The ‘Deep-Dive’ initiative was created to improve the quality of Poinsettia cutting production with particular attention to pest and disease control. One year after the start of the initiative, the time was ripe to revisit Kenya Cuttings to evaluate the first year’s progress and results.
The ultimate goal of the initiative was to improve our “Quality On Time In Full” aspirations in these cutting crops. Over 12 months, Head of Technical Services Nico de Haan and Head of Controls Jan Mostert followed cuttings from breeding to end-customer to detect production obstacles.
Communication is the key
A whitefly problem in 2009 in Poinsettia cuttings which penetrated right through to the end-customer level, seriously affecting Syngenta Flowers’ market position. Implementing a management program to prevent resistance used by all sites up to the end-grower level stopped the buildup of decreased sensitive whiteflies in our cutting production
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