week course aims to give participants hands-on experience in safe vegetable production techniques. More specifically it will inform participants about:

• Good Agriculture Practice for vegetable crops (GAP certification)
• Process of developing GAP standards using a case study approach
• Diseases of vegetables and their management related to GAP standard
• A global perspective on disease management of safe vegetable production
• Principles of regenerative agriculture for better soil health in vegetable production
• Vegetable grafting techniques
• Sustainable soil fertility management
• Major nematode diseases of vegetables and their management
• Use of protected cultivation for vegetable crops
• Integrated pest management for key vegetable crops
• Postharvest management and processing

The course is taught by experts from the World Vegetable Center, Kasetsart University, and the Department of Agriculture (Thailand). The language of instruction will be English. The training methods will be a blend of classroom lectures, hands-on exercises, and excursions to vegetable markets and to farmers who are following GAP and organic standards.

Most course lectures are conducted at:

World Vegetable Center
East and Southeast Asia Research and Training Station
Kasetsart University
Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom
Thailand

Field trips and hands-on practical sessions are held throughout Thailand.

Early- and mid-career professionals working in agricultural research, development, and extension with an interest in enhancing their knowledge of safe vegetable production. The course is particularly suitable for staff development-oriented projects promoting safe and sustainable vegetable production. The course is focused on Asia, but is open to any interested participants from around the world.