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English
Language:
Version: 2011
2011
Version:
Session 7:
7: Maintaining
Maintaining soil
soil
Session
fertility
fertility
Corresponding principle:
Principle 9.
Soil management and
conservation
©2009 Rainforest Alliance
Over-application of chemical fertilizers
• Loss of micro-organisms in the soil
• Not knowing what nutrients are missing in the
soil
• Higher cost of production
How to keep your soil fertile?
1. Soil analysis
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
How to keep your soil fertile?
1. Soil analysis
Coffee farmer in Guatemala
©2009 Rainforest Alliance
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
How to keep your soil fertile?
2. Application of organic fertilizer
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
How to keep your soil fertile?
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
3. Composting organic residues from the
Mango
farmer
composting
dropped
Coffee
farmer
composting
coffee
pulps
Banana
banana
Cocoa
farmers
composting
cocoa
pods
farm
fruits
stems
How to keep your soil fertile?
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
3. Composting organic residues from the
farm
Optional videos
You can find the following optional videos as
“Attachments” to this course.
• Composting cocoa pods (in English)
• Composting coffee pulp with earth worm (in
Spanish)
©2009 Rainforest Alliance
How to keep your soil fertile?
4. Resting your land periodically
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
How to keep your soil fertile?
4. Resting your land periodically
Coffee farmer in Brazil
©2009 Rainforest Alliance
Corresponding
criterion:
9.4
Summary
Application of
organic fertilizer
Soil analysis
Composing organic
residue from the
farm
Resting your land
periodically
The
The Rainforest
Rainforest Alliance
Alliance works
works to
to conserve
conserve biodiversity
biodiversity and
and ensure
ensure sustainable
sustainable livelihoods
livelihoods
by
transforming
land-use
practices,
business
practices
and
consumer
behavior.
by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.
English
Language:
Version: 2011
2011
Version:
Session 7:
7: Maintaining
Maintaining soil
soil
Session
fertility
fertility
Corresponding principle:
Principle 9.
Soil management and
conservation
©2009 Rainforest Alliance
Over-application of chemical fertilizers
• Loss of micro-organisms in the soil
• Not knowing what nutrients are missing in the
soil
• Higher cost of production
How to keep your soil fertile?
1. Soil analysis
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
How to keep your soil fertile?
1. Soil analysis
Coffee farmer in Guatemala
©2009 Rainforest Alliance
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
How to keep your soil fertile?
2. Application of organic fertilizer
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
How to keep your soil fertile?
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
3. Composting organic residues from the
Mango
farmer
composting
dropped
Coffee
farmer
composting
coffee
pulps
Banana
banana
Cocoa
farmers
composting
cocoa
pods
farm
fruits
stems
How to keep your soil fertile?
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
3. Composting organic residues from the
farm
Optional videos
You can find the following optional videos as
“Attachments” to this course.
• Composting cocoa pods (in English)
• Composting coffee pulp with earth worm (in
Spanish)
©2009 Rainforest Alliance
How to keep your soil fertile?
4. Resting your land periodically
Corresponding
criterion:
9.2
How to keep your soil fertile?
4. Resting your land periodically
Coffee farmer in Brazil
©2009 Rainforest Alliance
Corresponding
criterion:
9.4
Summary
Application of
organic fertilizer
Soil analysis
Composing organic
residue from the
farm
Resting your land
periodically
The
The Rainforest
Rainforest Alliance
Alliance works
works to
to conserve
conserve biodiversity
biodiversity and
and ensure
ensure sustainable
sustainable livelihoods
livelihoods
by
transforming
land-use
practices,
business
practices
and
consumer
behavior.
by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.