Silicon is gaining importance in potato production due to its ability to strengthen plant structure, improve plant resistance, and optimize crop yield.
Produção em alta se deve principalmente ao uso da tecnificação em lavouras da região de Guarapuava, no Centro-Sul. A expectativa é que também haja ampliação na área com plantio de cebola no Estado nos próximos anos.
Producers say orders from big companies down anywhere from 10% to 100%: farm owner
In areas such as Terra Chá you can see flooded fields with dry corn branches.
Bom Jesus atrasa captação de água
Bom Jesus delays water harvesting
Luis Xavier Zazueta, president of the Association of Farmers of the Fuerte Sur River (AARFS), noted that this year has been especially challenging for the agricultural sector, due to the severe drought and low prices in the market.
There are still few producers like Amador Díaz who sell online, even though "there’s a market for everyone," he says.
