Farmers in the dry Mediterranean region of Chile are close to having the first variety of alfalfa

A few seasons away from obtaining the first Chilean variety of alfalfa for the dry Mediterranean of Chile. This was the beginning of the establishment of the first seedbeds of two lines of "rainfed alfalfa", candidates for variety, which will help reduce the impact of drought on national livestock production. Developing a new variety of alfalfa is a long process and it is expected that, by 2026, farmers in the dry Mediterranean area of Chile will be able to count on this new variety of drought-resistant alfalfa. An important achievement is that the establishment of two "rainfed alfalfa" nurseries began where the germplasm seeds from two candidate lines for alfalfa variety selected by the Rainfed Alfalfa Program of the INIA Agricultural Research Institute will be multiplied; with the support of the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA) of the Ministry of Agriculture, and, of which at least one will be available for the north-central, central and south-central areas of our ...