About thirty people have participated this week in the course "Integrated Pest Management Tomate", organized by the Integrated Training Center and Agricultural Experiences (CIFE) and the City of Eagles.
The program, which has been taught by Antonio Montserrat, Imida researcher, has been aimed at technicians, farmers, businessmen, students and people interested in this topic and how the contents have been addressed aspects such as integrated pest management;
risk assessment;
the pest management tools such as crop protection, technological or biological field practices.
The mayor of Eagles and mayor of Agriculture, Mari Carmen Moreno, expressed his satisfaction with the good reception of this course.
"To date always performed in the neighboring town of Lorca but following numerous demands of the sector to be in Águilas we contacted the organizing center that moved this need, fortunately our request was heard, which has allowed many people were able to attend. we must not forget that for most farmers it is difficult to reconcile their working hours with training programs so we must, from the administration, facilitate maximum accessibility to the training offer. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas