Tequisquiapan,Mexico: Boosts production of Italian zucchini

ROSALÍA NIEVES. THE SUN OF SAN JUAN DEL RÍO. The countryside of this town begins to have a better use not only to keep up with traditional crops. TEQUISQUIAPAN, Querétaro. Tequisquiapan programmed four hectares to plant Italian zucchini, resulting in 96 tons of product, said Arturo Lira Lira, president of the National Peasant Confederation (CNC), from Tequisquiapan. The countryside of this town begins to have a better use not only to keep up with traditional crops, but also those innovative and protected agriculture, in order to have better results, since the characteristics it keeps allow good yields in grains and vegetables. He added that for each hectare it was possible to obtain a yield of 24 tons of Italian zucchini, which began to have a commercialization in the capital of Queretaro, as well as other parts of the region, with an average cost of 8,350 pesos per ton. On this occasion, only four hectares were programmed and planted, but the surface area is expected to improve ...