1. Session 7: Maintaining soil fertility
Language: English
Version: 2011
Session 7: Maintaining soil fertility
Corresponding principle:
Principle 9.
Soil management and conservation

2. 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

3. Corresponding criterion:
How to keep your soil fertile?
Corresponding criterion:
9.2
Soil analysis  

4.  How to keep your soil fertile? 1. Soil analysis 9.2
Corresponding criterion:
9.2
1. Soil analysis
Coffee farmer in Guatemala 

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

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

7. 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)

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

9.  How to keep your soil fertile? 4. Resting your land periodically 9.4
Corresponding criterion:
9.4
4. Resting your land periodically
Coffee farmer in Brazil 

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

11. One of two choices for final slide
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