Agro-Innovation Research Center
The scientific engine of JOETEX.
Mango variety development, predictive phenotyping and post-harvest science — run with KNUST, University of Ghana and Wageningen inside a working commercial orchard.
5+
Varieties in Trial
95–98%
Forecast Accuracy
4
Partner Institutions
1 Season
Science to Field
What this zone does
The Research Center is where the estate stops guessing. Every variety, rootstock and post-harvest protocol that reaches a commercial block is trialled here first, against measured Brix, firmness, shelf-life and rejection data.
Trials run on live orchard blocks rather than isolated plots, so a result is already a commercial result. The Terra Intelligence sensor mesh feeds every trial the same telemetry that runs production.
Findings are published to partner institutions and pushed into the JUDE Engine as updated agronomic models — the estate improves the moment the science does.
How It Runs
- 01HypothesisA varietal, agronomic or post-harvest question is registered as a trial.
- 02InstrumentTrial blocks are sensor-tagged and baselined against control blocks.
- 03MeasureYield, Brix, firmness and rejection rates captured through the full season.
- 04DeployValidated outcomes are written into the estate's operating models.
Operating Commitments
- Every trial published with full method and dataset to partners
- Laboratory results returned within 48 hours of sampling
- Commercial blocks only adopt protocols with two seasons of evidence
Inside the zone, end to end
Variety Development Lab
Kent, Keitt, Palmer, Brooks and hybrid selections evaluated for export performance.
Predictive Phenotyping
Canopy imaging and sensor data modelled into yield, Brix and pick-window forecasts.
Brix & Nutrition Analysis
In-house laboratory for sugar, acidity, dry matter and nutritional profiling.
Post-Harvest Science
Cooling curves, ripening protocols and packaging trials measured against real shipments.
Research Exchange
Joint programmes and student placements with West African and European institutions.
Model Publishing
Validated findings deployed into the JUDE agronomic models within one season.
Variety Trial Simulator
Choose a variety and adjust the agronomic levers to see the projected export outcome for a trial block.
Trial Variety
Trial Block Projection
Grade A/B — Mixed
Euro-retail benchmark. Low fibre, strong colour break.
At these settings the model expects 17.0 t/ha at 16.4° Brix, with a 21-day post-harvest window — enough for sea freight to Europe.
Projected Yield
17.0 t/ha
Brix at Harvest
16.4°
Shelf Window
21 days
Model Confidence
89%
Share this scenario with your team — the PDF captures every input, result and assumption exactly as modelled here.
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