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It differs from organic farming in that organic farming is based on the recovery of soil microorganisms..
This is one of the conclusions that he presented the advisor, Jairo Restrepo, in a day held with 60 farmers in the Gran Canaria Cabildo Farm where, in addition to showing how to convert a plot to organic, made us reflect on the need to stop the loss of biodiversity.
Organic farming is free of poisons and chemical fertilizers and depends, exclusively, of natural local inputs to maximize harvesting. Hence it is a viable and sustainable way of tilling the land., What conserve and recover the destruction of the planet, something in total consonance with the eco-island policy that the Cabildo has proposed, added the Minister of Food Sovereignty, Miguel Hidalgo,
Differences between organic and ecological.
It differs from organic farming in that organic is based on the recovery of soil microorganisms, which promotes strengthening the health of the plant to increase its resistance to pests. For this, fertilizers produced by the farmer himself are used from natural resources collected from the environment., while the organic one can use authorized phytosanitary products, although it also uses chemical-free fertilizers.
organic crops, Restrepo explained., guarantee the production of healthy food, free of risk to the health of those who work the land and consumers, Since They use organic fertilizers and mineral broths, like the one made on the Farm based on water, lime and sulfur to strengthen plant health and prevent pests.
[quote]Restrepo also converts cow excrement into fermented nutrition, In fact, he assures that with just one animal he is capable of nourishing a thousand hectares of crops.[/quote]
For all these reasons, Organic farming is three times more profitable than conventional farming, Restrepo stressed, which denounced the lack of commitment of public administrations to organic agriculture given the approval of regulations that slow down the development of these crops, that force the farmer to make investments in their plots to comply with legal requirements. Even so, currently there are 450 million hectares destined for organic cultivation in the world, mostly in Latin America and Africa.
Miguel Hidalgo assured that the Cabildo of Gran Canaria will technically support those farmers who decide to support this method of cultivation., for which a work team will be created that will monitor the crops and analyze the products.
It will be the first experience in organic agriculture in Gran Canaria, since for now there are no growers on the Island who apply this practice, Although there is demand for land for organic farming.
This indicates that we are on the path towards organic production and the Cabildo has already launched the Zero Waste project., advice to farmers, to end the use of chemicals, in total harmony with organic agriculture, Hidalgo recalled..