Decreasing Dependence on Man-Made Fertilizers for Crop Production in Tropical Limestone Soils

Project Overview

FW02-017
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2002: $5,200.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2004
Region: Western
State: Guam
Principal Investigator:

Commodities

  • Agronomic: corn
  • Vegetables: beans
  • Animals: poultry

Practices

  • Crop Production: multiple cropping, organic fertilizers
  • Education and Training: extension, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research
  • Farm Business Management: budgets/cost and returns, agricultural finance, whole farm planning
  • Natural Resources/Environment: soil stabilization
  • Pest Management: field monitoring/scouting, mulching - vegetative
  • Production Systems: agroecosystems, holistic management, integrated crop and livestock systems
  • Soil Management: green manures, organic matter, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil quality/health
  • Sustainable Communities: sustainability measures
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