As we near the end of the year, it’s a good time to review key stories that might help you in 2022. When it comes to vegetables in the seed industry, here are three stories we think you’ll find valuable to review.
2021 is the United Nations’ International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, bringing public attention to the key role of fruit and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health – all key strands of work at the James Hutton Institute.
“The year represents an important opportunity to build shared understanding and solutions in pursuit of a global food system that contributes to the achievement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the so critical role of fruits and vegetables,” Keller explains.
Lettuce Celebrate
The future for lettuce looks bright in terms of consumer demand. According to Visser, consumption of this vegetable is growing slowly in all parts of the world, and Zonneveld names Russia, Ukraine, India, and South-East Asia as particular areas where growth is increasing.
