The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging and rapidly spreading plant virus and has a major impact on global tomato production and distribution.

In partnership with Health Futures Australia, a health promotion charity, Rijk Zwaan Australia is embarking on an experiment enabling young people to experience agriculture and develop a love for growing fresh food (and eating it!).

Food security is high on everyone’s agenda as more than 690 million people don’t have enough to eat (World Vision); more education about healthy food is needed to curb obesity and malnutrition; and innovative vegetable breeding is focusing on protecting our resources – how vegetable seed companies are addressing these concerns is one topic of conversation at this year’s Hort Connections.