A group of farmers got to know this Australian technology and the most feasible way of applying it in Chile thanks to a tour, co-financed by FIA.
A group of cherry producers from the country visited Australia to get to know first-hand the field pruning method (conduction and production) called Kym Green Bush or KGB.
This is a system of low trees with multiple branches emerging from a central growth point located very close to the ground and allows harvesting and performing other activities without the use of stairs.
The activity was part of a technological tour - co-funded by the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA) - and in which the Deputy Director of the institution, Fernando Jordan, participated.
The trip included two of Australia's agro-climatic zones. The first one was the island of Tasmania where they visited cherry orchards, with the organization of Howard Hansen, an expert producer of fourth generation cherries, with more than 100 hectares planted, almost all in KGB and that produce nearly 70% of all the cherries in Tasmania.
Later the group moved to Adelaide to learn about the KGB experience directly with its creator, farmer and consultant Kym Green. During their visits, they discovered that these type of gardens, also called pedestrian, can consistently produce fruit of excellent quality and yields of 12 to 15 tons per hectare.
Source: Diariodelagro
