Farmers urged to go green

23 May 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Agricultural policy and administration / Agriculture and fishing / Civil society / Crop products and commodities / Government / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Social development
Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture / CEDAC / Department of Horticulture and Subsidiary Crops / GIZ / Keam Makarady / Kean Sophea / Ministry of Agriculture / USAID

Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture have called on farmers to cease using chemical pesticides and adopt environmentally friendly methods in an effort to increase yields and reduce damage to produce. At an agriculture workshop on biological control agents hosted yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture, USAID and German development agency GIZ, farmers were introduced to Trichoderma, a quickly multiplying breed of fungus found in all types of soil and which acts as a guard against insects and toxins. The Trichoderma fungus is widely used in agricultural industries as a natural alternative to chemical pesticides. …

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