Sulphur boosts cashews
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.
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2001
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46229 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99597 |
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