Support for productive improvement

SUPPORT FOR PRODUCTIVE IMPROVEMENT

Agroforestry support

The main interest of small producers is the production of food and generating income to support the family, producing in harmony with the environment can achieve a more sustainable rural development. The greatest motivation of producers to adopt agroforestry systems is because it responds at the same time to their economic, social and environmental needs.

Fertilizer Delivery

Faced with the high costs of inputs, our organization supports producers with the delivery of several fertilization cycles, prior to the recommendations given by its technical team.

Soil Improvement

Improve the quality and health of the soil with adequate preparation of the farms of the small El Guabo Banana Producers, to reverse the progressive degradation that has been generated through the intensive exploitation of banana cultivation, for which a permanent training. and personalized with theoretical and practical workshops on the correct way to manage the crop, applying environmentally friendly agronomic practices and making the best use of the biomass provided by banana cultivation.

Asobiol Bioferments

Association of Small Banana Producers El Guabo is committed to the quality of life of its members and the interrelationship with the environment, contributing to conservation and restoration, through alternatives for production. The Biofactory project is focused on improving the quality and productivity of the farms, with healthy and guaranteed soils.
The preparation of inputs based on microorganisms, Beneficial Bio-ferments, contain a positive impact on the environment by providing nutrients to the plantation, improving the texture and providing regenerative organic matter to the soil, obtaining a positive impact on Biodiversity.
All producers are beneficiaries with Biofermentos (AsoBiol).

TRICHODERMA LABORATORY

Thanks to the support of INIAP, IICA AND GIZ, Asoguabo currently has a laboratory to produce trichodermas, which are biological control agents that improve soil health and help in the prevention of diseases such as MOKO and Fusarium, with the hope that its effectiveness in the fight against Foc R4T is confirmed through studies.

Baler Improvement

The Association of Small Banana Producers El Guabo offers its members improvements in the infrastructure of the packers, prior to a follow-up and recommendations presented by the Head of the Field and Productivity.

Roof changes – roofs,
Adequacy of walls and painting;
Roller arrangements and oval enlargements;
Relocations and extensions of bathtubs with placement of ceramics in internal and external part;
Ceramic floor extensions.
Improvement of pumping stations;
Adaptations and extension of Funicular lines
Construction of drainage channels and concrete bridges;
Enclosure of farm with wires.

Control of pests and diseases

Technical assistance is provided to all partners in proper management of pest and disease control, maintaining the guidelines recommended by the FRAC Fungicide Resistense Action Committee, using low-impact products as much as possible. environmental and permanently carrying out training, group and individual workshops on agronomic crop management and phytosanitary leaf removal. In addition to the above, producers are supported with the construction of footbaths, closing of unique accesses to the farms and delivery of fumigation products.

Soil, Leaf and Root Analysis

A fundamental tool is the evaluation of the soil fertility of the farms of the APPBG producers, it is important to determine the conditions so that they can be improved, it is the basis for defining the doses of nutrients that are required to be applied.