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  • From: Organic Pineapple Working Group <opwg AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • To: Organic Pineapple Working Group <opwg AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [OP] Organic pineapple in Ghana
  • Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:27:48 +1000

Title: Re: [OP] Organic pineapple in Ghana
on 19/3/09 11:21 PM, Organic Pineapple Working Group at opwg AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

Dear OPWG,



We are running a small R&D project in Ghana on pineapple for processing.  There are two things we are after:



1)     Any references  for properly managed and credible research papers on the agronomy of organic pineapple.  Especially anything in peer reviewed journals. The main aspects are 1) land preparation (ridging/no-ridging, plastic mulch/no plastic) and 2) use of organic waste for fertilizer (citrus factory waste, chicken manure, other waste) over several years.



2)     I am also looking at papers and research findings (organic or not) that  describe how to manage rattoon crops of pineapple. One issue for us with rattoon crops is how soil fertility might be maintained in a second or third ratoon if the only fertilizer we have is some form of organic factory waste, chicken manure or compost.  Has anybody tried just heaping it round the base of the plants?



With regards.





Rob Moss

Commercial Director

131A Sunyani Avenue, Accra, Ghana

+233 (0) 24331 6080  Mobile

+ 233 (0) 21 232 376  Office phone/fax





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wonderful thought ! we have been growing and processing pineapples based on the organic farming principle for about 20 years now.
how large is your farm going to be and what product you want to process your pineapples into?
what species of pineapples is normally planted in ghana ?
best regards,
eddie pfeiffer


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