Raising Yields Through Plant Protection

• 作者: LI KAIZHI
• 来源期刊: 中国与非洲（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（2）
• 所属期刊栏目: CHINA REPORT
• 页码范围: 36-37
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

One afternoon last summer, Xu Zhouda welcomed his first visitor since arriving in Sao Tome and Principe. Osvaldo Lima Massago, a vegetable farmer mainly growing tomatoes, beans and peppers, came to seek help after hearing that Chinese agricultural experts were working on an agricultural cooperation project. Xu immediately agreed. Early next morning, he went to Massago's plantation to check out the pest situation. "He operates a large plantation, but the pest damage was severe and the plant growth was poor. He had used pesticides in a wrong way, which reduced the yield by more than 70 percent," Xu said.