Fertilization: Biofertilizers, a great option to reduce agricultural costs? | To field

One of the biggest concerns of the moment in the agricultural sector of Colombia is the high cost of inputsand especially fertilizers, which are largely imported from Russia and Belarusand whose distribution is made difficult by the war in ukraine.

But in the midst of this crisis situation, a good solution is the use of biofertilizerswhose prices are lower and help protect the ecosystem, as explained in To fieldfrom Caracol Radio, the engineer Rosalina Gonzalezresearch professor at the Faculty of Chemical Engineering of the LaSalle University.

And it is that the war in Ukraine has raised food prices around the worldbecause in addition to agricultural inputs, Ukraine and Belarus produce around a quarter of the flour and a fifth of the corn on the entire planet.

For this reason, a good solution to face the high costs is the implementation and use of biofertilizers, which are produced in Colombiatheir costs are lower, they help prevent soil degradation and allow for higher quality food, said the teacher.

Hear details about the advantages of the biofertilizantes in economic, nutritional and environmental matters, in the interview of To fieldfrom Caracol Radio, with Professor Rosalina González, from La Salle University.