The initiative is from Minas Argentinas within the sustainability programs that the company has for the community. Producers have until April 9 to register.
For one year, the beneficiaries of this support program launched by Minas Argentinas will receive technical support and supplies such as: fertilizers, herbicides, pheromones and insecticides for the integrated management of the forest and in particular of the Carpocapsa pest (Cydia pomonella), seeking to improve the quality and increase the yields of the fruit tree. It should be noted that Carpocapsa is one of the main diseases of this crop that causes serious damage in this type of production. The deadline to register is April 9 next.
According to what was reported, Minas Argentinas partnered with the Jachal company ServInnAgro for the execution of this pilot program. The objective is, in this first stage, to cover an area of 10 hectares, which is why producers with small forests will be targeted. Each quince tree will be monitored for a whole year through periodic technical visits.
The program contemplates the integrated management of the fruit forest, for which different training will be carried out on topics such as pruning, irrigation management, fertilizers, phytosanitary controls, among other topics. The courses will be open to the entire productive sector, regardless of whether they are participating in the program or not. For this, the mining company will pay for the technical staff of ServInnAgro as well as the inputs (insecticides, fertilizers, herbicides, pheromones, oils, adherents, traps, among others) indicated for each fruit forest. The producer, for his part, must take charge of the pruning, irrigation, application of phytosanitary, traps and harvesting. And it should be done according to the advice of the ServInnAgro technicians. Also, you will have to participate in all the trainings that are contemplated in the program.
The participants of the program will be selected after a survey that ServInnAgro will carry out in the lots of each producer. The conditions of the forest, the number of plants, the yield and the owner’s capacity to carry out the tasks that he will be responsible for during the program will be evaluated. In this stage, up to 10 hectares will be covered, so small producers will be privileged. The program will run until the end of the 2021 harvest and will also include post-harvest fertilization and handling advice. Jáchal is the main quince producer in San Juan. This program will aim to accompany small producers to improve their fight against Carpocapsa and obtain better yields per hectare. By generating a better product that will allow you to aspire to better sales prices, the profitability of the sector will be improved.
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