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Wheat producers from the Mexicali Valley in coordination with researchers seek to adopt new technologies, such as conservation agriculture, in order to improve production and increase the economic profitability of the crop, conserving and strengthening resources at the same time. natural and the environment. The Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) in Baja California, indicated that this intention was made manifest during an agricultural demonstration held in the cooperating farmer’s plot located in the Ejido Tabasco del Valle de Mexicali. The agency commented that the meeting had the participation of cereal producers, technical personnel and representatives of the North Pacific Hub of the International Center for Corn and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT), Trusts Instituted in Relation to Agriculture (FIRA), the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ICA) and Agrovizion, among others. SADER explained that the participants highlighted the importance of adopting new technologies that are focused on meeting the fertilization needs of agricultural soils, particularly the use of nitrogen (ammonia and urea), which currently represents a strong economic investment for the farmer. On the other hand, they considered it essential to continue promoting the transfer of technology, which since the 90’s, FIRA has been promoting through the Sustainable Modernization of Traditional Agriculture Program (MasAgro), and now recently, through the various CIMMYT Centers. They commented that sustainable planting techniques should also be adopted, in order to increase productivity and economic profitability of the crop. It is essential that producers and their technical staff know and apply this way of sowing using the stubble from the previous harvest to nourish the ecosystem where the soil structure will benefit as well as the availability of nutritional elements that provide soil fertility and yields. older than the wheat crop.
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