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J. Franco G. Main O. Navia N. Ortuño J. Herbas

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The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture demands high investments; its in discriminated and inadequate application to obtain immediate crop response has caused considerable damage to the environment and human health, either due to a direct effect or indirect contamination of farmer fields and water sources by highly toxic products. On the other hand, as a result of soil fertility losses, farmers move to new areas for farming, causing a complex migration phenomena and devastation of natural forests. In an effort to find new alternatives for the management of crop pests compatible with the environment and agro-ecologically friendly, some technologies recently developed have been offered to small Andean potato farmers. Among these, the recycling of organic residues and the management of natural soil microorganisms which are important alternatives to reduce the importation and use of toxic agro-chemicals as well as to preserve and recuperate soil fertility and thus reach a sustainable potato production by Andean farmers. This will not only guarantee food security, but will also have favorable impact on the yield and quality of potato and other crops.

Accepted for publication: December 28, 2011

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Franco, J., Main, G., Navia, O., Ortuño, N., & Herbas, J. (2016). Improving Productivity of Traditional Andean Small Farmers by Bio-Rational Soil Management: I. The Potato Case. Revista Latinoamericana De La Papa, 16(2), 270-290. https://doi.org/10.37066/ralap.v16i2.182
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