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Mexico: Farmers from Sonora venture into avocado cultivation

Fresh Avocado
Mexico
Published May 12, 2022

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Producers from the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, venture into avocado cultivation in the desert area of the entity, where they implement state-of-the-art technology, use certified plants, a drip irrigation system, and agroecological alternatives to combat pests and diseases, whose production will be destined for the national market and it will seek to participate in international markets in the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Producers from the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, venture into avocado cultivation in the desert area of the entity, where they implement state-of-the-art technology, use certified plants, a drip irrigation system and agroecological alternatives to combat pests and diseases, whose production It will be destined for the national market and they will seek to participate in international markets in the United States, Europe and Asia. The experience was born in 2018, when farmers began planting this new crop and, to date, 355.5 hectares have been converted, previously used for planting other products. Producer Pablo Borquez Almada indicated that the idea of planting avocado in the Yaqui Valley arose in 2017, when they acquired vegetative material from certified orchards in Michoacán and began its reproduction in certified nurseries, which today cover an area of 3.13 hectares, with capacity production of 250 thousand plants. The first harvest, he explained, is projected for the end of 2022 and ...
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