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Sulphur boosts cashews
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Sulphur boosts cashews
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
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Tanzanian cashew output increased sharply from 63,000 tons in 1996-1997 to 121,207 tons in 1999-2000 according to the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Cashew nut is the country s fourth most valuable export crop. The government has played a major role in this achievement by promoting the use of pesticides. The use of sulphur dust has almost doubled, to 7,800 tons in last season. Experts warn that prolonged use increases soil acidity and consequently threatens other crops.
Tanzanian cashew output increased sharply from 63,000 tons in 1996-1997 to 121,207 tons in 1999-2000 according to the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security. Cashew nut is the country s fourth most valuable export crop. The government... |
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2014-10-16T09:05:57Z
2014-10-16T09:05:57Z 2001 |
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News Item
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CTA. 2001. Sulphur boosts cashews. Spore 94. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
1011-0054 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46229 |
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en
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Spore;94
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CTA
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Spore
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