On April 19, 2021, hours 08:00 am Patacamaya. Farmers producing vegetables from the Mantecani community, Viscachani canton of the Patacamaya municipality, Aroma province of the La Paz department, strengthened their capacities in Integrated Pest Management and Efficient Use of Bio-inputs, women and men attended the training, which was organized by technicians from the PROINPA Foundation.
The course was inaugurated by Julio Helguero, President of the Association of Vegetable Producers, who stated "we live on crops and we are interested in healthy eating, which is why we receive PROINPA with great expectations for advice on vegetables”.
The training began with Eng. Reinaldo Quispe, Project Coordinator, who stated "these activities are carried out within the framework of the project “Strengthening and promotion of the efficient use of bio-inputs for pest management and crop nutrition in producers of the Bolivian highlands”, financed by the Swiss and Swedish Cooperation and executed by Swisscontac in alliance with the PROINPA Foundation”.
Subsequently, Engineer Franz Callizaya described the bio-inputs that can be used from planting to harvest, for example, BIOBULL, ENERGYTOP, TRICOBAL and their role in promoting healthy plant growth, stem thickening and disease control. soil, VIGORTOP for plant growth and development, and for pest control such as aphids and thrips, BIOMAX was recommended. In addition, the results of the application of VIGORTOP in demonstration carrot and onion plots implemented with Mrs. Lidia Mamani in the Mantecani community were shared. The yields were somewhat better, but what stood out in carrots was the smaller amount of small carrots, this category is generally discarded and in onion the development of the bulbs was better, which was expressed in higher yields, these results were corroborated with Mrs. Lidia, They motivated the rest of the farmers to use the bio-inputs.
Likewise, Eng. Reinaldo Quispe pointed out the following: "we want to know what problems your vegetables have to see if we can find, investigate and recommend an alternative solution."
Problems in vegetable crops
Mantecani is known as a vegetable-producing area, its farmers claimed that they produce carrots, onions, lettuce, broad beans, turnips and others. Unfortunately, as in other places, crops present problems and are attacked by pests due to the constant use of herbicides and chemical pesticides.
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