Actualización del Status Fitosanitario del cultivo de cacao (Theobroma cacao L.) en el municipio de Majagual Sucre 2021.

Abstract

The Municipality of Majagual belonging to the Department of Sucre, considered a municipality with large productions of rice, watermelon, corn and melon, joins a new production, there are 10 farmers who are making a new bet on the cultivation of cocoa Theobroma cacao L. leaving aside the cultivation of rice due to the high competitiveness of this, they claim to recognize that cocoa is in high demand and take advantage of the riches that the soil of the Mojana offers for the proper exploitation of the crop. The varieties worked in the area are: Hybrid Clone 21, NN 51, Fear 5 and Cacao Criollo; the field visits and monitoring will be carried out in order to obtain an update of the Phytosanitary Status in the Cacao Theobroma cacao L. crop; because this is new for them and farmers require support to develop with good practices in order to have good results in production and quality, the update of the Phytosanitary Status is regulated in the prevention, control and good management or eradication of pests and diseases that can cause economic losses to the producer, in this way seeks to implement technical parameters of phytosanitary surveillance in terms of risks of spread of pests, this is how it seeks to obtain positive results in development, production and ensure a quality product, putting into use the Good Agricultural Practices (BAP).