{"id":38377,"date":"2025-04-17T19:36:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/befve.com\/suisse-la-culture-de-lasperge-blanche-a-quadruple-en-vingt-ans-par-freshplaza\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:57:16","slug":"suisse-la-culture-de-lasperge-blanche-a-quadruple-en-vingt-ans-par-freshplaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/befve.com\/en\/suisse-la-culture-de-lasperge-blanche-a-quadruple-en-vingt-ans-par-freshplaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland: White asparagus cultivation has quadrupled in twenty years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>In recent years, Swiss vegetable growers have significantly expanded asparagus cultivation, boosting the supply of locally produced crops. Over the past twenty years, the surface area dedicated to white asparagus has quadrupled, while green asparagus has tripled. Today, around 180 farms grow asparagus in Switzerland, mainly in Eastern Switzerland, followed by the Plateau and the French-speaking part of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshplaza.fr\/remote\/https\/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net\/misc\/FP_de\/2025\/04\/15\/lid.jpg?preset=ContentFullSmall\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"image-container content_full\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite this growth, domestic production still does not meet demand. In 2024, Switzerland imported nearly 3,600 tonnes of white asparagus and around 5,700 tonnes of green asparagus. Total consumption \u2013 both white and green \u2013 amounts to nearly 1 kilogram per person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freshplaza.fr\/remote\/https\/agfstorage.blob.core.windows.net\/misc\/FP_de\/2025\/04\/15\/lid1.jpg?preset=ContentFullSmall\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"image-container content_full\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significant growth potential remains untapped<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asparagus cultivation is demanding: it requires substantial investment, a long waiting period before the first harvest, and a short production window of just two good months per year. \u201cAsparagus remains on the same plot for about ten years, but it can only be harvested starting in the third year,\u201d explains Markus Waber, Deputy Director of the Swiss Vegetable Growers\u2019 Association (UMS). This long-term type of cultivation therefore requires patience, discipline, and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The work is intensive: from building the characteristic ridges to laying plastic films and harvesting daily, every step requires commitment. Even after harvesting, plants must be properly maintained to stay healthy. \u201cBefore starting out, a farm must ask itself several questions: Am I truly interested in this crop? Do I have the right outlets? The infrastructure, land, and staff required?\u201d adds Waber. \u201cSwiss asparagus is highly appreciated by consumers. Unlike imports, it is available in limited quantities. There is real potential here: local production has its place on the market and is in high demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lid.ch\/artikel\/infografik-schweizer-spargelanbau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lid<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, Swiss vegetable growers have significantly expanded asparagus cultivation, boosting the supply of locally produced crops. Over the past twenty years, the surface area dedicated to white asparagus has quadrupled, while green asparagus has tripled. 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