Tropical Vegetable Production

Sustainable crop production is vital to ensure that supplies of fresh vegetables and their products are readily available. However, food security still remains a huge problem in areas of the world, including the tropics and subtropics, where communities rely solely on subsistence farming to meet their day-to-day food demands. It is evident that food production needs to become more sustainable to ensure economic stability and poverty reduction. With this in mind, Tropical Vegetable Production addresses the problems surrounding vegetable production in developing countries. Divided into two parts, this volume discusses firstly the principles and practice of tropical vegetable production, from site selection, security and management to seeds, crop preparation and pesticides. Secondly the text provides details of those crops that are of particular importance in developing countries. It is an essential text for horticulturists, researchers and agriculturists who deal with vegetables, as well as those who provide training, extension, advice and assistance in tropical and subtropical countries.