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Returns To The Introduction Of New Sorghum Cultivars Into The Dairy Industry Of El Salvador, Alexis H. Villacís, John H. Sanders
Returns To The Introduction Of New Sorghum Cultivars Into The Dairy Industry Of El Salvador, Alexis H. Villacís, John H. Sanders
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The driver of agricultural development is the introduction of new technology. Sensitive sorghums have long been a critical component of hillside Central American agriculture providing a reserve or insurance policy when the principal staple of maize falters. The insensitive sorghums have been more recently introduced since the ‘70s for planting in the valleys in the second season. In the last thirty years the introduction of new insensitive cultivars has accelerated initially for poultry and in the previous two decades for dairy production. This growth has been facilitated by strategic investments in research by CENTA and the Ministry of Agriculture.
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Producción Artesanal De Semilla De Sorgo, Máximo Antonio Hernández Valle
Producción Artesanal De Semilla De Sorgo, Máximo Antonio Hernández Valle
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Objectivos:
General:
Producir semilla de calidad para que los productores tengan disponibilidad de esta y así incrementar la producción.
Específicos:
Que haya disponibilidad de semilla en el mercado para satisfacer la demanda de siembra
Fomentar el uso de variedades mejoradas con alto potencial de rendimiento de grano
Que nuevos productores se capaciten en la producción artesanal y certificada de semilla.