Green house cultivation 22^nd November – 12 noon Nigerian time

Green house cultivation
• Introduction to protected horticulture-general principles, advantages & disadvantages, water savings and yield increase (Houda- 15 mins plus 5 mins for introduction of Delphy)
• Elements of climate control- why and how- how does this lead to yield increase ( Herbert 15 mins)
• Introduction to fertilization and hydroponics and how this is different from open field and leads to yield increase ( Geoffrey 15 mins)
• Questions – 10 mins
• Survey- was the webinar useful and possible topics for future paid trainings/courses

Presenters profile:

Herbert Stolker is a Senior Consultant in Protected Horticulture. Crops of expertise Tomato, sweet pepper, and cucumber. He has worked in the International Greenhouse Industry as Consultant from 2006. I have been active over the years in 20 Countries including Russia, Canada, Western Europe, and Africa; and currently based in .South Africa.

Geoffrey Nyandoro, is a Horticulturist, a agriculture project manager and trainer with over 15 years of expertise in protected and open-field cultivation of vegetables and climate-smart agriculture technologies. He develops and implement trainings, feasibility studies, and zero assessments tailored to client needs. Some of the topics in my training sessions include soil health, crop nutrition, crop protection, irrigation, conservation agriculture, agroforestry, and organic farming.

Houda Thlibi is an International Senior Trainer at Delphy, With more than 10 years of Expertise in Protected cultivation, Farm management and Greenhouses setup. Her expertise and extensive cultivation knowledge helps to tailor every training to the needs of the training participants. I have been training on topics like Climate control, Crop protection, Irrigation strategy, Fertigation and preparing fertilizer recipes, Harvest and post-harvest management.