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Expanding greenhouse sector means more home-grown veggies

Plenty of room to expand in controlled environment agriculture, but investment needed says FCC

Canada continues to rely heavily in imported fruits and vegetables, especially during its long winters but different types of controlled environment agriculture like greenhouses are expanding and changing the balance says Farm Credit Canada.










Jeremie Chabanis of Syngenta Seeds talks about the work of vegetable seed breeding during a tour of the Syngenta Tomato Vision  greenhouse near Amsterdam.

Tomato virus prompts race for resistance

Global tomato breeders are putting tremendous resources into breeding resistance to tomato brown rugose fruit virus

Tomato breeders are racing to breed resistance to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. It emerged first in Israel in 2014 and has since spread to Europe, North America and […] Read more