The selected projects revive the traditional knowledge of the regional farmers and provide information regarding the combined use of more accessible, innovative and efficient techniques leading to concrete production solutions.
Institutional Authors: PITTA-PO (Costa Rica),
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) and Asociación ANAO (Costa Rica).
© IFOAM 2003
210 Pages
Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Experiences from Costa Rica
- Combating Gray Mold in Strawberry Crops.
- Biological Control of Potato Moth.
- Control of Trips Insect in Avocado Plantations.
3. Experiences from Cuba
- An Effective Strategy for Controlling Agricultural
Plague and Disease with Organic Farming.
- Agricultural and Ecological Evaluation of the
Franchi Irrigation Programmer and its Importance in OA.
4. Experiences from El Salvador
- APECAFE: Control of Plagues on Organic Coffee
Plantation.
- Production and Marketing of Organic Cashew.
5. Experiences from Guatemala
- The Organic Agriculture Contests as a Motivation
Methodology in the Community.
- Combating the Infestation of Vanilla Caused by
Fungi.
6. Experiences from Honduras
- Establishing of an Ecologically Sound Farm in the
Hills.
- The Production of Organic Fertilizers from Coffee
Pulp Using Earthworms.
- Nueva Vida: Eco Farm and Center for Teaching
and Learning.
7. Experiences from Nicaragua
- Control of Slug Worm Attacking Bean Crops
During the First and Last Harvest Cycle.
- The Selection and Improvement of Corn Seed in
Traditional Manner.
8. Experiences from Panamá
- Diversification of the Production at the Cocoa
Tree Farms Introducing Apiculture.
- El Colibrí Farm: An Example of Sound
Development at Cerro Punta.
- The Production of Swamp Grown Rice.
- The Production of Organic vegetable Seed: a
Practical Experience in Cerro Punta.
Download: Applied Research in Organic Agriculture - Experiences of Farmers in the Mesoamerican and the Caribbean Region .pdf
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