Mexico: Coahuila trains producers for further development in fig orchards

THE SALTILLO HERALD ‘They are strategic projects for the Coahuila countryside, with the objective of win-win’: José Luis Flores Méndez The State Government trains fig producers to guarantee the development and higher yield of the fruit per hectare, as part of the Alternative Crops Program implemented by Governor Miguel Ángel Riquelme Solís, together with the walnut and pomegranate plantations. The State Rural Development Secretariat (SDR) reported that the training was provided to producers from the community of “San Esteban”, from San Pedro de las Colonias, for producers from the Laguna Region; and “San José del Águila”, in Nadadores, for producers from the Central Region, while between Monday and Tuesday the same will be done for ejidatarios from the Southeast Region. Technical staff headed by Eloy Rangel López guides them on the scheduling of pruning, irrigation and the application of nutrients; these are delivered in packages to obtain the best performance and development of ...