In short
This course will show you the basics of growing cucumber in Africa in such way that you can increase your yield and profit.
9 chapters & 30+ lessons
The content of this course is divided into 9 different chapters, including a total of 30+ lessons.
1 week to complete
This course can be completed online within 1 week of study time.
Online learning
Learn online at your own pace and enjoy the mix of articles, videos, questionnaires and downloads. You get a certificate after completing the course.
Knowledge from experts
Rijk Zwaan is one of world leading vegetable breeding company with local expertise. Our cultivation & breeding specialists will share the latest insights in cucumber cultivation.
Become a better cucumber farmer
Throughout this course you will discover how you:
- Prepare your greenhouse in the best way
- Have a successful nursery
- Increase your yield by reading the plant & optimize plant balance
- Give your plants the right nutrients / fertilizer
- Protect your crops against pests & diseases
- Harvest at the right time
- And many more...
Extend your cultivation knowledge now!
Get ready to enroll in our e-learning and become a better grower.
Course Curriculum
Meet our Business developer and Film director
Harald Peeters
Harald is a horticultural specialist at Rijk Zwaan with his boots firmly in African fields for 3 decades . Together with the international Cucumber Crop Team of Rijk Zwaan he is sharing our knowledge about cucumber varieties and cultivation. From low-tech to high-tech, Harald enjoys bringing African Farmers to the next level by sharing his knowledge on crops but also the market and the business case of a variety. He looks forward to finding solutions for your challenges during the courses and in the field.
Frequently asked questions
Yes this course is free of charge!
Rijk Zwaan is a vegetable seed breeder. We make new hybrid varieties of vegetables, with added value for all actors in the vegetable chain - such as disease resistances and higher yields and improved flavours. Our Head Office is in the Netherlands but we have subsidiaries in more than 30 countries and distributors in over a 100. We breed many vegetable varieties and sell seeds to professional food growers around the world. If you've eaten cucumber, tomato, sweet pepper, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, carrot and really - almost any veggie in the supermarket - you've probably eaten a vegetable grown from Rijk Zwaan seeds.
We only breed vegetables and sell seeds. We don't engage in pharmaceutical or chemical production.
Rijk Zwaan is a family owned business with the ambition to increase vegetable consumption around the world. Read more about Rijk Zwaan at www.rijkzwaanafrica.com
We only breed vegetables and sell seeds. We don't engage in pharmaceutical or chemical production.
Rijk Zwaan is a family owned business with the ambition to increase vegetable consumption around the world. Read more about Rijk Zwaan at www.rijkzwaanafrica.com
That is not a problem, we like to share a healthy future! However, our curriculum is based on our varieties. The crop management refers to specific Rijk Zwaan varieties and may not be 1 on 1 applicable to other varieties. Of course, we like to see you becoming successful with the wide Rijk Zwaan assortment.
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