The vegetable sector is becoming a higher focus for research, development and the\u00a0private sector in Southeast Asia due to the greater nutritional and economical values that\u00a0can be derived. However, the sector faces several\u00a0key challenges\u00a0including (1) low average yields\u00a0of vegetable production in many places; (2) limited knowledge of good horticultural\u00a0practices; (3) postharvest losses as high as 40%; (4) produce that does not conform to\u00a0quality and safety demands of consumers; and\u00a0(5) difficulties supplying markets demand\u00a0during the wet season. Various technical applications and practice changes can help to manage production,\u00a0postharvest handling and market access.<\/p>\n
Therefore, this year’s Regional Vegetable Forum\u00a0focuses on\u00a0\u2018Supporting adoption of improved practices and new\u00a0technologies by smallholders for sustainable year-round production of safe fresh\u00a0vegetables<\/strong>\u2019. The Forum will bring together experiences and expertise to canvass the challenges, the strategies and the research that offers effective\u00a0impact, enables increased awareness and confidence in interventions and ultimately moves target audiences toward adoption. It\u00a0aims to\u00a0share understanding of\u00a0issues (social, economic,\u00a0technical and political) that\u00a0can inhibit adoption, map\u00a0the challenges facing\u00a0vegetable chain actors and\u00a0identify the critical barriers\u00a0to adoption in a collegial\u00a0and open manner.\u00a0<\/p>\n Event<\/em>: Regional Vegetable Forum 2019,\u00a0\u2018Supporting adoption of improved practices and new\u00a0technologies by smallholders for sustainable year-round production of safe fresh\u00a0vegetables\u2019
Date<\/em>: Wednesday 11\u00a0September 2019
Time<\/em>: 8.30 –\u00a017.30, with network opportunity from 17.30 on
Location<\/em>:\u00a0National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI), Ban\u00a0Nongviengkham, Xaythany District, Vientiane\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","format":"standard","news-type":[132],"class_list":["post-10567","news-post","type-news-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","news-type-events"],"acf":{"pkl_story_headline":"","pkl_story_authors":"","pkl_story_image":10569,"pkl_story_video":"","pkl_story_image_credits":"","pkl_story_file":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-post\/10567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news-post"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phakhaolao.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=10567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}