Lebanese potato farmers find that less is more when it comes to agrochemicals
Integrated crop management reduces use of agrochemicals while still improving yields
Fix it with chemicals. That was the old belief.
Traditionally, farmers in Lebanon depended on chemical fertilizers and pesticides to manage plant nutrition or plant pests and diseases. Most farmers believed that increasing the quantity of chemical fertilizers would increase the yields of their crops.
But now the rapidly deteriorating economic and financial crisis in Lebanon has made people rethink the situation. Most agricultural inputs (such agrochemicals, seeds, animal feed, vaccines and other veterinary supplies, etc.) are imported and, with the devaluation of the Lebanese currency, these are becoming out of reach for most farmers. They can no longer afford to rely on these increasingly expensive inputs.
Организация: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Год: 2021
Страна/страны: Lebanon
Географический охват: Ближнего Востока и Северной Африки
Категория: Тематическое исследование
Полный текст: https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1445963/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social+media&utm_campaign=faoknowledge
Язык контента: English