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©2009 Rainforest Alliance Session 7: Maintaining soil fertility Language: English Version: 2011 Corresponding principle: Principle 9. Soil management and conservation Corresponding principle: Principle 9. Soil management and conservation

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 Corresponding criterion: 9.2

©2009 Rainforest Alliance How to keep your soil fertile? 1. Soil analysis Corresponding criterion: 9.2 Corresponding criterion: 9.2 Coffee farmer in Guatemala

How to keep your soil fertile? 2. Application of organic fertilizer Corresponding criterion: 9.2 Corresponding criterion: 9.2

How to keep your soil fertile? 3. Composting organic residues from the farm Corresponding criterion: 9.2 Corresponding criterion: 9.2 Banana farmer composting banana stems Mango farmer composting dropped fruits Cocoa farmers composting cocoa pods Coffee farmer composting coffee pulps

©2009 Rainforest Alliance How to keep your soil fertile? 3. Composting organic residues from the farm Corresponding criterion: 9.2 Corresponding criterion: 9.2 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) 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)

How to keep your soil fertile? 4. Resting your land periodically Corresponding criterion: 9.2 Corresponding criterion: 9.2

©2009 Rainforest Alliance Corresponding criterion: 9.4 Corresponding criterion: 9.4 Coffee farmer in Brazil How to keep your soil fertile? 4. Resting your land periodically

10 Summary Soil analysis Application of organic fertilizer Composing organic residue from the farm Resting your land periodically Resting your land periodically Resting your land periodically Resting your land periodically

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