Sader promotes malanga cultivation for the benefit of southern producers in Mexico

Published 2023년 1월 16일

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has highlighted the cultivation of malanga as an alternative income source for producers in Mexico, particularly in Veracruz and Nayarit. The crop, which requires 12,000 to 17,000 plants per hectare and yields around 40 tons in six to eight months, can be grown in areas unsuitable for conventional crops and requires minimal fertilizer. It is also suitable for high humidity surfaces and can be grown using wheeled irrigation systems. The ministry is working towards promoting internal consumption of malanga and increasing seed supply. The Veracruz Campus of the College of Postgraduates is developing agro-industries to add value to the crop and is working on a propagation protocol for the crop.

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In the sowing process They manage between 12,000 and 17,000 plants per hectare and yields are obtained around 40 tons per hectare, in a cycle of between six and eight months, highlighted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Town de México, January 16, 2023.— The cultivation of malanga —a tuber with a texture similar to sweet potato or potato—represents an income alternative for producers from the south southeast of the country, since it is possible to plant it in areas unsuitable for conventional crops, it is not necessary to allocate hectares of other agricultural products and high humidity surfaces can be used, highlighted the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). With a national volume of 47 thousand tons, with an economic value of 252 million pesos, Veracruz ranks as the main producing entity, with 43 thousand 500 tons, coming mainly from the municipalities of Actopan and Úrsulo Galván, while Nayarit is in second position with four thousand 300 ...

Source: MX2000