Organic Pineapple Working Group

[Organic Pineapple Working Group <opwg AT lists.ibiblio.org>]

Name: Patrick Chesney

Profession: Horticulturist/Agroforestry Specialist

Organization: Conservation International Guyana (last worked for National Agricultural Research Institute)

Location: Guyana

Current and/or Planned Pineapple related Activities: and

Willingness or Hesitance to Share Technical Information regarding
any or all of the following: Willing in highlighted areas

  A).- Pest and Disease Control;

  B).- Maintaining Soil Fertility;

  C).- Pineapple Propagation;

  D).- Induction of Florescence;

  E).- Variety Development;

  F).- Pineapple Processing;

  G).- Use of Pineapple Wastes;

  H).- Promotion and Marketing of Organic Pineapple;

  I).- Financing Organic Pineapple Production; and

  J).- The possibility of participating in a Collaborative Organic
       Pineapple Research Project.


Note: I am providing technical assistance to pineapple growers who have a unique partnership with a processing company (AMCAR Guyana Ltd.) and together they produce, process and export organic pineapples var. Sugar Loaf chunks to Europe (main market is France)

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