Farmers in Chapala, Jocotepec and Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos have been tagged as beneficiaries of a government financing program aimed at encouraging them to switch from harmful chemical products to biological fertilizers for treating their crops.
Titled Acción del Campo para el Cambio Climático, the program launched in Chapala on Tuesday, August 30, will allow 104 farmers dedicated to raising maize, corn and sorghum in the region to obtain funding for the purchase of organic fertilizers that do not contaminate the soil and water resources.
The economic benefit of 2,500 pesos per hectare of farmland will be dispersed among 56 agricultores in Ixtlahuacán, 29 in Jocotepec and 19 in Chapala.
According to Jesús Cabrera Jiménez, director of economic development for Jalisco’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER), the full scope of the agency’s statewide initiatives to boost eco-friendly agricultural practices includes financial support for supplies and installation of rainwater harvesting systems, implementation of solar or photovoltaic panel electrical systems, establishment of silvopastoral systems for raising livestock, introduction of biodigestors for wastes generated in pig farms, and installment or maintenance for plant nurseries.